This new game by Carl Chudyk is a journey through innovations from the stone age through modern times. Each player builds a civilization based on various technologies, ideas, and cultural advancements, all represented by cards. Each of these cards has a unique power which will allow further advancement, point scoring, or even attacking other civilizations. Be careful though, as other civilizations may be able to benefit from your ideas as well!

To win, you must score achievements, which you can attain by amassing points or by meeting certain criteria with the innovations you have built. Plan your civilization well, and outmaneuver your opponents, and with some luck you will achieve victory!

LINKS: Innovation | Asmadi Games

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It is the annual athletic festival in a fantasy world. The most popular event in this festival is the team foot race, with fantasy and mythological creatures participating in this race, such as the Siren, Witch, Centaur and many others. Who will win this year's festival?

In Magical Athlete, first you draft a team of runners. Then you race them. Each creature can only run in one race. Each creature also has a unique power - so no two races are the same! The player with the most points after all the races are done wins.

LINKS: Magical Athlete |

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Welcome to Dice Town, the city of luck and prosperity! Here, we admire the Brave and Love Winners; especially those willing to bet their future on a dice roll! Opportunities are everywhere in our proud town: you find gold nuggets knee deep in the mine, the bank has too many dollars and the mayor is a quick dealer when it comes to handing out Property Claims. Well Partner, if you haven't got weights on your feet and aren't afraid of taking a little lead in your body, this is your chance to stake your claim or leave the table!!!

LINKS: Dice Town |

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The Hilarious Tug of Words! On each turn, one team flips over a category card. Team members frantically brainstorm words that fit the category while the opposition tries to sidetrack them. The team must agree on a word and pull each letter of that word one lane closer to their side of the street, all before the time runs out. Word on the Street will have you in the fast lane to fun!

LINKS: Word On The Street |

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In Dixit, each player takes a turn as a storyteller. On a given player's turn, he or she selects a picture card from his or her hand. Then, that player says aloud a sentence or a word connected to his or her picture. Every other player then selects a picture from his or her own hand that most closely matches. All players then place their cards, face down, in the center. The cards are shuffled then revealed to all. Players finally have to choose whose card they think is the storyteller's!

LINKS: Dixit |

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Welcome to the first of many Game Glimspes! In this new featurette, Richard will spend a few minutes discussing a single game that he is playing with his friends and family. The basics of gameplay and some simple strategy will be covered as well as an occasional guest's point-of-view.

7 Wonders is a simple and addictive family game where you gather resources, develop commercial routes, and build your military in the hopes of completing an ancient wonder of the world!

LINKS: 7 Wonders | Repos Production

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Popcap's Co-founder and Creative Director, Jason Kapalka, stops by Games With Garfield HQ for a very special DOUBLE episode. Richard, Skaff, and Jessica spend over an hour talking with Jason about:

1. Older, Current, and Future Popcap games,

2. Popcap's methods for creating and designing games,

3. Popcap's entry into the Asian market,

4. Narrative/Plot vs. Character/Story in games,

5. What constitutes depth in games,

6. Views on the state of social gaming, and

7. Balls.

LINKS: Popcap |

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Richard, Skaff, Jessica, and Tyler chat with Jimmi Heiserman, creator of Quadradius - an internet game which plays with the feel of a board game.

Topics of discussion include gameplay balancing, skill vs. luck, and forbs.

LINKS: Quadradius |

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As PAX Seattle wrapped up Labor Day weekend, Steve Jackson paid us a late night visit to chat about games and his career.

Responsible for such classics as Munchkin, Car Wars, GURPS, Illuminati, OGRE, and countless others, Steve has had a profound effect on the gaming industry, his fellow designers, and the public.

LINKS: SJ Games | PAX | Dungeons & Dragons | WOW | Games Workshop | Munchkin | Microgame | Cthulu Dice | Zombie Dice | Euro Gaming

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Paizo Publishing's Pathfinder RPG, which extends and modifies the rules of the 3.5 edition of D&D, has continued to grow in popularity since it started its open playtest in March 2008. In this episode of Games With Garfield, Jessica, Richard, and Skaff - who have all participated in Pathfinder campaigns with Paizo owners Lisa Stevens and Victor Wertz - interview Jason Bulmahn, Paizo's Lead Designer.

LINKS: Pathfinder | Paizo Publishing | The Safe House | Gen Con Indy | Conan the Barbarian | Agricola | Small World | Through The Ages

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