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We review Dark Souls: The Board Game – Painted World of Ariamis from Steamforged Games. This is the second attempt by Steamforged Games to fix the Dark Souls board game and we let you know how it well it works.

August rolls on and so do the Kickstarter campaigns. We’ve got a few new games for you to check out this week, so hopefully you find something that catches your eye. And speaking of games, if you missed it last week we posted our Gen Con wrap-up, be sure to check out the best games of the convention.

We review Tussie Mussie, a 18-card game published by Button Shy Games. In Tussie Mussie, players are trying to score the most points by arranging the flowers that are given to them.

We review Marvel Dagger, a cooperative "Save the world" type board game published by Fantasy Flight Games. In Marvel Dagger, players are working together to stop one of the game's four villains.

Gen Con 2023 is in the books and what a convention it was. Over 70,000 attendees descended upon Indianapolis for the annual “Best Four Days of Gaming”. A large portion of the BGQ crew was on site for the convention and we’ve pulled out some of our highlights of the show.

We review Moku Tower, a dexterity board game published by Mokumo. In Moku Tower, players are trying to quickly stack rocks of wood into a single tower.

At Gen Con this year, the biggest hype came from the Ravensburger booth. Each day, massive lines would queue up to get the first crack at buying the pre-release of Disney Lorcana. It’s a collectible card game (CCG) in the same vein as Magic: The Gathering or Pokémon. After some madness the first day (which involved people getting hurt), Gen Con wisely set up a queueing system starting at 6pm the night before (kudos to those dedicated fans that waited in line 14 hours to buy a game). While there was absolutely no way I’d wait in that kind of line, I did still get a chance to check out Lorcana.

Gen Con is in the books and what a convention it was. The attendance numbers haven’t been released yet, but I’m guessing it might be record breaking numbers. The BGQ crew is busily working on our convention recap, so keep an eye out for that this week. In the meantime, on to the campaigns!

We review 3000 Scoundrels, an old west board game published by Unexpected Games. In 3000 Scoundrels, players are trying to loot the most value out of the safes over the course of the game's three rounds.

We review Undaunted: Battle of Britain, a two player skirmish game published by Osprey Games. This new installment of the award winning Undaunted Series lets players take to the skies in the Battle of Britain.

Annoucned today, on the eve of Gen Con is that embattled board game publisher Petersen Games (Cthulhu Wars, Planet Apocalypse) has entered into a partnership with publishers Catalyst Games Labs (Battletech).

We review Resist!, a solo board game published by 25 Century Games. In Resist!, one player is trying to form a resistance to overthrow the tyrannical government.

It’s convention week! The annual Gen Con gaming convention lands this week in Indianapolis and many of the BGQ crew will be on site covering the convention. Our posting schedule will be a tad light this week because of the convention, but keep an eye on our twitter feed (or is it an X feed now?) as we’ll be posting some live news from Gen Con.

We review The Cousins War, an area control board game published by Surprised Stare Games. In The Cousins War, two players are fighting against each other in this abstraction of The War of the Roses.

We review Skulls of Sedlec, a 18-card game published by Buttonshy Games. In Skulls of Sedlec, players are competing to earn the most points by drafting cards into their tableau.

Board game publishers Petersen Games (Cthulhu Wars, Planet Apocalypse) has filed a lawsuit against German shipping company CCS for fraud and other charges. In a filing in the District Court for Central Utah, Petersen Games have brought a number of complaints against the German company.

Summer is rolling on and next week marks the annual Gen Con board game convention. And with the release of the newest Indiana Jones movie, we thought this would be a great time to do a new giveaway. We have a copy of the cooperative board game Indiana Jones: Sands of Adventure from Funko Games to giveaway. If you are curious about the game, you can read Tony’s review of the board game here.

We review My Father's Work, an app-assisted worker placement game published by Renegade Games Studios. In My Father's Work, players are trying to earn the most points over their family's three generations.

July is just about in the books as the summer marches on. We’ve got a nice batch of campaigns for you to check out this week, and will also be doing another board game giveaway soon. So keep an eye on the site this week!

We review Joan of Arc Orleans Drawn and Write, published by Capstone Games. In the Orleans Drawn and Write, players are drawing followers out of a bag and using them to cross off things on their sheet.

We review Dimension: The Brain Game To Go, a single player puzzle games published by Thames and Kosmos. In Dimension: The Brain Game To Go, you have 200 puzzles that you can work on at your own pace.

Recently I had told Tony, “I’ve been inspired by One Hundred Torri, and I’ve decided to embrace a Japanese-inspired philosophy when it comes to living my best life.”

This week in our news round-up we’ve got a few different items on the docket.