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Come Sail Away Review – Masterful Maritime Mancala

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.

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1 A.M. Jailbreak Review – Tunnel to victory!

Is recreating The Great Escape on your table your dream game? Well, while 1 A.M. Jailbreak may not be the Steve McQueen on a motorbike you expect, it’s still a fantastic, clean, card-shedding game you might want to take a look at.

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Yubibo Review – Chaotic Party Fun

If I had to describe Yubibo in a sentence, it would be “Midair co-operative Kerplunk Jenga”. If your brain is struggling to imagine what that looks like in reality, then I understand. So, let me explain.

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Rebirth Review

Three years ago I wrote a post about whether Reiner Knizia could stay relevant as a modern designe. I should have known better than to doubt him.

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Kronologic: Paris 1920 Review

The designers have built the game on the back of a cool card masking gimmick, helping it deliver a cracking deduction game in half an hour. Think Clue meets The Search for Planet X and you’re getting somewhere close.

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Courtisans Review

What’s on the menu? Hors d’oeuvres of influence & backstabbing, followed by a main course of skullduggery and shenanigans.

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Tenpenny Parks Review

My chosen board game world is one of muted beige and dry themes, so Tenpenny Parks stands out like a neon helter-skelter in the middle of it. I love it for that.