Zine Report

Australian Zines

Damn the Consequences Published by Brendan Whyte.  Current issue: 236.  Runs Banbury Merton St (number game), Bonnie Brae (number game), Roborally, Pandemic (COVID variant), Railway Rivals, Where the #$%& on the Tube is Kendo Nagasaki?, Choice.  Current openings Banbury Merton St (number game), Bonnie Brae (number game), Bus Boss, Napoleonic Diplomacy, Beatlemania, Wooden Ships & Iron Men, Café International, Backpacks and Blisters, Sopwith, McMulti, Commissioned, Britannia, Maneater, Air Charter, NOMIC, Dot Boom, Machiavelli, Diplomacy, Poleconomy.

Western Front Published by Brad Martin.  Current issue: 214.  Currently running quizzes, Railway Rivals, Bus Boss, Hare and Tortoise, Puerto Rico, and Britannia.  Current openings for Britannia, Bus Boss, Railway Rivals, Settlers of Catan.

UK Zines

Dane's Games Published by Dane Maslen. Current issue: 241.  6 Nimmt!, By Popular Demand, Choice, Dead Pool, Grand National, 'Nantwich' Outpost, Where in the World is Kendo Nagasaki?, Word Puzzle.  Current openings for 6 Nimmt!, Bier Börse, Outpost, Reduced Randomness Railway Rivals, Where in the World is Kendo Nagasaki, Grand National, Where is My Mind?, Word Puzzle.

Fury of the Northmen Published by Colin Bruce.  Current issue: 130.  Currently running Chess; Civilization; Diplomacy the Gathering; Conquistador, Victory in the Pacific.  Game openings for Diplomacy, Chess.

God Save the Zine Published by Stephen Agar.  Current issue: 17.  Currently running Diplomacy, Black Hole Diplomacy II, Bourse, Intimate Diplomacy Tournament, Gunboat Hoplite Wars IV, Sopwith.  Game openings for Diplomacy, Excalibur, Mercator XIV, Maneater.

Variable Pig Edited by Jim Reader, published by Richard Smith. Current issue: 208. Currently running a song lyric quiz, By Variable Demand, Breaking Away, Bus Boss, Fair Means or Foul, Railway Rivals, Sopwith. Subzine Here Be Dragons, runs Queuedo, Puerto Rico, and Lyric Quiz. Subzine The Celestial Steam Locomotive by Richard Smith runs House of Games – No Research Variant; Dilemmas, By Popular Opnion; Crystal Ball; Century Spice Road; Where in the World is Kendo Nagasaki; Railway Rivals; Bus Boss; Railway Rivals Partnership; Sound Charades. Subzines offer Where in the World is Kendo Nagasaki (Temperature Control variant), House of Games (No Research), By Popular Opinion, Snakes and Ladders, Choice, Nearly the Best Game in the World, 6-NIMMIT!,  Lyric Quiz. This is the final issue of Variable Pig.  The subzines will continue on as Celestial Dragon. Website.

US Zines

Back of the Envelope Published by Tom Howell.  Current issue: 36.  Currently running Railway Rivals; Hangman, By Definition; Love Letter; Machi Koro; Where in the World is Kendo Nagasaki?; Snakes & Ladders; Jabba's Palace, Fuzzy Borders.  Current game openings:  Diplomacy, Dominion, Dream Mile, 6-Nimmit!, Breaking Away!, Golden Strider, Eat Me!, Love Letter.

Cheescake Published by Andy Lischett.  Current issue: 428.  Currently running Diplomacy, Escape from Cheesecake Island.  Current game openings:  None currently.

Eternal Sunshine Published by Doug Kent. Published by Doug Kent. Current issue: 181. Remaining Diplomacy game has completed. Subzine Out of the Way, by Andy York currently is not running any games. No current game openings.  This was the final issue.  Website.