Today's post is a little different. We recently found out about a game designer named Lee Garvin, who's gone through a really tough time. Another game designer decided to help his friend Lee out in the way he knows best--designing a board game. It's on Kickstarter, and it'll help out someone in need. Let's check it out. 

Oh those fickle geishas. First they want flowers. Then they want parasols. How can a person keep up?! In Hanamikoji, two players compete for the favor of seven geishas in the most elegant tug of war you've ever seen. Is Hanamikoji a cherry blossom on the wind, or a flat note on a flute? Let's find out!

We only have one campaign to bring you this week but it's a great accessory for Firestone's Game of the Year for 2017: Gloomhaven. Let's check it out!

This week we've only got a couple of campaigns to bring you, but they're doozies! Remember, unless we specifically mention it, we've not played these and we're not endorsing them. We just want to bring them to your attention. Now let's get to those giant miniatures and demonic penguins!

I never thought I'd be a party game guy. But here I am, 14 or so years into this hobby, and I play some sort of party game nearly every week. Time's Up. The Resistance. Werewords. Codenames. I keep thinking I don't need another one. And I thought the same thing when I first saw Decrypto, a team-based game of giving clues and intercepting codes. Has Decrpyto's fun been compromised, or is it the spy who loved me? Let's find out!