Wreckland Run Review
A fully-resettable campaign game for one player which is quick to play, fun, and doesn't take up an acre of table space? Yes indeed, what a great game.
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Medium length games
Atiwa Review
Atiwa hit shelves after a successful launch at Essen Spiel '22. It's a game about bats, and you know what? I think it might be my favourite Uwe Rosenberg game.
Micro Bots: Duel Preview
The thrill of a re-purposed bread bin knocking seven bells out of a Tupperware box with a knife, is hard to beat. While Prometheus Game Labs' Micro Bots: Duel might not be quite as violent on your table, it's a cheaper and easier option for 1v1 robot carnage
Cartolan – Trade Winds Preview
Cartolan puts you in the role of adventurers, seeking to explore the unknown world and open lucrative trade routes with the various ports and cities obscured by the fog of ignorance.
Death At The Dive Bar Review
If this is your first game of this sort, there's a good chance that's the first thing you said. There's a ton of stuff in the box. Physical props, flyers, a beer mat, police reports, CCTV stills, and a bag with a code on it.
Oooooooh, mysterious!
The Shores Of Tripoli Review
The Shores of Tripoli is a two-player, event-driven wargame from Fort Circle Games. It's set on the Barbary coast of North Africa at the turn of the 19th Century, and it's great.
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest Review
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest is not only as piratey as a middle-aged man in eyeliner, it's a darn good game too.
Obsession Review
Let me guess. You found your way here because you're board-game-curious and heard that Obsession has a Pride and Prejudice / Jane Austen vibe. How am I doing so far?
Waggle Dance Review
I'd love to stroke a bumblebee, they look sooo fluffy. Waggle Dance is a new version of the classic game from Mike Nudd, from Bright Eye Games.
Manifest Review
Manifest is a '20s-themed pick-up-and-deliver affair. Rival shipping companies aim to be the best, making money by shipping goods and passengers around the globe.