Atlantic Chase Review
For most of the game your boats are in some kind of quantum state, which sounds ridiculous I know, and I'm almost certainly misrepresenting quantum mechanics, but that's where we are.
Game Complexity Heavy
Heavyweight games
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.
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.
Brass: Birmingham Review
If you've found your way here in 2023, it's likely it's because you've heard the fuss and want to board the steam locomotive hype train. There's one question on your lips, and I'm here to answer it for you.
Fire In The Lake Review
Fire in the Lake is the 4th game in the COIN (COunter-INsurgency) series, initially known to me as "That Vietnam one with the great box art".
Cuba Libre Review
If you found your way here as the result of looking for a review of Cuba Libre, there's a good chance the question fuelling your Googling was: "Is this the best COIN game for a newbie to the series?". The short answer is yes.
Terracotta Army Review
Terracotta Army is based on the creation of the army of statues for the mausoleum of Qin Shi Shuang, who was the first emperor of China. In the game, the emperor has died, and you play the role of one of his craftspeople.
Salerno ’43 Review
Today I'm upping the ante with my recent dive into wargaming. Putting on my big boy trousers and stepping up to 'hex and counter' games. My first foray proper into this world is with Salerno '43, a game from GMT Games and designer Mark Simonitch.
Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile Review
For such a simple action set to choose from, and with only three roles available in the entire game, Oath has no right to tickle your brain in the way it does.
Polis Review
Poleis is a war game, but not one with a ton of cardboard chits, or worrying about attack and defence values. In fact, it looks and feels more like a Euro game