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Down on your luck, alone and broke, you can always turn to the one place that can change your luck from downtrodden poverty to stinking rich in a matter of minutes - a casino! Once Upon a Time in Chicago is a rags-to-riches mini-game collection set in prohibition era Chicago. It sounds like it has the makings of a grand adventure, but this is one casino story we're not betting on. Read more»

Scrabble may be universally loved, but it hasn't really offered anything new to spice up crossword formula since the game debuted in 1938.  That's more than 70 years with nary a tweak to the rule book.  Previous releases like 2006's Scrabble Deluxe have done a tremendous job of perfecting Scrabble's board game to video game transition, so what's left to tackle?  If you're behind the recently release Scrabble Plus, the answer is "a lot." Read more»

When most people think of property ownership board games, they think of Monopoly.  My heart goes out to those people.  If their thoughts first go to Monopoly, chances are they have never had the chance to enjoy sublime tabletop experiences like Carcassone or Settlers of Catan.  Room Boom Suburbia is an all new property-owning experience that has far more in common with the latter than the former, even if its virtual nature means there's not actual board involved. Read more»

Some modern solitaire experiences ruin the basic pleasure of the game - which comes from organizing cards into groups based on a simple set of rules - by adding too many complicated power-ups and contrived game-changing variables. Happily, that's not the case with Faerie Solitaire, a dead simple solitaire experience that sprinkles just the right amount of fun twists and tweaks to keep the game interesting without making it too convoluted. Read more»

Notable for the way in which it elegantly combines playing cards with puzzle-solving, the Jewel Quest Solitaire series has long been a favorite of casual game fans. While it's more of a natural expansion for the series than sweeping revamp, the same holds true for Jewel Quest Solitaire 3. Marrying simple match-three action with classic tabletop fun, it’s a surprisingly deep, yet approachable title that won’t leave veterans wowed, but makes for an engaging time nonetheless. Read more»