Our good Houston friends at Hutchu Games have just minutes ago launched their new Kickstarter, Playground Empires, a wargame for 2-6 players ages 14+. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hut...
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I started writing an article about soup-to-nuts costs for creating a tabletop game. In the meantime, this new BBC article can whet your appetite. www.bbc.com/news/article...
As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?
With the festive season on the horizon, we trace toys from factories in China to US shelves.
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We're working final art for the Medici series of games. Changes we promised for the dice game include making them larger - 19mm instead of 16mm and easier to read. We increased the background color pattern to take up more useful space on the dice, and better differentiated the number.
It's been awhile since our last Godmaker design post. Take a look at our newest post on dice selection in Godmaker. We're putting 75+ dice in the game - wow! Here's an image showing the prototype app doing the hard math for which dice you should use in each mission. discord.com/channels/724...
Which classic APE Games title deserves a comeback? We're asking our Discord community which older APE Games titles they'd most like to see return. Have a favorite you'd love to see back in print? Cast your vote in our Discord poll! 👉 discord.gg/nQ4jYYVMyB Your feedback matters!
Did you miss the Reiner Knizia Medici @Kickstarter? No fear! We've just opened up the late pledge page on @Gamefound. Get great prices on these new and classic auction games with art by Vincent Dutrait. gamefound.com/en/projects/...
If you're interested in Reiner Knizia and want to back the newest game in his classic auction Medici series, hurry - the campaign closes on Tuesday morning! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
The Medici Traders @Kickstarter is in its final week! We're super close to being able to post the last stretch goal, so come visit and help us finish out this project with a roar! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Reiner Knizia's Medici Traders Tile Auction Game
A new title in the Medici line of classic auction games
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The team from All the Games with Steph ran through a 3-player game of Reiner Knizia's Medici Traders over the wknd. See it in the Reviews section of the live Traders campaign page. Per Amy, "I like this one, actually, more than I like the original Medici"! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Kickstarter awarded Medici Traders a Project We Love! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
The Reiner Knizia Medici Kickstarter funded in just a few hours - thanks to everyone that helped make that happen! The Heavy Cardboard team played through Traders last night. A video of that stream is on the campaign page (under the Reviews section). www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Reiner Knizia's Medici Traders is live on Kickstarter right now! Get the newest game in this classic auction game series. Traders is a tile game where goods persist on players' ships between rounds and scoring rewards those who are the shrewdest at packing their cargo.
The Knizia Medici line of classic auction games is growing with Medici Traders, a tile game featuring more great Vincent Dutrait art. Kickstart it in early August! Sign up or click Notify Me on Launch on the Kickstarter to get free exclusive bonus tiles when you pledge. www.apegames.com/medici
We've licensed Reiner Knizia's line of Medici auction games, including a new tile game, Traders. Pre-register on our site or click Notify Me on Launch on Kickstarter to earn free tiles when you pledge during the campaign! www.apegames.com/medici/ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
What's this - a new Reiner Knizia Medici game?! More details and art coming as soon as Vincent finished the art in the next couple weeks! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46...
There's a new post on our upcoming Godmaker - this one describing enemy standees, figures, and STLs for the game. All miniatures are licensed from Goetia. boardgamegeek.com/thread/36872...
The Pampero: Project Verne Kickstarter has completed, but you can still get in on the post-campaign fun by pre-ordering on the Backerkit store! pampero-verne.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
Pampero designer Julián Pombo created a designer diary explaining the whys and hows of the Nature expansion. boardgamegeek.com/image/7779958
If you find yourself in Louisville, KY this week for the the GAMA Expo, then I encourage you to wander past booth #1164 to say 'hi'. Alex will be there showing APE's 2026 line-up, with the Reiner Knizia Medici line that includes an all-new Medici game, and Pampero: Project Verne!
There are just 12 hours left in the Pampero season 2 Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
We have sold through our full Whale Riders game print run in just a few months! If you want one, get it now from your FLGS, Amazon, favorite distributor, etc. Will we make more? Yep, but it will be several months.
We're in the last week of the Pampero Project Verne Kickstarter and over 600% funded! Here's a goofy picture of me to show the relative box sizes, including Project Verne, for perspective. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
The Pampero season 2 Kickstarter FUNDED in just 2 hours! Thanks to all who helped make that possible. I'm humbled. BUT those stretch goals aren't going to fund themselves! Tell your friends, family, neighbors, grandma, pet goldfish... www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Pampero: Project Verne is LIVE on Kickstarter! Whether you're new to the Pampero family or a seasoned veteran there's something for you! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Pampero - The Unparalled Renewable Energy Euro Game
Develop a renewable energy network in an award-winning Euro game, featuring Ian O’Toole’s artwork and the new Project Verne expansion
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There's less than a week left to pre-register for the Pampero season 2 Kickstarter, which launches next Tuesday! pampero.apegames.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
If you're looking for a smaller, even more portable solution for our card game Arcadia, check out this line of 2-sided sleeves made for 4x6" photo cases made by Boardgame Barrio. boardgamegeek.com/filepage/315...
It's time to start showing off some of the unique features in our upcoming Godmaker game. We're doing stuff that I think has never been done before, and I want to hear what you think! First up - UNIQUE IN THE WORLD CARDS! (totally prototype art shown here). boardgamegeek.com/thread/36365...
Storytailors, a kid-first family game for ages 5+, will be in stores within the next week. Players can build the storybook during family game night, and then read it together at bedtime! Storytailors is the winner of several awards and was a Kinderspiel des Jahres nominee. apegames.com/storytailors
Storytailors – APE Games
“Once upon a time, when they were small children who loved adventure stories, Wilfried and Marie found a magic story book. With it they could visit different stories and soon befriended its funny…
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Which previous APE game would you most like to see a new edition for? I ask because we just sold out of The Great Dinosaur Rush, and are down to our last few 2nd edition duck! duck! GO! games. Spirits of the Rice Paddy has been out of stock for a few years now. See apegames.com for the whole lineup.
We don't play JUST APE Games here at APE Games. It's my b-day this wekeend and my stepson got me Corps of Discovery from @offthepagegames.bsky.social . Also my Inis legendary Kickstarter from Kolossal Games (nice APE logo) and Matagot arrived. Maybe I'll get a chance to try them over Thanksgiving!
