Today we are looking at party games! Kinda. We have two games from France for parties of 6-8 people, including one Spiel de Jahres nominee from last year. Then we follow it up with a good game from Japan for a party of 1, or sometimes 2, but really 1.

Where did it come from? Where did it go?  Where did it come from? Rock, paper, scissors, show!

Someday I'm going to be able to come up with a really cool description for these things, something really funny perhaps. But that day is not today.

You asked, we answered. Last month we posted a prompt asking you what you wanted to know about board gaming in Japan and we took your questions and answered them here! Is it kinda rambling? Yes! But we wanted to have this be more conversational, in fact, this one is completely unscripted!

Today on this May Day episode, we are covering 4 games: Gadget Trick, People Friendly Game, Roll Write Fugou, and Gugong! Spoiler, we only recommend half of these, and the other ones need a warning.

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It was definitely Professor Plum, with the candlestick, in the billiard room. Or wait, maybe it was Miss Scarlet, with the rope, in the dining room. Ahhh I don't know. 

I love lying to my family and my friends. In games, of course.  Today, we are talking about Sweet & Spicy, the new variant of Spicy that has adorable kitten art and easy-to-learn rules. But this makes us wonder, where does it fall in the realm of bluffing games, games that include stone cold classics like Skull, Cockroach Poker, Liar's Dice, and Coyote?

Family Game Night is always fun, especially when you get to explore some recent releases. Today we are covering 2 Japanese Games, 1 Singaporean Game, and 1 American game.

Francis "Keita" Takino is a translator who has worked on bringing Anno 1800, the Clank Series, Yukon Airways, and others to Japan through his work with Arclight Games. 

Ever wonder why we get the same themes over and over again? Why will we get Steamboat Willie games next year? And why is there is a Winnie the Pooh themed horror movie?