Board game reviews and previews
Board game reviews and previews
Strategy games
I grew up in the Golden Age of arcade beat-em-ups. The likes of Street Fighter 2 consumed me and my spare change for years. For a long time, there was no way to get that same feeling at home, and the rip-off games that appeared didn't really scratch that itch (we won't talk about how much I spent on a Japanese import copy Street Fighter 2 SNES cartridge)
Achroma - the evolving card game in the style of a collectible card game. Beautiful artwork, and maybe more?
Four undead lords seeking to avenge their betrayal by the hand of their own king. Raise an army of once-dead fighters, rebuild your strongholds, and usurp the king, claiming his citadel
It all goes towards giving a wonderful push-and-pull feeling to the game, which once again, just slathers on more theme like dirty, greasy frosting.
A fully-resettable campaign game for one player which is quick to play, fun, and doesn't take up an acre of table space? Yes indeed, what a great game.
On the surface, it's easy to say Scout is a set collection game. The truth is that it's more of a 'carefully craft a set and then get rid of it' game.
Atiwa hit shelves after a successful launch at Essen Spiel '22. It's a game about bats, and you know what? I think it might be my favourite Uwe Rosenberg game.
Flatout Games has built a good name for itself with its previous games, Calico and Cascadia. Verdant picks up the baton and keeps running, delivering another solid, clever game
The thrill of a re-purposed bread bin knocking seven bells out of a Tupperware box with a knife, is hard to beat. While Prometheus Game Labs' Micro Bots: Duel might not be quite as violent on your table, it's a cheaper and easier option for 1v1 robot carnage
Cartolan puts you in the role of adventurers, seeking to explore the unknown world and open lucrative trade routes with the various ports and cities obscured by the fog of ignorance.