Tabletop

Rating things is incredibly easy, in fact, we often do it automatically as we think about things. However, What's The Best Thing? challenges you, as a group, to rank five, then eight, then ten, random things in the correct order, and that's…

From the creative minds at Hungry Minds — the studio behind The Book and The Last Book — comes their latest creation. It’s simply called The Puzzle — Octopolis. I am starting to see a pattern in how they name things. Not the most…

Bomb Busters from Pegasus Spiele is a fast-paced cooperative deduction game where players work together as a bomb squad, racing against time to cut the right wires and defuse explosives before disaster strikes. It’s a clever and highly…

Gloomies love flowers, they love wearing them and collecting them. Your job is to oversee both the growing and harvesting of the flowers in this two phase, contract-based board game. Before I start, I should state that Gloomies is an…

Chivalry is Dead: Race for the Crown is a fantasy-themed chariot racing game from Naughty Jester Games that blends high-speed competition with chaotic combat, delivering a racing experience that is as much about survival and sabotage as it…

2025 was an incredible year for tabletop gaming, with designers pushing boundaries in creativity, storytelling, and mechanical depth. Yet, it was also a year of reprints, re-imaginings and perhaps a retraction in the crowdfunding market…

Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City, designed by Naotaka Shimamoto and Yoshiaki Tomioka and published by Itten, is a dexterity game that builds on the minimalist charm of the original Tokyo Highway while adding a splash of colour, a bit more…

Quoridor Pac-Man is a curious hybrid that manifests as part abstract strategy, part arcade homage and if you were just in the market for Quoridor alone, it might be all the more interesting for it.  Published by Gigamic, this edition of the…

Cascadero is a clever, spatially-driven tile placement game from Reiner Knizia and Bitewing Games — blending route-building, area control, and cascading bonuses into a tight, interactive puzzle that rewards timing, positioning, and…

Hispania, from Draco Ideas, is a focused and abstract historical strategy game that casts players as Roman praetors (and maybe a consul) tasked with subduing the Iberian Peninsula over the course of two centuries. Hispania is a primarily…

FlickFleet, designed by Jackson Pope and Paul Willcox and published by Eurydice Games, is a dexterity-driven space skirmish game that swaps dice and cards for finger flicks and acrylic templates. It’s a game that doesn’t take itself too…

In Pax Illuminaten you are an Areopagus of the Illuminati, seeking to grow the order and undermine the authority of the church. Spread your clandestine influence across Bavaria as you recruit the great thinkers and artists of the…

Nature is a modular, ecosystem-building strategy game from North Star Games and Dominic Crapuchettes that follows on from the popular Evolution and Oceans games which use remarkably similar mechanics. This latest effort offers the most…

Tokaido Duo is a serene but surprisingly crunchy, two-player-only reimagining of the original Tokaido — offering a layered, asymmetric experience that captures the spirit of travel and reflection while introducing previously unexpected…

Middle Ages, designed by Marc André and published by Studio H, is a masterful blend of familiar mechanics and fresh presentation. Supplied to us by Hachette UK, Middle Ages is the clear spiritual successor to Majesty: For the Realm, but…

Leviathan Wilds is a game that doesn’t ask you to fight bosses. Instead, it asks you to climb, to heal and to cling on for dear life. It’s an inversion of the recently popular boss battle genre, and it’s all the more compelling for it.…

Oranges and Lemons is a game that invites players to walk through London’s past — and it’s brisk, bustling, and full of character. Designed by Richard Denning and published by Medusa Games, Oranges and Lemons is a medium-weight strategy…

Faraway's recent People from Below expansion adds a welcome layer of asymmetry and thematic depth. It introduces a new biome — the Underlands — along with a fresh set of region cards and denizens that interact with the core mechanics in…

Cyclades: Legendary Edition is more than just a reprint — it’s the near flawless remaster of an already exceptional design. Designed by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc, this version consolidates the original Cyclades and the best of its…

Articulate is a classic for a reason, it very much takes the frenetic energy of parlour games and combines it with prompt cards and a ticking timer. Articulate for Kids takes on the incredibly daunting task of trying to adapt that format to…