Rumble Nation Review – A decade of district dice dominance
Rumble Nation is cheap, the box is small, it's easy to learn, and it's quick. It's also absolutely brilliant. Keep your eyes open for a copy.
Tag Area Control
Area Control games have the players fight over controlling space on the map. Think about games like Risk.
Orbs vs Drones Preview – The lesser of two evils?
The aliens have sent their orbs to our home, our planet, our blue marble. Earth. They want to wipe out the population to build big factories, or farms, or theme parks - I'm not really sure what they want. But they want us gone.
Dewan Review – Got an umbrella? It’s about terrain
"Unnecessary, slightly too sensual, but glorious all the same."
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.
El Grande Review – Does the Granddaddy of Area Control still rule?
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
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
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 – Does Leder Games’ latest game topple Root?
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.
Ultimate Voyage Preview
A big vision, and a really unusual setting and theme which feels exotic and fresh to me.
Voidfall Review – Call of the void
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
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
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.