Jonathan H. Liu

So, our nation celebrated its 250th birthday this weekend—a pretty big deal, and yet we're still a fairly young nation in the scheme of things, and it seems like we're still figuring things out and making a lot of mistakes.

Borders are strange things. Some are physical things: a river, a canyon, a wall. Others are more conceptual: the lines between countries, for instance. And then there are those that are magical: the borders between worlds.

Build your crew of wacky heroes in the land of Absurdia, from the supermodel skeleton to the many-limbed stock broker.

Earlier this month, Level 99 Games launched a Gamefound campaign for Bullet Galaxy, two new expansions to their Bullet game series, and the campaign includes tiers to get the base game, the expansion content, or even an all-in with everything included. I've mentioned some of the earlier Bullet campaigns in my crowdfunding roundups in the past, but I've never done a full review, mostly because it's a game that I backed myself but had not received a review copy.

Because of some travel this week, I'm a little short on time so this week's stack is shorter than usual (and I probably won't have a column next week at all).

FlipToons is back for a second season, with all new characters!

Today's stack: comics! Here's a mix of comics—adventure, romance, short stories, and satire.

Plunder the loot, blast your opponent with cannons, and find the hidden treasures!What Is Six-Sided Seas?Six-Sided Seas is a pirate dice game for 2 players, ages 14 and up, and takes about 20 minutes to play.

Here we go again: more time travel books!

Compete with rival pirates to battle monsters and claim treasures, but beware of the curses!What Is Pirate King?Pirate King is a press-your-luck, deck-building game for 2 to 5 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 20 minutes to play.