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Designer: Spencer Lloyd Thomas | Publisher: Play Monkey Games As a company just starting out, Play Monkey Games possesses a confident remit: “To create family friendly board games that both kids and a

Designers: Florent Baudry, Adrien Fenouillet | Publisher: IELLO Full disclosure: I didn’t really play with toy soldiers as a kid, despite having two brothers. I didn’t think much of this until I saw T

Sometimes inspiration can come from the most unusual of places for game designers. Perhaps they’ll be out on a walk and suddenly have an idea for a forest-management game. Maybe during a traditional g

Designer: Toshiki Arao | Publisher: Cocktail Games Jungo is the latest in a long line of ladder-climbing/shedding games to come out of the East, with the format first making an impact in the West with

Designers: Emely Brand, Inka Brand, Markus Brand, Lukas Brand | Publisher: Edition Spielwiese It’s difficult to provide something fresh in the social deduction genre. Many games in this category combi

There was a celebratory mood at Toy Fair 2026. Not only was the event blowing out 72 candles on its birthday cake, but the UK toy market had grown for the first time in five years. Overall toy sales w