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    In a Frenzy, The Cat Knocked the Hummingbird into the Savanna

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    by Steph Hodge

    I recently had the chance to sit down with The Op Games and get the detailed lineup of 2026 titles! I believe I counted 16 games, which don’t even include the long list of Co-Branded Mass Market titles. Here are some highlights.

    ▪️ To kick it off, Flip 7: With A Vengeance just released. With the massive success of Flip 7 and Flip 7, we should expect to see a whole lot more flavors of this hit game.

    The deck of cards now spans to thirteen 13’s in Vengeance. You will also find new special cards, including steal, swap, discard, flip four, and more.

    In Flip 7: With A Vengeance, there’s only one 1 card, two 2’s, three 3’s, etc., plus a bunch of special cards that can cut your points in half, steal any card, or force an opponent to draw four cards! Are you the type of player to play it safe and bank points before you bust, or are you going to risk it all and go for the bonus points by flipping over seven in a row? Press your luck meets strategy in this addictive card game where no one is ever really safe. The hard-boiled sequel to the award-winning, instant classic, Flip 7.

    ▪️ Also expected this Q1 2026, is TEMBO: Survival on the Savanna. The partnership with Sidekick Games (AQUA: Biodiversity in the Oceans & HUTAN: Life in the Rainforest) continues and delivers us a cooperative game this time.

    In the cooperative game TEMBO, you will lead a herd of elephants on a thrilling journey of survival across the savanna. Reaching your destination is the only way to win – yet the path is full of challenges. You will need to search out food and water, navigate shifting terrain, and avoid the fierce lions that roam the land.

    No two journeys are ever the same. Each game offers new challenges, demanding careful planning and constant communication to guide your herd safely to victory.

    ▪️ Frenzy Falls is planned for a Q2 2026 release. From designer Randy Flynn (Cascadia) and Joseph Z. Chen (Fantastic Factories).

    Frenzy Falls is a quick and exciting card game for 2-6 players. Each round, players take turns adding Waterfall cards facedown to rows of cards called Pools. Cards are then revealed in order, triggering various effects that shift cards between pools. The goal of the game is to score points by having the most influence icons showing on your cards when a pool’s value hits 10 or higher and overflows. This will also send your opponent’s cards cascading down into other pools, causing chain reactions!

    ▪️ Get ready to test your dexterity skills in Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges. Not only are you building a tower of ledges, but you are knocking off your cat toys from them. Two separate instances where you will have to demonstrate your dexterous techniques. This game has already been released.

    In Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges™, players take turns building a wobbly tower of platforms, placing their cats, and batting toys off the edge to score points based on how far they fall. But watch out – if the tower tumbles, you score zero!

    Earn extra points by landing on specific platforms, and race to be the first to reach the highest score.

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    (photo uploaded by Alexander Varela, The Op)

    ▪️ Winter chill got you down? Hummingbirds will lift you up with its colorful table presence. Already available for sale.

    Hidden sand timers in Hummingbirds are how players will score points. Without the use of a clock to track time, you have to gauge how long each timer has been running before using your hummingbird to look at it. If the timer has expired, you are good to collect points for that color timer. If you look and the timer is still running, you will lose your positioning and a point token from your stash.

    Time is on your side. Better to be safe than sorry!

    (photo uploaded by Alexander Varela, The Op)

    This has been only a small handful of games that The Op is releasing in 2026. Several hobby games are planned, and even more family and party games are on the horizon to be excited for.

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