Villagers — crowded house
Villagers is fast and easy to set up, simple to teach and yet it features very deep gameplay that becomes more and more immersive as you play more of it.
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Catan — set sail for Nintendo Switch
There are fewer board games that are simpler to pick up, learn and understand than Catan is, so the digital version should be a cheap, easy way for curious players to get into board gaming.
A Thief’s Fortune — Treasure trove
In Artipia Games’ A Thief’s Fortune, the players each take responsibility for a different, alternative timeline, belonging to the same unfortunate individual. With thematic links to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, A Thief’s Fortune is…
ELO Darkness — Lane warrior
Some games are built to be efficient, both in the way they work and the use of components. Whatever grand vision the designer might have, sometimes market factors like price point and shipping show their influence. Wood is replaced with…
Flamme Rouge — Le tour de table
With the cycling season in full swing and events like the Tour de France bringing fans of the sport together all over the world, there’s never been a better time to look into other ways to enjoy the sport. Flamme Rouge, from Lautapelit and…
Godsforge — Just like magic
If you’re a fan of Magic: The Gathering and other card battling systems, then you’ll almost certainly want to check out Godsforge from Atlas Games. This attractive boxed game invites two to four players to join an endless war for the most…
EXCEED: Street Fighter — Shoryuken!
There isn’t a videogame series on Earth that is more iconic than Street Fighter and there are few card combat systems held in higher regard than EXCEED, from Level 99 Games. Combine these two properties and what do you get? Let’s find out.…
Call to Adventure — Short stories
Brotherwise Games’ Call to Adventure is a card based narrative adventure game that combines a unique “rune throwing” mechanic with classic tableau building. Playing between one and four players, Call to Adventure initially surprised me…
Divinity Original Sin II: Definitive Edition — Six months of a game
Even though the original Divinity: Original Sin was well renowned for being one of the toughest old school RPG’s available, I somehow bested it thanks to years of experience from similar games. It’s sequel, Divinity: Original Sin II took me…
Gloom of Kilforth — Dark n’ stormy
Dare you venture into the dark and foreboding RPG fantasy that is Hall or Nothing’s Gloom of Kilforth? Thanks to a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign, Gloom of Kilforth has recently been reprinted for a second time, but this…