Hey Reader!

David Kessler here.

The Ghost Party Bundle is here for Halloween

Congratulations to Connor Wake, of Always Awake Games, who has launched two games in his Ghost Party Bundle! Club Spooky and That’s the Spirit both had a ton of help from playtests at PO over the years.

Become the coolest ghoul in school In Club Spooky.

Club Spooky is a bidding and tricky set collection game with a big cast of colorful, weird creatures. There’s a tense finale as you find out which creatures stay and who decides to leave.

In That’s the Spirit, you’ve got a killer to catch…and amnesia.

It’s a hidden traitor game where you can’t be sure who is innocent or guilty, even yourself! Quick rounds mean that you’ve got to rely on your gut as much as your brain. You might think that you’re the culprit only to realize that the culprit tricked you into thinking that. But actually the real culprit tricked you both!

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📣Announcements Announcements Annooouuuncements!

• Registration for the 2025 Young Inventor Challenge is open until October 26
• Buttonshy 18-Card Challenge: Cozy Games, submissions open until October 31st
• Lunarpunk Games Midnight Market games announced, on sale November 7-9
• Hasbro’s Women Innovators of Play design challenge submissions open Oct 9-Nov 13
• The Game Crafter Pool Builder Challenge, submissions open through Jan 12, 2026

~David

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