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The King’s Dilemma: Chronicles captures the essence of the board game – but only just
We are yet to cover The King's Dilemma in board game form here at B3, but I have had the pleasure of playing a few games of it — and what stood out for me was without doubt the off-board interactions between players. With that in mind, the…
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened – Holmes is where the Lovecraft is
The story goes that having only just built up their relationship, Holmes and Watson are thrust into a world-spanning case that begins with something as simple as a missing person. Starting out in London, the pair end up in Scotland,…
Into The Odd Remastered Explained
Into The Odd is a rules-light RPG brimming with myths, mystery, arcana and creeping horror. It exists at a crossroads between easily accessible starting out and spiralling potential, with a vague 'age of industry' meets 'age of exploration'…
Dark Souls: The Board Game has two excellent new Core Sets
It’s been almost six years since we reviewed Dark Souls: The Board Game and a lot has changed. Hobby board games have changed massively in that time, and so too have our expectations as gamers. Thankfully, the tools and mechanisms available…
Trenches – Something Horrible
Trenches is trying something relatively unique, on a conceptual level. A psychological horror game set in the trenches of the First World War. I can’t understate how appealing that concept is, how it could be such a fantastic vehicle for…
CyberHeroes Arena DX – No survivors
CyberHeroes Arena DX understands the mechanics of the genre leader, in that you simply move your character around the area whilst they automatically fire weapons. Enemies spawn in and move towards you, intent on your death. In that regard,…
Mr Prepper on console feels somewhat unprepared…
I love games like Mr Prepper. Sheltered, for example, is one of my favourite survival games, and only recently I reviewed Endzone (which shares a post-apocalyptic theme) and found it to be broadly fantastic. Mr Prepper has some really…
Qwirkle is a shape and colour matching alternative to Scrabble, and it’s a lot more fun!
When it comes to family games, most people know and reach for the classics — those games like Monopoly or Scrabble that almost anyone over the age of twenty will know well enough to play without being taught. However, without getting into a…
LankyBox and Aphmau Blind Boxes from Gaming Youtubers
When it comes to gaming Youtubers, they are sometimes more popular than the games they are playing! Gaming has become a large part of everyone's lives, and we are finding that children are watching gamers on Youtube more often then they are…
My ‘Lil Everdell is a child friendly version of a modern classic!
For anyone who has read our exhaustive review or Top 50 Games We’ve Ever Reviewed, you’ll already know that Everdell is one of our very favorite games. The only downside? Everdell is a relatively complex game with lots of engine-building…