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Matt is B3's resident Head of Board Games. As a life-long fan of all things gaming he'll also occasionally be found covering video games with the team,
As (just about) the main tabletop reviewer here, my attention is often more on paper and card than it is on digital games. When a video game chooses to root itself firmly in board game mechanics however, my interest is always piqued. Faeria…
Twin It! Provides a Straightforward, Grown Up Alternative to Snap…
Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best — especially when you take the most basic concept and layer in just a few new ideas to keep things interesting. With Twin It!, players will feel immediately familiar thanks to similarities with…
Little Battle is a tense, multiplayer game of drafting and misdirection
Whilst Little Battle is a title that might suggest a fair bit of conflict, this small box kids game from Loki is actually something very different. Yes, you’ll be competing directly with each other, but the anamorphic-pirate theme and the…
X-Communicated — 1971 Project Helios is not the tactical combat game you’re…
With some really stellar tactical action games already out on Nintendo’s Switch console, 1971 Project Helios was always going to need to find some way to differentiate itself. At face value it might appear to do just that, with an…
Those Who Remain — a game you’ll want to run far away from
My idea of a good horror game is one that paralyses me with fear. It’s a game that is so terrifying I can’t get out of my chair to perform basic functions like visiting the toilet, or getting a drink. These are games so frightening that you…
Mortal Shell is so close to being a Souls game, that I don’t know how it…
There’s a fine line between imitation as flattery and outright copying the work of a person or group that you admire. In the case of Mortal Shell, the line is so blurred that I could hardly see it, and if you put screenshots from Mortal…
Deckscape offers an Escape Room experience without leaving your living room
Modern board and card games encompass all kinds of things, from directly confrontational head to head games, to abstract puzzles and party games that can accommodate four or more players. Through this creative diversity, we also have access…
Splash Party is the family game that will turn up the heat this summer
As a board gamer with young kids, I’m always on the lookout for new ways to hook my family into enjoying the hobby with me. The trouble with most kids games is that they offer little in the way of interest for adult players. Splash Party,…
Keyforge’s New Mass Mutation Is Bigger and More Bonkers Than Ever
You may already be familiar with Richard Garfield’s Keyforge — a head to head card game in which each player guides a procedurally-generated and entirely random deck in battle against the other player. Now onto its 4th set, Mass Mutation,…
Petrichor is back on Kickstarter with a new Cows expansion!
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times — a unique theme can sell a board game to me in a heartbeat. With that said, I’m ashamed to say that I’d never really heard of Petrichor before I took on this review. Now that I have,…