Board game reviews and previews
Board game reviews and previews
You play as entrepreneurs who have bought derelict space stations, and aim to turn them into the swankiest holiday resorts in the cosmos. This isn't your Airbnb style holiday, think about it more like Space Vegas. (note to self - trademark 'Space Vegas', it sounds awesome)
Cooper Island is an unusual Euro game that marries worker-placement and tile-placement, along with a bit of resource management.Each player is developing their own peninsula of the oddly-shaped island, and resources are in short supply.
This special feature looks at the games produced by The Dark Imp, and designer Ellie Dix
Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon, from Bruno Cathala and Evan Singh, is a combination of tile-placement and area control. The premise of the game pits you as rival gardeners, seeking to do the seemingly impossible – grow beautiful gardens in the middle of the desert.