Monsterpocalypse Gives Us a Giant Radioactive Corgi, and More in Gaming News

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9's column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. This time around, we've got a $2,500 contest for families willing to play board games for a week, a few exciting crowdfunding campaigns for 5e-compatible systems, and something that's so gross I refuse to look at pictures...