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Rebirth Review

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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.

El Grande Review

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I've loved El Grande from the first time I played it. It's a classic for a reason, and this reprint just makes it better in my opinion.

Shackleton Base Review

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Shackleton base is built around some seemingly simple actions which belie how deep and malleable the game is. Like a drainpipe full of play-doh, maybe.

Ironwood Review

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The struggle between nature and progress is delivered beautifully in the best two-player board game I've played in a long time.

Arcs Review

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Is Arcs the best game ever? No. Is it a chaotic, unbalanced mess? No, it's not that either. Arcs is a superb game which comes with a few caveats to get the most from it.

Voidfall Review

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There's a lot of work involved in learning, setting up, and ultimately playing the game, but it's worth it. Voidfall delivers on its lofty promises and goes beyond them.

Sankoré Review

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Sankoré is fantastic, staging a successful coup d'etat against Merv and claiming the crown as my favourite of Fabio's games. There's a lot going on though, so be forewarned.

Skymines Review

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Skymines is a blast. I've taught it to my regular group and they all had a great time with it. It's a strange game in as much as there's quite a lot going on, but it never feels like it's too much.

Votes For Women Review

In previous reviews, I've talked about how theme is woven into games, like threads in a tapestry. In Votes for Women it's less 'weaving threads' and more like 'pick up that tapestry and dunk it in a tank of permanent dye'.