Board game reviews and previews
Board game reviews and previews
Short games
Pearladora is a game set around a series of lagoons, and in these lagoons are piles of pearls, just waiting to be claimed. The inhabitants of the islands, dotted around the lagoons, want to be the best and to collect the most pearls.
In the first of a series of reviews of new French games, this is Hiroba. Hiroba is a quick and light game from publisher Funnyfox which leans heavily on the gameplay concepts of Sudoku.
As Eddie Izzard once said, over here in Europe we've got tons of castles. So many, that we've all got one each.
With a name like Unlucky Adventurers, you might be wondering if it's a game of complete luck. The answer is a bit of yes, and a bit of no.
It makes me enormously happy - smug, almost - to say that Klask isn't just good in the context of "for a poor man's crokinole". It's just brilliant.
Guns or Treasure is a quick card game which pitches rival players as pirates, aiming to take the most treasure, and with it, infamy!
Horse racing might not be the first theme you think of when you're choosing your next game. Other than people who like an occasional flutter on the Grand National, I don't know a single person who's actually into horse racing as a sport.
There's something about seeing how far you can push the whims of Lady Luck, in a safe environment, that appeals to pretty much everyone.
The Gig is a new mixture of genres to me. When it comes to board games, regular readers know I love roll- or flip-and-writes. While I’ve tried lots of different kinds, I’ve never played one with a real-time element.
When pictures of the box art for Cryptid: Urban Legends began surfacing, it's fair to say I was a teeny bit excited. More Cryptid? Be still my beating heart!