After dealing with clunky gears and stuck cards, we ditched our cheap bargain shuffler for the Lotus V2 and we won't be looking back. Here is why the Lotus became an instant must-have for our game nights.

In this card and dexerity game by Alley Cat Games, build up the penguin tower and be careful not to knock it down, as you strive to be the last penguin standing!

Fill the pools with waterfalls and watch the rising water spill over points to you and water to the other pools, in this 30-minute card game from The Op.

In this team-based word party game, give three carefully selected clues to your teammates so they can guess the secret message — but make sure your opponents can’t sniff it out before all three clues are revealed.

Cooperate to place all of your cards following the rules for each test. The kicker? Once you see your cards, you can no longer talk to each other!

After scouring the halls and taking in the sights and sounds (and floods) at Gen Con 2026, we humbly present to you rapid reviews of some of the hottest games of the show.

To celebrate our Fall 2026 issue of Casual Game Insider, we're giving away amazing prizes worth over $600 to 11 lucky winners! Don’t miss your chance to win—enter today!

The Op has a new game out, check out a round-up of some of the exciting games at this year’s Gen-Con, and Ares Games has a new card game coming soon.

Protect your organs and learn a thing or two in this lightweight and informative (but irreverent) card game.

The amoebas are escaping from the lab! Race to be the first to find them, but watch out for vents and unexpected mutations.

Create chemical compounds, check your lab notes, and avoid lab fires in this science-y roll-and-write.

Can you think of something smaller than a cat that has the letter M in it but not the letter O? And can you shout it out before another player does?

Woo your spider lady loves with the perfect spidery dance moves in this unique card drafting game by Brexwerx Games.

Are you a robot who can hide your true identity from the humans? Or a human trying to hunt the robot? Maybe there is no robot and you’re just being paranoid about nothing!

How easily can you provide LEGO building instructions, when you can’t touch the bricks? How quickly can you build a shape when you can’t actually see it? Find out in this unique brick-building party game.

Can you collect the cutest penguins in this trick-taker where the lower cards are worth more points, but the high card wins the trick?

Take on the role of a post-apocalyptic boss, as you battle it out to be the last boss standing. Currently on Kickstarter, Cataclysm Arcade is a trading card game that can be played with just one booster pack per player.

We're celebrating an epic summer with The Op Games, who is giving away a prize pool of amazing games to 600 winners, worth over $11,000! This is our biggest giveaway, ever—don’t miss your chance to win!

Collect all the yummy fruit you can, but be sure to turn them in to keep them safe before the gorilla nabs them all from you!

Embark on a chaotic and unusual quest to befriend monsters and find the elusive Shug! Or maybe just kill a king.