NewVenture Games

06/01/2026

Jarmo - a real challenge. Legend says it came from Mongolia by way of Poland. Check it out at the NVG store!

05/27/2026

My weekly diatribe... (I got a bit cynical this week).

I started seeing this headline in various forms online over the pas...

05/25/2026

If you lose the first round, you can't win the second, BUT you can still keep your opponent from winning the game.

05/20/2026

Let's take a trip to ancient China...

"The game of Six Sticks" — an abstract strategy game that may be as much as 4,000 years old, and nobody is really sure how to play it. It was once the most p...

05/18/2026

Hyena Chase is a simplified version of the Hyena game from North East Africa. It's a great little race game "with a twist."

05/13/2026

So many games, so little time...
Something a little different than my normal Wednesday feature:

We publish a huge selection of games. Historic strategy games, casual family games, games for kids, games for schools and libraries, cards, dice, pegs, gems ...

05/11/2026

Hex was such a great game idea, it was invented twice! Here's a quick overview of the game. Visit our website to get a travel version!

05/06/2026

This week's video is live!

Another little-known limited edition (if not hand-made) game that I'd not heard of before. Join me as I try to decipher the rules!I think I'll classify this ...

05/04/2026

Hepta - designed by Alex Randolph and first published in 1970. Ours is the most recent reprint of this award-winner!

04/29/2026

I think this may be the longest video on the entire NewVenture Games YouTube channel. Enjoy!

3 likes, 1 comment. "This may be my longest video yet! CRIBBAGE, the classic card game, finally joins the channel."