The Morrison Game Factory Review
A game about solving a mystery in a game factory, solving puzzles with parts of board games? Be still my beating heart.
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Board game reviews and previews
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Board game reviews and previews
Game Length Long (90+ mins)
Long games
Ancient Civilizations Of The Middle East Review
Conquer all before you, or Gilgamesh your way out of trouble. Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East lets you do both.
Barrage Review
Daaaaam! Literally, dam, because that's what you're building in Barrage - dams. Also conduits, powerhouses and elevations, but 'Coooonduit!' doesn't have quite the same ring.
Barcelona Review
Barcelona is the latest Euro game from Board&Dice. It's a mixture of tile-placement and action-selection, and while that sounds like a relatively easy mixture to cope with, there are a lot of things going on
Midhalla Preview
Ever wanted to eliminate randomness in the combat in a crawler? How about adding tower defence elements? Ahh, got your attention now haven't I? Buckle-up, Midhalla is a ride.
Rogue Angels Preview
I've played through several hours of the included campaign now, and I've got to tell you, it actually lives up to the claim. Rogue Angels is Mass Effect: The Board Game in all but name.
The Gallerist Review
Visitors of three different kinds enter the game at the plaza, and it's your job to bring them towards your gallery and away from the galleries of your rivals. Think of it like a connoisseur version of Hungry Hungry Hippos.
Artisans Of Splendent Vale Review
Artisans of Splendent Vale gives us a watercolour world full of diverse, non-stereotyped, pastel protagonists, breathing fresh life into tired tropes.
Revive Review
Revive picks the things it wants to do - and there are a lot of them - and does each of them really well. Is it enough to revive the interests of those of you bored-to-death of Euros full of mechanisms?
Task Force: Carrier Battles in the Pacific Review
Thematic touches are all over the game's design, and while they're the sort of things wargame veterans might take for granted, newcomers - who VUCA have clearly invited to the party with Task Force - will be pleasantly surprised.