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.
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.
Targi is a game for two players, where each tries to control trade in the Sahara with their Tuareg tribes. It’s been a stalwart in many players’ collections since its release in 2012, but what makes it so special, and why am I talking about it in 2020? Read on, and find out.
Update: Video review included.
Have you ever wanted to wander the trails around America’s National Parks? Take some photographs, enjoy the weather, and take in the sights? If, like me, that’s a fantasy for you, there is an alternative – the PARKS board game, by Keymaster Games
The Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective series of games have been around for nearly 40 years now, and this year saw the release of the latest of the bunch – The Baker Street Irregulars. Let’s see how good it is.
In a change from my usual style here, where I review games that tend to cover an entire table, today we’re going to look at one that fits in the palm of your hand. Jon Mietling’s 2018 game Palm Island comprises of just 17 cards, but can it contain a game worth buying in such a small package? Let’s find out.
If two of your favourite things are worker placement games, and anthropomorphised woodland creatures, then you’re in for a treat
Legacy games, if you’re not familiar with them, tend to have things happen which permanently change the game as you play. Aeon’s End Legacy takes this format and applies it to this fanstasy deckbuilding franchise, so let’s have a look at the game.
I’m going to say right at the outset that I know 1970s American politics isn’t a theme that’s going to set everyone’s heart a-flutter. However, I’d urge you to read this review all the same, because to turn your nose up at Watergate without looking deeper could be doing your collection a major disservice.
What’s special about Teotihuacan? Lots of Eurogames give you the feeling of building something. but how many let you physically build something magnificent, right there on the board?
