As the air turns crisp and leaves blanket the ground in golden hues, there’s no better time to gather around the table for a game that feels perfectly in season. Harvest or Conquest, designed by Robert Mason of Golden Harvest Games, captures the essence of autumn—plentiful harvests, bustling preparation, and the lengthening shadows of rivalry. This is a game where cozy resource gathering meets the sharp edge of medieval ambition. The result is a wonderfully thematic strategy experience that’s just right for fall game nights.

If Mad Max made a board game and filled it with 90's car combat nostalgia, it might look a lot like Interstate Vigilante from Piracy Boardgames. Designed by Nick Ackroyd, this fast-and-furious skirmish game drops 2–4 players into the dust-blown chaos of Death Canyon County, where the only law is horsepower and high explosives. With slick mechanics, modular map tiles, and gloriously chaotic action sequences, Interstate Vigilante delivers exactly what it promises: turbo-charged battles, strategic crashes, and satisfying smackdowns on wheels.

Do you want to be the RICHEST player? Pure Profit by Mike Foley of Foley Games is a fast-paced, competitive card game where players race to be the first to build their BANK to $10 million. But getting there isn’t so simple—while you’re carefully stacking your fortune, your opponents are looking for ways to slow you down. A well-timed STEAL card lets you swipe a crucial value from another player, and the dreaded BANKRUPT card can send your wealth crumbling in an instant. The first player to reach $10 million wins the game with nothing but Pure Profit.

Dead End is our first review of the new year—and what a strong start it is! CuRilla Games, helmed by designer A.R. Curry, is a creative studio that thrives on crafting bold and unconventional tabletop experiences. Dead End is part of the intriguing and evolving DEADVERSE—a series of solo, standalone games set within a darkly humorous universe. Each game in the series immerses players in its distinctive setting, populated by quirky characters and engaging narratives that balance absurd humor with challenging gameplay. With Dead End, Curry delivers a solo defense game that blends accessibility with tension, offering players an exciting and comically macabre experience that's easy to learn and hard to forget.

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The Game Crafter’s VHS Case Challenge has brought us back to a nostalgic format that blends retro charm with innovative game design. With 39 creative entries vying to pack as much gameplay as possible into the iconic VHS case, this contest has sparked a wave of ingenuity. From brilliant mechanics to visually stunning designs, we’ve been thrilled to see how designers have embraced the challenge.