Kobayakawa Review – One card, five stars?
It's a cliché to say it, but Kobayakawa is much greater than the sum of its parts.
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South West Cornwall Games Expo 2026 in Review
2026 saw the third iteration of Roll The Dice Cornwall's South West Cornwall Games Expo, and it was the best yet.
Tally Up Review – Party gambling brilliance
Tally up is great, and for around £15 it's really a question of why shouldn't you buy it?
Inkwell Review – For illustrative purposes only?
A beautifully made game in the same vein as Azul, but maybe not enough there for fans of meatier games.
Eternal Sevens Review – Seventh Heaven
Eternal Sevens does for Sevens what Eternal Decks did for games like The Crew or Hanabi.
Vantage Review – Wonderful wanderlust?
A review copy of Vantage was kindly provided by Stonemaier Games. Thoughts & opinions are my own. Vantage landed last year with a lot of hype behind it. Jamey Stegmaier’s baby, years in incubation, landed on tables with a heavy…
A Carnivore Did It! Review – Is there meat on the bones?
If you grew up with the Labyrinth movie with its 'guards on the door' puzzle, or more recently the video game Blue Price with its chest-opening puzzles, then you know what to expect.
Ringyo Preview – Pining for something new?
Ringyo (Ringyō / 林業) is a game about forestry in Edo-period Japan. Well, kinda. It’s more accurate to say that it’s a game where you’re a Daimyo in Japan overseeing a province covered in trees and floodwaters. I can honestly…
Joraku Review – Go West!
It's a cliché to say that Japanese designers a) love trick-taking games, and b) do trick-taking better than anyone else, but when you play a game like Joraku you understand where it comes from.
Politik Preview – Brutalist brilliance
I was sucked in by the mixture of Brutalist architecture and Bauhaus design choices in the game’s artwork and presentation, and although the saying is true that you can’t polish a turd, fortunately, Politik’s gilding goes further than skin deep.
First Giants Review – I’m digging this set collector
There's an element of engine-building, the presentation is superb, and everyone I've introduced to the game has had a great time playing.
Green City Review – Network-building East meets West
If you're looking for the next Lopiano Euro crunchfest, Green City isn't it. If, however, you want something lighter, something really different, and to see what happens when European designers meet Japanese publishers, Green City is great.