Ragusa Review
Ragusa is a meaty Euro game from Braincrack Games and designer Fabio Lopiano. Players are developing the titular city, generating the precious commodities of the day, trading, importing and developing the city walls.
Game Category Strategy
Strategy games
Venice Review
I'm of a particular generation that can't see a gondola without singing "Just one Cornetto...." in my head, thanks to TV advertising in the 80s. Fortunately, thanks to the Venice board game, I now picture little cubes instead. It's a start.
Hallertau Review
Buckle up folks, we're going hop-growing in Bavaria! Hallertau is the longest continuous hop-producing region in the world, and in this medium-heavy game from Uwe Rosenberg, we're going back to 1850 to develop our Bavarian villages and try to be the biggest and best.
Forbidden Sky Review
Here's a question for you. How many of your board games use electricity? Of those, how many of those require you to make an electrical circuit in order to power a rocket? Do I have your attention now? Read on, adventurer, and find out more about Forbidden Sky.
Marvel Villainous Review
Disney Villainous came out of nowhere in 2018 and captured the imagination of the board-game-curious everywhere. Marvel Villainous picks up the baton and runs with the format, aiming to grab the attention of Marvel's enormous fanbase. Let's get under the bonnet (hood, for my American friends) and see what makes the game tick.
Tawantinsuyu Review
If you're reading the name of the game over and over, and trying to figure out how to say it, you're not alone. Tawantinsuyu is the latest in a series of games from Board and Dice with fun-to-say names that begin with the letter T. Let's see what this heavyweight Euro game has in store for us.
The Castles Of Burgundy Review
The Castles of Burgundy was released way back, in 2011. Stefan Feld's most famous game made its way to our shores shortly after, so why am I reviewing it now, ten years later?
Euphoria + Expansion Review
Way back in 2013, Stonemaier Games published a worker placement game called Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia. Fast-forward six years and they released an expansion called Ignorance is Bliss. Here's what happens when you put them together.
Viscounts Of The West Kingdom Review
The third, and final, installment in Garphill Games' West Kingdom trilogy is here, picking up the baton from Paladins, and running in a different direction. Rondels and deck-building in the same game? Be still my beating heart!
Merv Review
Merv: The Heart Of The Silk Road is a new game from the mind of Fabio Lopiano (Ragusa) and the design of Ian O'Toole (Nemo's War: 2nd Edition, Lisboa).
Praga Caput Regni Review
Vladimír Suchý is back with a lavish new Euro, moving back to terra firma after his most-recent outings to space (Pulsar 2849) and the bottom of the ocean (Underwater Cities). Do you have what it takes to develop medieval Prague?
The Red Cathedral Review
Devir Games have come out relative obscurity here in the UK, and delivered a small box game that looks like a big box game. A collect-and-deliver Euro with a dicey rondel and a historical construction theme? Ticks all the boxes, let's have a look.