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Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze makes for fantastic cooperative play
In Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze, up to four players will act cooperatively to tackle a couple of nefarious villains (and their minions) from popular pulp fiction. With a distinctly mid-20th century feel, Unmatched Adventures: Tales…
Capes Preview – Super-Powered Strategists
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take control of a team of silver age superheroes? If yes, then Capes might just be for you. If you’ve ever played a squad-based strategy game before, then you’re going to immediately recognise…
Among Ashes – Dusty
You are casually playing Quake knock-off Demon Blood one cold December evening in the year 2000, when your friend Mark messages you on Awesome Messenger to tell you about a weird game he’s been playing. Already this is giving me nostalgia,…
Become an adorable cat in A Day with Mochi
Oh, to be a cat out in the world! In A Day with Mochi, you get to do exactly that — play as a young cat who is currently living on a tropical island. There are tons of local cats here that just wander around doing whatever they want to do.…
221b Baker Street has you searching for clues
There are a lot of board games that have you playing Sherlock Holmes and we have covered a bunch of them over the years. Sherlock Holmes is one of the most well known detectives, and getting to solve mysteries is always fun! In 221b Baker…
GladiEATers has you fighting with your food
GladiEATers is an interesting mix of a fighting and cooking game, combining into something you’ve likely never played before. Before you are able to battle against different chefs, you must cook your ingredients, building your battle party!…
Forever Home – Touching, with a splash of strategy
Forever Home is a board game all about finding homes for dogs that have come to your shelter, but doing so in a way that scores you the most points possible at the end of the game. It’s a mix of strategy and sort of deciding if the odds…
Empire of the Ants is a beautiful looking strategy game that plays great on console
Guide your colony through a deadly forest as they escape from a flood in their search for a new home in Empire of the Ants. The secret to getting strategy or tactical games to work on console is an incredibly closely guarded secret,…
Feudum Review — Septennial Edition Coming Soon!
Banished from their homeland, players must set out to a new, unsettled area and build a new home against the odds.
Invector Rhythm Galaxy – Galactic beats
A nice new addition from the sequel is a casual game mode that is played solely with LB for the bass notes and the A button for the lead notes. This is a great feature for younger players or those who find coordinating lots of button…
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island shows greek gods in a new light
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island is a goofy, charming puzzle game where you find yourself shipwrecked on a strange island, with some people who seem somehow familiar. You play as Alex, who is now tasked to figure out a way off this island all…
Paleo Vet is family-weight fun a few tricks up its sleeve
Playing games with the kids is what it’s all about for me, so I am always especially delighted when we get offered a game that is simple enough for them to play, but chunky enough for me to enjoy alongside them. In Paleo Vet, one to four…
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley — Sweet summer days
Alright, full disclaimer — proud owner of several of Tove Jansson’s beautiful Moomin books, Moomin tattoo. I love these weird little melancholic creatures! Who doesn’t? So I approached Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley with a lot of…
Get Wavey – Funny Words and Phrases
As you might have noticed over the years, we go through a lot of quick board games intended for groups or parties that would work well on holidays or before a meal. Get Wavey is another card game that fits perfectly in this category. It’s…
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader – Yes, Lord Captain
Welcome to the 41st Millenium, Trader! Do you like war? No? Well that's too bad because there's a LOT of it. Okay, first things first, I am utterly and unapologetically enthusiastic about the universe of Warhammer 40,000. I think it’s an…
The House of Da Vinci – Mona Lisa guile
If you’ve played The Room or its ilk, you’ll know what the structure of this game will be. If not, you’ll work your way around a room, finding odd objects that will have hidden switches and compartments that will provide you with items that…
A Tiny Sticker Tale – an adorable adventure
Honestly, I am not sure if sticker books are still a thing. As a child, I had sticker books that were themed, tons of them, with my own collection of stickers. My children do not collect stickers, however, and instead use them in crafting.…
CoraQuest and the Keep on Questing expansion will bring your family together
In the reviews business, context is everything. Because everything written or spoken is subjective, it’s important to understand where the reviewer is coming from and what makes them tick — otherwise you can never be sure that what you’re…
Children of the Sun is ‘connect the dots’ with a sniper rifle
"That's not how bullets work" is probably the last thing, beside the bullet, passing through the head of most of the enemies in Children of the Sun, a game where you can redirect your single bullet after it tastes destruction. Children of…
Godsforge Twilight of the Great Houses and Godsforge Return of the Dragon Lords Expansions
In Godsforge you play an elite spellweaver battling for control of said Godsforge, the last source of magical energy in a crumbling world. This is accomplished by summoning creations and casting spells to pummel your rivals into submission.…