The Oregon Trail Game: Journey to Willamette Valley from Pressman uses all the flavor of the original computer game in an all-new tabletop game. The previous Oregon Trail and The Oregon Trail: Hunt for Food card games had given a taste of the rigors of the journey westward with more …

'Nori' by Rumi Hara is a great family read thanks to fun adventures, magical worldview, and educational backing for both children and adults.

Jabuka raises the word game stakes with a new layer of flexibility by having the symbols on the tiles stand for more than just one letter.

'The Swamp' by Yoshiharu Tsuge illustrates a missing link in the evolution of Japanese graphic narrative to the diverse medium it is today.

'Department of Mind-Blowing Theories' by Tom Gauld published by Drawn+Quarterly is a chuckle-with-tongue-in-cheek collection of gags all on aspects of the scientific community.

'Password' from Endless Games brings the classic word-association gameshow to the table at home for those who want a serious test of their communication skills.

'Mafia: Death & Deception' from Bullet Hole Games adds whole new dimensions to the classic identity-deduction murder game.

'Umma's Table' by Yeon-Sik Hong is a powerful story about aging that maintains its cartoonish by depciting humans as cats, giving the tale deeper meaning.

'The Trial of Kitaro' by Shigeru Mizuki is a fun read suitable for kids and adults and gives a fascinating look into Japanese culture

While other educational Fluxx games showed how numbers and materials can work together, Astronomy Fluxx visits the cosmos to show how everything connects.