Game Complexity Medium

Medium-weight games

Puzzle Post – The Disappearance

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The acid test for me when it comes to these games where you want to feel immersion in a mystery is how realistic the things included seem. The Disappearance nails it.

Rebirth Review

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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.

Spectral Review

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Ryan Courtney has put together a cracking deduction game which, despite only taking half an hour to play, delivers a fully-fledged brain-burning experience

El Grande Review

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I've loved El Grande from the first time I played it. It's a classic for a reason, and this reprint just makes it better in my opinion.

Shackleton Base Review

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Shackleton base is built around some seemingly simple actions which belie how deep and malleable the game is. Like a drainpipe full of play-doh, maybe.

Ironwood Review

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The struggle between nature and progress is delivered beautifully in the best two-player board game I've played in a long time.

Orbit Preview

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Did you know there are only a few mammals in the world that lay eggs. They're called monotremes. One member of the monotreme family is the short-beaked echidna. Orbit is a game about tourists in space.