Board game reviews and previews
Board game reviews and previews
Long games
Spooky is a great word. It conjures up images of ghosts, ghouls, monsters and horror, but does it through the lens of something safe and fun. It's kid-friendly, it's all things Scooby-Doo, and it's one of my favourite feelings. Vast: The Mysterious Manor aims to recreate that feeling in the poster child for all things spooky - a haunted mansion.
Chip Theory Games, who make Too Many Bones, have a reputation for putting premium games with massive replayability out in the market. Was the hype justified? And maybe more importantly for my readers - is it a good game to get, even if you're a die-hard Euro gamer? Can you still have fun without farming or running a fishery?
Scythe is Stonemaier Games' Euro-in-mechs-clothing game from 2016. It's a game that's been riding high in the BGG charts since its release, so it's about time I gave it a proper review.
The third in the Escape Tales series - Children of Wyrmwoods - takes place in a world beyond our time, in villages, towers and thick forests.
Low Memory is the second game in the Escape Tales series from Board&Dice. It eschews the paranormal setting of its predecessor - The Awakening - and takes us into the near future
The Escape Tales series from Board&Dice are games in the 'escape room in a box' style. Follow the story, solve puzzles and make decisions to see how what happens in your adventure
The Tu'x Rebellion is a competitive, yet co-operative game, set in a fantasy world. It combines Euro-like resource management, and outright war-gaming, in a grand scale campaign.
Update - Video review added.
Does the idea of gnomes, islands, guardians and bonfires get you excited? No? How about shells, fruit, roots and portals? Getting somewhere yet? Hmmm. Okay, how about a lavish new Stefan Feld game, full of mechanisms, strategy and gorgeous artwork? Ahhh, now I've got your attention! Let's have a look at Bonfire, his big new game for 2020.
Pingyao: The First Chinese Banks is getting a release in English through Kickstarter in January, and I joined the publisher for an online playthrough. Here's how it went.
Update - Video review added.
Nemo's War 2nd Edition pays homage to Jules Verne's classic novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea. It's a game designed from the ground-up to be a solo experience, and uses the content of the original book to create a narrative game that's unlike any I've played before.