Gen Con 2026 Releases

  • July 28, 2026 4:32 PM

This year we have 8 new releases at Gen Con!

- Bullseye, by Mike Belsole and Grace Kendall. Find it at 25th Century Games (booth 2219)
- Ferris Wheel Rush by April Mitchell. Find it at Rose Art Games demo area
- Mountain Goats Legacy by Alex Cutler and Mike Mihealsick. Find it at Allplay (booth 2119)
- Off With Their Heads by Mike Mihealsick. Find it at Druid City Games (Room 140 - AllPlay Partner Room)
- Sandcastles by Alex Cutler. Find it at Pandasaurus Games (booth 215)
- Sky 5 by by Mike Belsole and Grace Kendall. Find it at Druid City Games (Room 140 - AllPlay Partner Room)
- VNTYPL8S by Clarence Simpson. Find it at 25th Century Games (booth 2219)
- Wizard Community College by David Marron. Find it at Moon Saga Workshop (booth 2953)


Kabuto Sumo Dice Now Live on Kickstarter

  • July 9, 2026 5:51 PM

Kabuto Sumo Dice brings back the great wrestlers and world of Kabuto Sumo with a completely new way to play. In the game, you’ll be forcefully throwing dice into a 3D arena with the goal of knocking out your opponents or getting the correct combination of pips to pin them. Last bug standing wins.

As with any good Kabuto Sumo game, the different wrestlers’ signature pieces and moves add tons of interesting decisions and strategic depth.


Alpha Team Mechanized Battle Force Go! Now Funding on Kickstarter

  • April 13, 2026 1:27 PM

Alpha Team Mechanized Battle Force Go!, designed by group member Quentin Burleson, and published by How To Steam Broccoli, is now funding on Kickstarter:

A giant monster is attacking the city! You and your friends must use the power of teamwork to overcome evil... with awesome!

Alpha Team Mechanized Battle Force Go! is a co-operative game with an innovative pick-and-pass style card drafting where players work together to defeat a giant monster. Draft cards to defend against monster attacks and to pull off combos with your teammates to save the city.

The game is available for a $39 pledge level. Check out the project at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/howtosteambroccoli/alpha-team


Mountain Goats: Legacy Now Crowdfunding

  • January 20, 2026 10:41 PM

Mountain Goats: Legacy, designed by group members Alex Cutler and Mike Mihealsick, is now live on Kickstarter!

Each turn, roll and combine dice to race up the mountain. Get to the top to score, but don’t get knocked off! If you roll the goat symbol, activate new abilities — powers that rotate every mission. As your story progresses, you’ll unlock even more powerful abilities and face tougher challenges. The mountain itself might even transform beneath your feet.
 
 Mountain Goats: Legacy combines dice rolling/combining and events into a longer version of Mountain Goats. But, after the first session, more and more hazards and gameplay tweaks show up. The dice now have a goat symbol — when rolled, you’ll get to use one of the unlocked player powers. These can change with every session! There’s also a new system called “Courage” that greatly affects your ability to mitigate luck and refine your dice rolls.

This game can be played as either a single session or a legacy game. As a legacy game, it is fully replayable and resettable. You will not be asked to destroy or modify components. The first session can also be combined with the original Mountain Goats game.


Wizard Community College Live on Kickstarter

  • October 1, 2025 12:58 PM

Wizard Community College is a card game with role-playing elements for 3-8 players that can be set up and taught in under 2 minutes. Play as student wizards who are trying to work together to solve their college problems by casting spells they have little control over.

Players will take turns casting spells based on the spell cards in front of them by saying what they intend for their spell to do. They then randomly draw a disc from a drawstring bag which will have a color and symbol on it. The player matching the color of the disc will say what actually happens when the active player tried to cast their spell using the symbol on the disc as a guideline. Most of the time, the spell will not go as planned and there will be a magical mishap!

The project runs until October 31. Check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1611391232/wizard-community-college


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