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Tag: Breaking Games

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‘Sparkle*Kitty’: Princesses Who Save Themselves

October 5, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

The evil Queen Sparkle*Kitty has locked away the princesses in “No-Cursing” Towers, taking away their magic spells. But these princesses can find power even in the sugar-and-spice words they’re allowed to say, and they’ve got a plan to break themselves out!

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Aura cover

‘Aura’: You Can’t Hide Everything

June 21, 2017April 22, 2020Jonathan H. Liu

Use your cards strategically to make your opponents discard cards, or to protect your own. The card’s “aura” reveals what color you’re playing, but not the value.

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MoonQuake Escape

Disaster + Prison Break + Aliens = ‘MoonQuake Escape’

January 28, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

The planetoid Zartaclaton is a prison for the worst criminals—but the engineers didn’t anticipate the gravitational stress of the erratic moon. The giant MoonQuake sets you free—can you make it to the last rescue rocket before the other aliens?

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4 the Birds cover

Reaping the Rewards: ‘4 the Birds’

July 29, 2016December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Reaping the Rewards is a series looking at finished products from crowdfunding campaigns. Today’s topic: ‘4 the Birds,’ a board game originally funded on Kickstarter in May 2015 and delivered to backers earlier this year.

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The Game of 49

‘The Game of 49’: Bid for the Win

July 25, 2016December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu4

‘The Game of 49’ is a four-in-a-row game with a twist: you must bid on locations to place your chips, but you’ll also earn payouts for having chips on the board.

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Game of the Week: ‘Circular Reasoning’

July 19, 2016May 20, 2020Admin

If you’re searching for a game to teach basic strategy at any age, check out ‘Circular Reasoning’.

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Letter Tycoon

‘Letter Tycoon’: I’d Like to Buy a Vowel

October 11, 2015Jonathan H. Liu

So, you wanna build a word, eh? Better put your letter factories to work, kid: the longer the word, the more money you make. Ah, I see you have a “G” in your word. That’s a really nice letter—in fact, I happen to hold the patent on “G,” so I’m gonna collect some royalties now. Go ahead, let’s see who’s the real ‘Letter Tycoon.’

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