Railway Boom Review – Choo choose a great new game
Railway Boom's hook, its something special, its little bit of ooh-la-la, is the bidding mechanism that underpins nearly everything that happens.
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Tag 2-4 Players
The Druids Of Edora Review – Fun forest frolics from Feld
A new Stefan Feld game arriving is always exciting to me. You never quite know what you're going to get.
Fetching Feathers Preview – Ornithological refinement
It's a familiar game, for sure, but I think it's more like a refinement than anything else. It's like making the most amazing sandwich, then someone saying, "You know what, let's see what happens when we add fewer flavours of crisps in this".
Bus & Stop Review – Discover the true joy of riding the bus
Skedaddling represents a passenger choosing to get off at an unplanned stop, impulsively. This is the true joy of riding a bus
Shuffle And Swing Review
Shuffle and Swing is a colourful dollop of jazz rondel fun which just about everyone will enjoy.
Hoplomachus: Remastered & Pandora’s Wake Expansion Review
Everything about it feels refined, and by boiling it down with the new graphic design Chip Theory have extracted the essence of what makes a good skirmish game.
Rebirth Review
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.
Battalion: War Of The Ancients Review
Battalion is a game which masquerades as a wargame, has all the theme and trappings of a war game, but plays more like an asymmetric dueling card game.
Looot Review
Looot does a lot of things well. It combines two separate geometric puzzles - one shared, one personal - and asks you to figure out the best way to take advantage of the opportunities on each.
River Of Gold Review
The mental gymnastics aren't venturing into Lacerda or Splotter levels here, but there's enough to keep your brain on its toes. Not that brains have toes, but you get the idea.