Prototypes/Crowdfunding Projects to keep an eye on:

STACCS (sticcy.cc) – this project is live on Kickstarter until July 30! It brings a fun and visually exciting twist on traditional deck of cards, and the hex shape lend itself to an interesting set of rules only made possible by the hexagonal shaped cards.

Witches’ Quarrel (witchesquarrel.com) – this project is live on Kickstarter until July 20! It is a quick 2-player deckbuilding game of casting spells and has progression game-to-game with legacy mechanics.

Shrine – Duel of Light (brighthorizongames.com) – this project is live on Kickstarter until July 25! It is a 2-player puzzler with some unique mechanics made possible by the LED board.

Games we were playing this month:

Azul Mini – the trend this month was what fit in our carry-on as we went on summer travel. This mini version of the classic fit the bill nicely.

Qwirkle – this was a new game for me, but if you just put all of the tiles in the provided bag it gets pretty small and you can travel with it. Nice approachable game to play with everyone.

Tiny Towns – while this is on the bigger side, I did fit it in my carry-on bag. This game is a nice length when travelling and can easily accommodate up to 6 people.