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ENTER A WORLD OF DRAGONS...TINY ARTISAN DRAGONS!
OH MY RING!
Looking for a dexterity challenge? Try this tricky, ring-sliding game where players race to shift chunky, colorful rings from finger to finger to complete patterns.
POWER FAILURE
Help supply the cities with energy in this game that is a unique combination of engine building and dexterity.
PHANTOM INK
Contact the spirits, choose your question wisely, and deduce the mysterious object only they know.
SO, YOU'VE BEEN EATEN.
Dive into the bowels of the beast to mine rare crystals or work hard to digest the miner inside of you for a good snack!
DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET
Stroll down to the farmers market, buy tasty food, and complete your shopping goals in this tricky little tile-laying puzzle game.
LAST DEFENSE!
Sentient plants and spider robots are wreaking havoc through town! It's up to you to save the day.
GAME REVIEWS: CANVAS
Create beautiful works of art, one element at a time. Earn points for the striking artwork that results.
EXITING THE PAST: THE 200-YEAR TIMELINE OF THAMES & KOSMOS
One of the USA's hottest game publishers has a long history overseas.
Ethics of Gaming: The Unspoken Rules & Norms at the Table
My fiancée tells of a childhood memory of Monopoly in which her father admonished her against trading with other players when it was not her turn.
Origins 2022: A Smaller Convention Can Still Be a Blast
Origins Game Fair 2022 felt like Origins 2021.
SURPASSING THE SPEED LIMIT
What about the games? Below are just a smattering of the games to look out for coming out of Gen Con. These games made their debut at Gen Con and are now available for everyone to purchase.
Kabuto Sumo is Major Fun!
If you listen closely, you can hear it...KLONK! The mighty Kabutomushi, the magnificent rhinoceros beetles are knocking heads, sumo wrestling.
OH MY RING!
Looking for a dexterity challenge? Try this tricky, ring-sliding game where players race to shift chunky, colorful rings from finger to finger to complete patterns.
PHANTOM INK
Contact the spirits, choose your question wisely, and deduce the mysterious object only they know.
SO, YOU'VE BEEN EATEN.
Dive into the bowels of the beast to mine rare crystals or work hard to digest the miner inside of you for a good snack!
DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET
Stroll down to the farmers market, buy tasty food, and complete your shopping goals in this tricky little tile-laying puzzle game.
LAST DEFENSE!
Sentient plants and spider robots are wreaking havoc through town! It's up to you to save the day.
DON'T DROP THAT TILE!
Playing the Long Game in...
Origins 2022: A Smaller Convention Can Still Be a Blast
Origins Game Fair 2022 felt like Origins 2021.
Flamecraft
ENTER A WORLD OF DRAGONS...TINY ARTISAN DRAGONS!
THE CONVENTION USES THE BYPASS TO RETURN TO GLORY
In its 55th iteration, the detours caused by COVID were still figuratively and literally visible throughout the convention. Masks of all varieties and sizes were visible, and yellow wristbands proving one's vaccination status dripped from everyone's wrists after variable waiting times through the proofing line. It didn't help matters that outside the walls of the Indiana Convention Center (ICC), there were many incomplete construction projects coupled with recent real-world events, which stymied traffic to and from the ICC.
Cat in the Box
Cat in the Box debuted in Japan in 2020 as a unique trick-taking game.
Bellum Magica
Step into the shoes of an evil overlord, recruit minions, attack towns, and buy rounds of drinks for your fellow villains.
POETRY FOR NEANDERTHALS
Make clue for word! Get team guess! Use small words or stick hit head!