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Legendary war game artist Rodger MacGowan has passed away. He created some of the most iconic covers the industry has ever seen. He will be greatly missed. boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedes...

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Gone Digital: Richard Garfield's King of Tokyo: Duel is now playable on Board Game Arena: boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga... If you're not familiar with the game, you can check out my overview — both written and video — on BoardGameGeek: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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Did you know we offer support for designers who are working on a contract with a publisher? We have a checklist, free resources, and even more for members. If you have a contract, or want more information, you can find it on our website. www.ttgda.org/contract-bas...

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Tonight on GameNight! Nikki, Amanda & Lincoln teach & play "Pixies" designed by Johannes Goupy and published by Bombyx & Pandasaurus Games. Thanks so much to Gamegenic for the accessories and sponsoring this episode!

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Story: On BGG News, designer Aditya Prasad details the creation of War of Civilizations, which started from ideas he had at age fourteen: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... War of Civilizations is now available at retail outlets in the U.S. and through publisher BluEncore. —WEM

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Today we’re talking about long games! The Brothers Murph give you their picks for games that are the ones that are going to be most of your evening, if not the whole day! These are our Top 10 Games that are 2+ Hours!

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Got some exciting news! We’re going to be hosting an indie game market at PaxWest! You can read more about it here: www.alwaysawake.games/pnw-tabletop... Application open March 1st! Happy to answer any questions here or you can join us in the US Indie Markets discord here: discord.gg/rRp4F2TK

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Gone Digital: FredServal's game A Gest of Robin Hood from GMT Games is now playable on Board Game Arena: boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga... For reviews, background info, a rules video from Watch It Played, and more, head to the BoardGameGeek game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/33... —WEM

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Fight: In Q3 2025, Restoration Games will release Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume Three, a game in which 2-4 players will fight with their unique deck matching their hero — Blackbeard, Chupacabra, Loki, and Pandora — to knock out others. BGG game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43... —WEM

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Preview: Get an overview of Feya's Swamp, a new game from Helge and Anselm Ostertag that publisher Fractal Juegos will debut at SPIEL Essen 25: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... How well can you build new settlements for your clan, profit from fish sales, and worship at the temples? —WEM

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List: In their monthly BGG video, Starla and Mik from Our Family Plays Games talk about their top five game designers: boardgamegeek.com/video/539076 —WEM

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Sequel: In Q3 2025, Ravensburger will release Disney Villainous Unstoppable!, a spinoff title of sorts from Disney Villainous that features four villains competing to complete their goal first, while stopping others from doing the same. Details: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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Gone Cardboard: Phil Walker-Harding and Maestro Media have adapted Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey for play on your tabletop, with 2001: A Space Odyssey | The Board Game due out in June 2025. Details: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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Revival: Steve Jackson Games is crowdfunding the re-release of five early books from the Fighting Fantasy gamebook series by Ian Livingstone and (an unrelated) Steve Jackson. Details: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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Tonight @chilibeannp.bsky.social & @heccubus.bsky.social are back with GameNight! DateNight!! to teach & play "Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth" designed by @toinito.bsky.social & @brunocathala.bsky.social and published by @reposproduction.bsky.social —Lincoln

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Valkyrie: A Black Orchestra Game - BGG How to Play. Nick Murphy teaches you how to play Valkyrie: A Black Orchestra Game by designers Philip DuBarry and published by Tabletop Tycoon. This episode is sponsored by Tabletop Tycoon.

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Review: Today I present an overview of Azul Duel — the sixth(!) game in the Azul series from designer Michael Kiesling — and talk about how it compares to the original and why you might want to get it to the table...or not: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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#GameDesign Tip: Run a search for any instance of "it" in your rules or card text. Ask someone else what they think "it" refers to. i.e. "Tap a card. If it is red, gain an energy card. If it is blue, gain a resource card." Does the second "it" refer to the energy card or the tapped card?

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Played: Two more games of Nebula (Cristian Bustos, Bernardo Vásquez, Fractal Juegos). Players draft stars to build constellations & achieve objectives public or private. The advanced rules add a value chart for extra points based on player decisions. BGG page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37... —WEM

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If you want games that you are engaged with the entire time, then this is the list for you! The Brothers Murph give you the 10 best games that allow players to play simultaneously to keep the fun rolling.

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Gone Digital: Michael Kiesling's Azul Duel is now playable on Board Game Arena ahead of its 21 Feb 2025 release date: boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga... To comment on the game, ask questions, etc., visit the dedicated BoardGameGeek page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43... —WEM

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Gone Digital: The digital version of Bruno Cathala's Kingdomino will debut at the FIJ game fair in Cannes, France at the end of Feb. 2025. For info on platforms and other details, head to publisher Meeple Corp's website: meeplecorp.com/kingdomino/ —WEM

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Retail: Indian publisher Mozaic Games has had a (small) supply of its games picked up for sale at Walmart.com: www.walmart.com/browse/0?fac... To see all of the titles in its catalog, head to the publisher page on BoardGameGeek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepub... —WEM

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Gone Digital: Ahead of its debut in late March 2024, the game Mythicals from Alexis Allard, Joan Dufour, and Repos Production is now playable on Board Game Arena: boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga... For game info, head to the dedicated page on BoardGameGeek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43... —WEM

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Announced: Mystery Fluxx is Andy Looney's newest take on his long-lived Fluxx card game, with players trying to solve a mystery without being eliminated themselves. Looney Labs will release this game on 6 May 2025. For more details, head to the BGG game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43... —WEM

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Gone Digital: Khiva from Johannes Goupy, Guillaume Scholz & The Flying Games is now playable on Board Game Arena: boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga... To learn more about the game, head to the BoardGameGeek page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41... —WEM

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Take a closer look at "Black Orchestra: Resistance" from designers Philip duBarry & Katharina Schrempf and published by Tabletop Tycoon. This BoardGameGeek In Focus episode is presented by Mike Murphy and sponsored by Tabletop Tycoon Games.

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Played: My final board in Nebula, a drafting game from Cristian Bustos, Bernardo Vásquez, Fractal Juegos & (in the U.S.) Wonderbow Games. You use stars to create constellations and complete objectives — but stars of the same color can't be adjacent. BGG page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37... —WEM

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Gone Cardboard: Magenta is a new card game line from U.S. publisher CMYK that features a striking look. The first four titles — Fives, Duos, Figment, and Fruit Fight — debut at the end of February 2025. Details: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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Played: Balconia from Paul Schulz, Red Cat & Ares Games has 2 people build an apartment building block by block. Each block has different objects on each side, along with a scoring effect, and you cut & choose to determine who gets what. BGG game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41... —WEM

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Overview: Learn how to play Builders of Sylvan Dale, a game from Peter Ridgeway and Ares Games that didn't work for me as I found it impossible to read the game board and figure out which moves were possible. Maybe you'll do a better job at it than I did: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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Important info for buyers, sellers, and manufacturers of board games from someone who knows what they’re talking about because it’s their entire job to know such things. —WEM

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Gone Digital: Cascadia Digital launches on Steam, the App Store, and Google Play on 19 Feb 2025 from developer Dire Wolf. Details and gameplay examples: news.direwolfdigital.com/cascadia-dig... —WEM

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Played: Ananda from Dirk Barsuhn & Zoch challenges you to add to colored areas on the shared board in order to score cards from hand — but you draw new tiles only when you score less than the size of the area you added to. Quietly clever... BGG game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42... —WEM

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Welcome to another month of all things Geek w/ The Brothers Murph! Get some news, hear some exciting things happening on BoardGameGeek and as always, we talk about the hottest games of the month!

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Tonight on GameNight! @chilibeannp.bsky.social, Gabby, Rusty & @heccubus.bsky.social teach & play "I Heart Manatees" designed by @ericlang.bsky.social and published by Buffalo Games. Thanks so much to @gamegenic.bsky.social for the accessories and sponsoring this episode! —Lincoln

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In this episode of Cardboard Creations, Candice talks with designer Besime Uyanik about the game Sammu-ramat from Ion Game Design. Find out how the game came to be: boardgamegeek.com/video/536463 —WEM

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Take a closer look at "Valkyrie: A Black Orchestra Game" from designer Philip duBarry & published by Tabletop Tycoon. This BoardGameGeek In Focus episode is presented by Nick Murphy and sponsored by Tabletop Tycoon Games.

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Return to the world of Creature Comforts to set up a River Market with your cute critters. This 1-4 player game from Roberta Taylor and KTBG will be released in 2026. Details: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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Shipwrecked on a solitary spit of land? It’s important to remember the essentials like these top 10 desert island games with the Brothers Murph!

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Gone Digital: Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game from Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, Théo Rivière, and Scorpion Masqué is now playable on Board Game Arena: boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga... For background material, head to BGG's page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38... —WEM

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