UK Games Expo 2023 – Convention Report
Over the first weekend of June 2023 the NEC in Birmingham, UK played host to the UK Games Expo once again, and it was fantastic.
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Board game reviews and previews
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Board game reviews and previews
Adam
Village Rails Review
Over the course of a game, you're going to make seven railway lines with twelve cards. No more, no less.
Akropolis Review
Akropolis would be tricky enough if was just a case of planning your own city because there are a buttload of decisions to make with every single tile choice and every single tile placement.
Asteroid Dice Preview
Asteroid Dice is best described as Throw Throw Burrito in spaaaaaace! But it's also got a bit of bluffing thrown in and a natty, secondary throwing part to it which reminds me of Strike, despite being pretty different.
Beyond The Sun Review
Beyond The Sun is absolutely brilliant. I don't go around making claims like that without being able to back it up, so let's get into it.
Skymines Review
Skymines is a blast. I've taught it to my regular group and they all had a great time with it. It's a strange game in as much as there's quite a lot going on, but it never feels like it's too much.
Lanzerath Ridge Review
David Thompson has created an exciting, evocative game full of dice rolling, pushing your luck, and making do with insufficient actions.
Spruance Leader Review
The strategic action is brilliant. It's clever, engaging, thoughtful, and a lot of fun, but there's some thick armour that needs penetrating before you get there.
Superclub Review
Superclub has its sights set firmly on a very particular niche in our hobby. It's a game for fans of football manager games who aren't tabletop gamers
Wormholes Review
As the captain of your own interstellar Uber your job is to take passengers (cards, in Wormholes' case) to their destinations.