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Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) has announced a new partnership with theOP to bring new officially licensed factions to Smash Up. This is the first time that the two California companies have worked together, and Smash Up is a perfect forum for bringing in well known properties in interesting ways.

Smash Up (2012) is, of course, the phenomenally popular card game from Paul Peterson , in which players combine two factions decks together (“shufflebuilding”) to create a unique monster force. This new hybrid deck is...

Baltic publisher Brain Games announced today that they have entered a partnership with Canada based Luma Games for English language and North American distribution of their games. Brain Games made a name for themselves with the immensely popular, and Kinderspiel Award winner, Ice Cool (2016), as well as its Ice Cool 2 (2018). These games, along with Brain Games’ recent hits Snowman Dice and Team3 will be managed by Luma in North America, Australia and New Zealand, with regards to future marketing, sales and events. Additionally,...

Gaming suffered a loss as we lost Chad Jensen , one of the great wargame and board game designers, as well as a spectacularly nice person. Chad is best known for his work with GMT Games , where he was designer of Combat Commander: Europe (2006), a seminal wargame, considered an inspiration for the genre. Chad continued changing the hobby with Dominant Species (2010), currently at BGG #51, a beautifully designed area control game which has become a modern classic. In May 2019, Chad was given a diagnosis of late stage...

PAX Unplugged, coming up December 6-8, 2019, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has announced the schedule for the convention. It will kick off with a Fireside chat between Penny Arcade co-founder Jerry Holkins and Eric Lang, who has designed such titles as Blood Rage and Rising Sun .

In addition to Eric Lang, this year's special guests include bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss and podcaster Travis McElroy. The convention will feature live performances by The C Team and Acquisitions Incorporated. It will also have an escape room for attendees to enjoy and tournament plays of such titles as Catan and...