Boreal Review – A pyramid scheme for two
Sometimes a game is good enough to stand on its own. It has a theme, but that theme is like a dog wearing a bumblebee costume – it’s cute, but it’s not fooling anyone.
Tagged: 2 Player
Digit Code Review – Code-breaking fun for two
I love it. No pretence. No trying to make something fit which really doesn’t, like a hermit crab wearing a Coke can. It’s just a case of the game mechanisms being enough to sell the game on their own, and you know what? They do. Digit Code is great.
Gwent Review – You want peace? Fight for it!
If you know the differences between different Gwent versions, you know what to expect. If you’ve no idea what I’m blathering about, don’t worry about it. This review is for you, Gwent newbie.
Cat Chi Cat Review – Tell your cat I said ‘pspspsps’
Cat Chi Cat has a really simple premise which plays out in ten to twenty minutes, and I love the moment when people truly get it
Qawale Mini Review
This isn’t a mini-review of Qawale. It’s a normal review of Qawale Mini, a smaller version of the hit abstract game from Gigamic. That said, it won’t be a long one, as it’s a quick, light abstract game.
Chroma Arcana Preview
“Why should I choose your game?”
To answer that question you need to give me some clear, concise reasons that make your game stand out from the crowd. So, why should I buy Chroma Arcana?
Kamisado Review
Kamisado finds a happy medium between the two extremes. It’s a game I can teach to anyone in a minute and have them enjoy, but the depth of the strategy continues to emerge long after your fiftieth game.
Salerno ’43 Review
Today I’m upping the ante with my recent dive into wargaming. Putting on my big boy trousers and stepping up to ‘hex and counter’ games. My first foray proper into this world is with Salerno ’43, a game from GMT Games and designer Mark Simonitch.
Polis Review
Poleis is a war game, but not one with a ton of cardboard chits, or worrying about attack and defence values. In fact, it looks and feels more like a Euro game
Klask Review
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.
