Board game reviews and previews
Board game reviews and previews
I love it. No pretence. No trying to make something fit which really doesn't, like a hermit crab wearing a Coke can. It's just a case of the game mechanisms being enough to sell the game on their own, and you know what? They do. Digit Code is great.
Mars Expedition: SOL43 pits you as someone in the combined roles of geologist, navigator, cryptologist, physicist and many more besides, exploring our red neighbour, trying to unlock its secrets.
Different coloured hollyhocks at either end of the garden? Go for it. You want the lavender under the tree? Do it your way, Titchmarsh.
If you know the differences between different Gwent versions, you know what to expect. If you've no idea what I'm blathering about, don't worry about it. This review is for you, Gwent newbie.
I've introduced Overparked to three separate groups since I bought it at UKGE, and it's been a hit with each and every person who's played it.
Seemingly coming from out of nowhere, Lookout Games blindsided us with Great Western Trail: El Paso, a new, smaller, more accessible version of the game.
I hadn't seen anything like it, and the idea of three suits which changed, and knowing that trump cards could be in one, two, or even all three suits, had me intrigued.
Cat Chi Cat has a really simple premise which plays out in ten to twenty minutes, and I love the moment when people truly get it
In the UK, we're lucky to have a specialist importer now in the form of Travel Games. I'm a customer myself, so I reached out to the owner - Ben Davenward - to see what he can tell me about the import game scene in the UK.
The aim of the game is to fill the different rooms aboard your liner as efficiently as possible, using one of my favourite mechanisms in all of gaming, the humble mancala. With plenty of tactical space to play in, Come Sail Away is excellent. Come aboard, and let me tell you why.