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Palworld (/games/palworld) released in Early Access one year ago today and, to celebrate, developer Pocketpair has revealed its 2025 roadmap includes crossplay, a final boss, and more. An X/Twitter post revealed the "future roadmap" and then asked fans to continue supporting Palworld in its second year, suggesting all of this will arrive in 2025 (and perhaps the first three weeks of 2026). "We've been updating the game since the start of Early Access, and we'll continue to update Palworld as we prepare for the official release," Pocketpair said. Alongside cooperative crossplay and a final boss and "ending scenario," Pocketpair revealed "world transfers for Pals," further ways to strengthen and improve Pals, "various new content such as new Pals and technologies," and game collaborations such as the one with Terraria. Also coming are improvements to world object placements, improvements to base Pals, improvements to optimization, and improvements to the user experience. Pocketpair obviously didn't mention what could be its biggest event of 2025 — the conclusion of its legal battle with The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. Palworld, an open-world, multiplayer survival game dubbed "Pokémon with guns" by some, gained a staggering 25 million players in one month when it launched last year (/articles/palworld-sells-15-million-on-steam-in-a-month) . Many drew further comparisons between it and Pokémon upon release, claiming various Pal designs were practically direct copies of official pocket monsters. The Pokémon Company said in January 2024 that it intended "to investigate and take appropriate measures to address any acts that infringe on intellectual property rights" but went quiet for months after. Finally, however, in September 2024, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced it had launched a patent lawsuit against Pocketpair. The developer didn't appear particularly deterred by the lawsuit (/articles/palworld-developer-pocketpair-responds-to-nintendo-pokmon-lawsuit-says-its-unaware-of-the-patents-its-accused-of-infringing) , initially saying "we are unaware of the specific patents we are accused of infringing upon" before going on to release Palworld on different platforms afterwords, and even release one of its older games on Nintendo Switch (/articles/palworld-dev-pocketpair-just-launched-a-game-on-nintendo-switch-despite-the-pokmon-company-lawsuit) . It later revealed the lawsuit was directed at patents that involve a catching mechanic (/articles/palworld-dev-reveals-patents-at-the-heart-of-nintendo-and-the-pokmon-company-lawsuit-and-how-much-money-its-being-sued-for) : Pokémon are famously captured with Pokéballs, and Palworld are caught with a spherical object called a Pal Sphere. Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. All games listed are displayed in the Maag Library Computer Lab and can be checked out at the Circulation/Front Desk. Big Boggle Boggle, the world-famous 3-minute word game is now available as "Big Boggle. The new "Double Letter" cube makes it easier to form longer words. Big Boggle contains a bigger grid, more cubes and allows for higher scores. Players shake up the 25 letter cubes and try to spot as many hidden words as they race against the 3-minute sand timer. When time runs out, players compare their lists and score for each unique word they've found. The player with the highest score wins Scrabble Crossword Game: Every Word's A Winner Players form interlocking words, crossword fashion, on a board using letter tiles of different values. Each player competes for high score by taking advantage of the letter tiles, as well as the premium squares on the board. Beyond Balderdash Balderdash is a hilarious party game where players bluff and guess the definitions of obscure words or phrases. Earn points by either guessing the real definition of a word or having other players believe your made-up definition (bluff). The player with the most points at the end wins! Scattergories: The Classic Quick-Wit Categories Game! Each team takes a card and writes down words that fit the categories shown. Sounds easy, but the words have to begin with the letter rolled on the die. Work together and be creative because your team scores points for different answers! Whether you play in teams or as individuals, Scattergories is a fun, fast-paced party game where being different counts! The Game of Scattergories Fill out a category list with answers that begin with the same letter from endless combinations of over 190 categories and 20 letters. Score points if no other player matches the answers. To win the game, score the most points. Articulate! Board game where players describe words from six different categories to their team as quickly as possible. The teams move round the board based on the number of words correctly guessed, and occasional spinner bonuses. The object of the game is to be the first team to get around the board to the finish space. Battleship In head-to-head battle, two players search for the enemy's fleet of ships and destroys them one by one. Each player announces the coordinates of each strike and sees if it hits. Players must position ships strategically to survive an opponent's relentless strikes, and track hits and misses with red and white pegs on the ocean grid. No ship is safe in this game of stealth and suspense. Monopoly Buy, sell, dream, and scheme the way to riches with the Monopoly board game! Select a favorite Monopoly token, place it on Go, and roll the dice to own it all! This favorite family board game is all about buying, selling, and trading properties to win. Monopoly Board Game Rules Payday Earn and manage cash throughout the month and win the game by being the player with the most cash on at the end. Players make deals and take out loans along the way. Clue When six guests arrive at Boden Black's family home, none are certain what to expect. But when he turns up dead after revealing a dastardly blackmail scheme, the pressure is on. You'll need to use the clues you find in the mansion and your best deductive abilities to sleuth out who killed Black, where they did it, and with what weapon. Risk A board game of military strategy where players lead their armies as they sweep across continents to launch attacks against other players. There are 3 ways to play: basic training (a quick and easy way to play), command room (a fast-paced strategy game), and world conquest (an updated edition of the classic game). Stra teg o A strategic game where you challenge your opponents in the heat of battle. Your task is to capture your opponent's flag while defending your own. Lead your men into battle, every move is crucial. Chess, Checkers, and Tic-Tac-Toe Further instructions for Chess available at Official Game Rules Further instructions for Checkers available at Official Game Rules Checkers Object of the game is to capture all the opponent's checkers, or block them so they cannot move. The game is played with diagonal movements. Further instructions available at Official Game Rules Chess Chess is a two-player game played on a board with 64 squares of alternating colors. Each player commands an army of 16 pieces: 1 King, 1 Queen, 2 Rooks, 2 Bishops, 2 Knights, and 8 Pawns. The primary objective is to checkmate the opponent's King. Checkmate occurs when the King is in a position to be captured (in check) and cannot escape. Further instructions available at Official Game Rules Chinese Checkers Chinese Checkers is a strategy board game for 2 to 6 players, aiming to move all one's pieces across the board into the opponent's starting position. Further instructions available at Official Game Rules Backgammon Deluxe The objective is to win by moving all your checkers to your ‘home board’ and then ‘bear them all off’ (remove them from the board). The dice indicate how many points, or pips, the player is to move their checkers. White Checkers start from the top right of the board and move across to the left, then down, and then to the right, finishing once the checker is off the bottom right of the board. Black Checkers move in the opposite direction, starting at the bottom right, then to bottom left, up to top left, and finish once off of the top right of the board. Further instructions available at Official Game Rules Parcheesi The goal is to move all of your pieces from your starting area around the board to your "home" area before your opponents do. Further instructions available at Official Game Rules Sorry! Birthday Edition Sorry! is a classic board game of strategy and luck where players race their pawns around the board to be the first to get all their pawns "home." Further instructions available at Official Game Rules This Game is Bonkers Go forward, go back, YOU build the track! But you never know exactly what's coming next! This Game is Bonkers is an unpredictable, wacky board game for 2-4 players. Pick a cute, quirky character mover and bounce around the board in a race to score 12 points first! If a player lands on an empty space, they select a Track Card to determine which way, and how far, they'll move next. Track Cards are placed on the tracker path beside each space, which changes its rules for the rest of the game. Get ready to roll the dice and move to-and-fro in an epic chain reaction! This modern version of the classic board game is full of the laugh-out-loud fun parents remember. The whole family will have a blast building out a new game path each time they play. Books and Ladders Books & Ladders is a bookish play on the classic Snakes & Ladders game. Books & Ladders Instruction Sheet Pictionary Playing Pictionary may remind you of Charades, but with drawing on paper instead of acting out the answers. In Pictionary, though, both teams' (or even all three teams') clue givers may be drawing at the same time as players strive to be the first to guess the correct answer. When the answer is not designated "ALL Play," one team simply tries to come up with the answer before the timer runs out, which is usually but not always possible thanks to the varying difficulty levels of the answers. Further instructions available at Official Game Rules Loaded Questions Loaded Questions is a multiplayer game that tests your knowledge of other people's opinions as you race your opponents. By correctly guessing your fellow player's answers to probing, opinion-oriented questions, you advance around the board Connect 4 Connect 4 is a two-player connection game in which the players take turns dropping colored discs into a vertical grid. The objective is to be the first to form a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line of four of one's own discs. Further instructions available at Official Game Rules Rummikub Players score points using their numbered tiles by building rummy sets and runs. Further instructions available at Official Game Rules Yahtzee In Yahtzee players aim to gain points by rolling dice combinations. It's up to the player whether they hustle for a full house or risk it all for a Yahtzee roll. The player with the highest total score after 13 rounds wins. Further instructions available at Game Rules Bamboozled A scheming party game for the fibster in all of us! How to bamboozle: In Bamboozle, players must continually get a higher roll than the previous player. Roll something lower and you have to bluff. Players attempt to bamboozle others and if successful, the game goes on. But if you happen to get caught bluffing, you get a strike! 3 strikes and you're out! But! Everyone starts with an action card to help them bluff or get out of a jam. Players can earn more action cards by bamboozling others, so be strategic! Play your heart out and bluff a little (or maybe a lot) and you might become the ultimate bamboozler! The goal: Be the last one standing! Shut the Box Number tiles ranging from one to nine are taken out of play according to the total number of pips on the dice or the numbers of pips on each die. The turn passes to the next player when no further available numbers can be taken out of play and the player scores the total of the remaining tiles. Lowest score wins. Klask Hit the orange ball into the other player's goals while avoiding the obstacles of the field. All players are free to move at all times and there is no order of turn. Players can move their strikers by using the steering magnets underneath the KLASK board. Each player starts with 5 points (lives) and the game ends when the first player reaches 0 points. The player(s) with the most points at the end wins Puck vs. Puck Each player starts with 5 pucks and uses the bands to throw them across the board. The goal? Clear your side before your opponent does! Rock'em Sock'em Robots Hammer your opponent's robot until you knock his block off. Monopoly Deal: Card Game Swap, steal, and scheme with the Monopoly Deal card game! Be the first player to collect 3 complete Property card sets, each in a different color, to win. Easy to play and set up, this card game for ages 8 and up can be played in as little as 15 minutes! For more information, see Instructions . Uno Players take turns racing to get rid of all their cards by matching a card in their hand with the current card shown on top of the deck. If you can’t make a match, you must draw from the central pile! Don’t forget to shout “UNO” when you only have one card remaining! The player to get rid of all the cards in their hand wins. Bicycle Jumbo Index Playing Cards Item Dimensions [LxWxH]: ‎ 5.13 x 0.69 x 3.63 inches Single-Player card games by Game Rules. 48 best Two-Player card games by Game Rules. Dutch Blitz Enjoy spirited competition as you try to get rid of your 10-card Blitz pile before anybody else. Not as easy as it sounds, though, because players don't take turns. You have to be the fastest to place your cards in sequence and in the same respective colors on the center Dutch piles while using as many cards from your Blitz Pile as possible. When your Blitz Pile has been exhausted, you've won. Further instructions available at Official Game Rules Say the Same Word In this family friendly game, you and your partner must draw a card with a random word and eventually meet in the middle on the same word. But Watch Out! If you say any of the bomb words, you’ll lose points. What Do You Meme? Compete to create the funniest meme by pairing Caption Cards with the Photo Card in play. A rotating judge picks the best combination each round. Game Against Office Box Against The Office is a spin-off of Cards Against Humanity with the hilarious “ The Office ” quotes thrown in. The game involves filling in the blank on a blue card with a white card in order to make the funniest statement. The game is modeled after the popular but family-friendly game, Apples to Apples. The Voting Game Players will vote for each other based on questions presented and try to guess correctly the truth about who voted for them! Once the hilarious truth behind who voted for who is revealed, the next question is presented! Each player will cast a vote to answer a question. Will the group be able to determine who chose the answer? The first player to score six black cards wins the game! So vote, guess, and win! Further instructions from Game Rules Incohearent Each card has a combination of words on the front that, when recited out loud, sounds like the phrase written on the back. For example, try reciting "thirds teeth or stay" out loud. Can you hear the hidden phrase? Listen closely ... you've been saying "thirsty Thursday" Taboo Players have their partners guess the word on the player's card without using the word itself or five additional words listed on the card. Poker Set Trivial Pursuit: World of Harry Potter Harry Potter fans test their knowledge of the beloved Harry Potter movies with TRIVIAL PURSUIT: World of Harry Potter. This quick-play Trivial Pursuit game can be played on-the-go with its portable wedge holder. The 600 questions range in difficulty levels, so even the expert wizards will be challenged! Six trivia categories include: The Dark Arts, HOGWARTS, Magical Spells & Potions, Magical Objects, Magical People and Animals & Magical Creatures. Trivial Pursuit Classic Be the first player (or team) to collect six different colored wedges and answer a final question correctly. Question categories include: geography, entertainment, history, art & literature, science & nature, sports & leisure. 90's Trivial Pursuit The 90's Edition Trivial Pursuit game features six categories: Oops, Wired, Viewing, Trends, Important and Hangin'. Includes 2,400 card questions. For 2-6 players. Trivial Pursuit 20th Anniversary Celebrate all things trivial from the past 20 years with this anniversary edition of Trivial Pursuit. Contains 3,600 all-new questions spanning 1982-2002. Question categories include: Global View, The Written Word, Sound & Screen, Innovations, News and Game Time. Bocce Ball Set Bocce ball is a game in which two teams try to get their bocce balls closest to the pallino as possible. The small pallino ball is thrown and teams take alternating turns to roll their bocce ball toward the pallino. The player who throws the pallino must roll their bocce ball first. the team that owns the ball that is closest to the pallino wins the round. Every single ball thrown by the winning team closer to the pallino than the opponent’s closest ball awards the winning team one point each, for a maximum of four points per round. For more information, see Instructions from Game Rules. Adjustable dumbbell [2.2 to 11 pounds] Featuring a patented weight-adjustment mechanism, these dumbbells include removable weight bars, allowing you to customize the weight to fit your workout needs. Each end of the dumbbell opens, enabling easy addition or removal of weight bars, so you can use one set for a wide range of exercises without needing multiple weights. Adjustable 2.2 - 11 pounds Adjustable dumbbell [2.2 to 4.4 pounds] Featuring a patented weight-adjustment mechanism, these dumbbells include removable weight bars, allowing you to customize the weight to fit your workout needs. Each end of the dumbbell opens, enabling easy addition or removal of weight bars, so you can use one set for a wide range of exercises without needing multiple weights. Adjustable 2.2 - 4.4 pounds Putter Pong Putt the golf balls up the ramp and launch them into the target holes. Sport Darts Aim your tosses and try and get them into the scoring rings. Use different configurations and scoring possibilities for many combinations. Magnet dartboard Traditional dart board on one side, target bullseye game on the other. For gamers, Discord is the go-to platform for co-op and multiplayer sessions. With the ever-growing state of modern gaming, more players have turned to multi-player games. Players can also host co-op gaming sessions through Discord on platforms such as Steam, Epic Games, and Xbox. Popular off-platform games include Left 4 Dead 2 , Dead by Daylight , Apex Legends , and Fortnite . This means the popular platform now offers a variety of built-in games for players to enjoy together. Whether that be an RPG or FPS, Discord has something for everyone. If you are interested in fast-paced competitive games or prefer a laid-back casual session, Discord can provide it. With this in mind, let’s break down some of the best games (and game types) Discord has to offer. While it may come as a surprise to traditional gamers, iGaming platforms have a large following on the platform, and Discord casino games are actually very popular. 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