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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,
Another day, another low-key strategy title makes its way to console — and this time it’s a hybrid of Surviving Mars, Aven Colony and… The Sims? Yes, you read that right — Stranded: Alien Dawn typically allows the player to work with just…
Ticket to Ride: Legends of the West is the perfect Christmas board game
These days, Ticket to Ride is the perennial choice for many families who play board games infrequently. With Monopoly less popular than it used to be, a new generation of gateway-level games has long since been established. But what if…
PDP Wireless Afterglow Controller – Feels PRO
The PDP Afterglow Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch feels almost as good as Nintendo’s own Pro Controller, and adds a beautiful light show all of its own.
My abiding memory of third party Nintendo controllers harks back to the N64…
Dog Park is a breezy walk through the park
In Dog Park, players take on the thematic role of a professional dog-walker, and must build out their collection of customers (dogs) and focus on specific collections to score loads of points. With bidding, set collection, variable…
Snap Ships Tactics blends fast paced fun with deep strategy
Snap Ship Tactics is perhaps both the most obvious and yet unexpected idea that I’ve seen in board gaming. It takes a simple, snap-together construction toy and turns it into a head-to-head tabletop duel reminiscent of Fantasy Flight Games’…
Kingdomino & Age of Giants Expansion — simple but fun drafting game
Original Review: 28th June 2021, post updated with Giveaway (at foot of article) 17th October 2023.
To be a Spiel Des Jahre (Game of the Year) winner, a game must be simple to teach and learn, fairly quick to play, and filled with fun,…
Spellbook is an enchanting Halloween treat
Spellbook is the brand new game from acclaimed designer Phil Walker-Harding - creator of such fantastic games as Sushi Go Party, Imhotep and Barenpark. Walker-Harding is known for creating straightforward, engaging games that almost anyone…
Age of Innovation is the peak of evolution in the Terra Mystica series
Age of Innovation is the fourth game in the Terra Mystica series, and it follows on from the original game, its sci-fi sequel Gaia Project and the more recent, lighter Terra Nova. Whilst each of these games is well-respected and arguably…
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem is buggy, old school fun
In Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, players step into the shoes of one of the Children of Heimlock — a group of orphans rescued by the Grand Inquisitor of this dark fantasy world. As their — potentially demonic — powers awaken, they are sent on a…
Spelunky 2 – familiar depths to plunder, for those who know the way…
There’s an old Erasmus saying that I sometimes like to refer to when I feel that I might be among a group of people who are all about as helpless as each other: “in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king!” I am reminded of this…