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  {
    "id": "welcomenews_1094",
    "title": "Celebrate Board Game Fest With Us!",
    "date": "Jun 4th 2026",
    "link": "https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49563",
    "short_desc": "We’re proud to launch Board Game Fest , a new initiative designed to put the spotlight on board and card games. Board Game Fest is our way of celebrating International Tabletop Day (happening on June 6th this year), but rather than limiting the...",
    "comments": 66
  },
  {
    "id": "welcomenews_1093",
    "title": "Goa: Game of Trades",
    "date": "Jun 3rd 2026",
    "link": "https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49546",
    "short_desc": "It's 16th-century Goa, the trading capital of the known world. Silk and pepper flow like currency, fortunes are made in a single deal, and the wrong bid can sink everything you've built.",
    "comments": 13
  },
  {
    "id": "welcomenews_1092",
    "title": "Collect! The Row Must Go On",
    "date": "Jun 1st 2026",
    "link": "https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49508",
    "short_desc": "You're sitting at the table, playing with your best friend, your row of cards is perfectly aligned (courtesy of BGA), one animal away from victory and then your best friend sends you a smile emoji... They play the Crab.",
    "comments": 5
  },
  {
    "id": "welcomenews_1091",
    "title": "Wondrous Creatures: Life, Uh… Finds a Way",
    "date": "May 27th 2026",
    "link": "https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49434",
    "short_desc": "Somewhere out there, lost in in the middle of the ocean, there is an island no one mapped. And it is full of strange creatures: glowing birds, giant insects, and weird animals with far too many legs.",
    "comments": 10
  },
  {
    "id": "welcomenews_1090",
    "title": "IPSO: Stairway to Numerical Heaven",
    "date": "May 25th 2026",
    "link": "https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49403",
    "short_desc": "There is something deeply satisfying about putting things in order. Whether it’s a bookshelf or a hand of cards, our brains just love it when a plan comes together.",
    "comments": 12
  },
  {
    "id": "welcomenews_1089",
    "title": "The Dwarf King: Seven Deals to Rule Them All",
    "date": "May 22nd 2026",
    "link": "https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49348",
    "short_desc": "The Dwarf King , that’s the one with the longest beard, has challenged humans and goblins to a tournament. Your goal: outscore your rivals across seven deals and claim the crown, even if your beard isn’t quite long enough yet.",
    "comments": 3
  },
  {
    "id": "welcomenews_1088",
    "title": "The Gang: A Coop Poker Where You Do Not Talk About Your Cards!",
    "date": "May 20th 2026",
    "link": "https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49305",
    "short_desc": "Let’s be honest: hearing about “cooperative poker” made you a little skeptical. The two words don't exactly belong together.",
    "comments": 13
  },
  {
    "id": "welcomenews_1083",
    "title": "Visions: Sweet Dreams Are Made of These!",
    "date": "May 18th 2026",
    "link": "https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49275",
    "short_desc": "Close your eyes and let yourself drift away into the world of Visions , where the night is just beginning and your imagination is about to take flight. You are a dreamer weaving together fragments of a subconscious world .",
    "comments": 2
  },
  {
    "id": "welcomenews_1082",
    "title": "First Giants: Fossils are Roar-some!",
    "date": "May 15th 2026",
    "link": "https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49229",
    "short_desc": "Long before cities, castles, and complicated tax systems, there were giant creatures living in untamed lands. In First Giants, you are a paleontologist collecting the most beautiful fossils to display at your museum .",
    "comments": 2
  },
  {
    "id": "welcomenews_1081",
    "title": "Emberleaf: Groot Expectations",
    "date": "May 13th 2026",
    "link": "https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49196",
    "short_desc": "You are a brave Emberling and your mission is to rebuild your home in the heart of an ancient forest . Tiny houses rise among the trees, shops appear along winding paths, and every carefully placed tile helps transform the wilderness into a bustling...",
    "comments": 7
  }
]