Category: CGE games
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A Closer Look at Time Division’s Dynamic Duels
In case you missed the news, starting this year, CGE will be distributing games from our friends and German partners HeidelBÄR Games. While some of you may be familiar with Spicy, their super hot bluffing party game, Time Division is an all new release in North America. Let’s take a…
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Filmmaker Diary: The Story of Codenames and the “Making Board Games” Documentary
For the last few years, our in-house YouTube content creator Eleni Papadopoulou has been documenting the storied history of CGE, filming interviews, and putting together a multi-episode documentary series. In this blog post from Eleni, she shares the fifth episode (focused on the story of Codenames) and talks about some…
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“Engage!” Top Starship Captains Compete at Essen Spiel 2023
It’s quite a sight to experience a sprawling room full of over 100 people playing your game all at once. For Starship Captains designer, Peter Hoffgaard, Saturday evening’s Europe Masters competition was far, far out of this world. This year’s Essen Spiel marks the championship’s return to form after a…
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Going Behind-the-Scenes of Creating In-House Content at Board Game Conventions
Buckle up: we’re about to get super meta! Ready to go behind-the-scenes of us going behind-the-scenes at Essen Spiel 2023? CGE is somewhat unique in in the board game publishing space in that we have an in-house content creation team at most of the conventions we attend. Over the course…
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Big Crowds: Essen Spiel 2023 Day 1 (In Pictures)
Spiel 2023 is officially in full swing, and day one of the show has been crazy so far! The CGE booth (Hall 3, #3Y124) has been non-stop busy all day, and we’re psyched. With the explosion of people and excitement, I decided to trek out into the chaos and explore…
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An Exclusive Sneak Peek at Spiel 2023
Get a daily behind-the-scenes look at Essen Spiel 2023 with Czech Games Edition. An oddly delightful buzz of chaos hangs in the air. Forklifts zip at high speeds through the loading docks—navigating the looming city of pallets, scaffolding, product, and busy bodies that sprung to life across the flat nothingness…
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Diving into the Two-Player Game Experience in Kutná Hora
In our last few articles about Kutná Hora: The City of Silver, we delved into the game’s mining system, asymmetrical guilds, and the use of recycled RE-Wood components. Today, we’re going to shine some light on the two player experience and how it differs slightly from a higher player count game. At its…
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The Guilds of Kutná Hora
Today, we have a special treat — a designer diary article written by Kutná Hora co-designer Ondřej Bystroň that sheds more light on the asymmetrical guilds in the game, where they come from historically, and how they factor into the experience. Enjoy!
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Mining for Prosperity in Kutná Hora
Mining was an essential part of the city ecosystem in Kutná Hora, and the city might not exist today without having brave miners who were willing to harvest ore to smelt into silver. It was a dangerous job that paid extremely well, considering the risks involved of delving far underground…
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Designing the New Campaign Meta Game in The Missing Expedition
Adding in more layers of replayability, and giving players the opportunity to make choices that can unlock surprises, is an important piece of the puzzle in the upcoming expansion. That’s where the all-new meta game elements come in. They introduce more weight to the choices you make as you navigate…