“Spring is nature's way of saying, Let's party!”

~ Robin Williams ~

Spring is in the air! Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, bugs are buzzing, and bunnies are…uhm…doing bunny things. There’s a notable spring in our step as we spring ahead to the games springing up in the months to come! So, let’s hop to it!

What better way to embrace the transition of the seasonal guard than to dust off and spruce up some celebrated properties, like Mayfair Games’ refurbishing of Uwe Rosenberg’s acclaimed classic, Agricola, WindRider’s revision of Ra, Reiner Knizia's dynasty-building game of divine intervention, and WizKids reworking of their popular HeroClix rules system. GTM plants the seeds for the next crop of exciting, new games, including River Horse's board game translation of Jim Henson's beloved Labyrinth, Smirk and Dagger's Dead Last, a 'social collusion' game of shifting alliances, betrayals, and murder for profit, Cryptozoic's innovative line of deck-building games powered by the Cerberus Engine, and The Forge Studios' Combat Card Game based on their award-winning fantasy film, The Rangers: A Shadow Rising.

But, for those who don’t necessarily take stock in the notion that the pasture is always greener on the other side, GTM pays tribute to the tried-and-true like Uwe Rosenberg's Caverna, courtesy of Mayfair Games, and Martin Wallace's Via Nebula, Asmodee's intriguing game of discovery, exploration, and exploitation. Plus, we heed the sage advice of Jon Leitheusser in his latest installment of “Tricks of the Game Trade”, the Kaufelds take us on a tour of Toy Fair 2016, and our gaggle of gaming gurus offer up their insights for the likes of Games Workshop's Deathwatch Overkill, Mayfair's Trambahn, and Czech Games' Codenames.

Yep! Spring has Sprung! And there’s no better time than now to Game On!

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GTM #195 is shipping to arrive in your store this week, and we encourage you to pass copies along to your gaming customers and hobby enthusiasts. And, point them (and your browser) to GTM's virtual gateway at: www.gametrademagazine.com!