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Pan Am The Game challenges you to build routes faster than Pan Am themselves, for profit
For a game called Pan Am The Game you'd not be silly to think that you might be controlling the titular company as they expand their network of flights across the world, however here you and up to three others have to outpace Pan Am for…
Night of Frights! Game brings Five Nights at Freddies to your kitchen table
Five Nights at Freddies is a popular game that has done well over the years, so of course getting a board game adaptation is something that makes sense and can keep interest and can continue to bring the game to life! Night of Frights! Game…
Mr Lovenstein Presents: No Context – a comic filled guessing game
Our board game group has been playing a lot of guessing games as of late — games that allow us to use cards or tiles to guess things that are going on. Mr Lovestein Presents: No Context is one of these guessing games, where you must place…
Sandwich Masters: Bread Roles brings characters into the game
Previously, we took a look at Sandwich Masters — a card game where you make sandwiches and try to fulfill orders. Recently, I sat down with the expansion Sandwich Masters: Bread Roles which introduces characters into the game, as well as a…
Hostile Hoarders: First Edition feels like it just needs more
When it comes to card-based games where you go head to head against the rest of your group, you need a well balanced group of people. All of your friends need to be equally against each other, without targeting specific people at the start.…
Boo-tay Call is NSFW ghost guessing board game!
Sometimes, comic book artists spread their wings and create board games using their distinct style. Boo-tay Call is a board game created by comic book artist Extra Fabulous, that's about guessing what ghost is currently being played, out of…
Monster Hunter World Iceborne: The Board Game Pre-Kickstarter Hands on
Monster Hunter World Iceborne: The Board Game takes the setting from Capcom's 2019, Monster Hunter World expansion and brings it into the board game format as a lightly-compatible, playable stand-alone package following on from…
Ted Lasso Party Game is frantic and choatic
Ted Lasso is a feel good comedy TV show about an American soccer coach who comes to England to coach a team to victory. As this TV series has really hit off, it makes sense that there is a board game dedicated to it. Much like the show…
Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window allows you to be nosey neighbors
It is often frowned upon to look in your neighbor's window, but when it comes to Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, you will not only be looking in their windows, but making decisions and assumptions around who they are and what they are…
Psycho Killer: The Card Game has you attempting to stay alive.
Psycho Killer: The Card Game has you and your friends attempting to survive being attacked by a killer! This simple to play card game doesn’t put one of you in the role of the killer, instead it has everyone look out for themselves as they…
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…
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…
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…
Crown of Exile pits players against each other in a deck-building race for the crown
The King and his heir are dead, so you're back in for a shot at the crown. Crown of Exile throws players into a medieval succession crisis, where noble houses race to claim the now-vacant throne. The B3 'South' Tabletop group rarely dabbles…
Frostpunk: The Board Game is an incredible replication of the videogame
There have been some fantastic board game adaptations of video games over the years, with Devil May Cry and Dark Souls from Steamforged Games being just a couple of examples. In both these examples, however, only a slice of the videogame…
Merry Grinchmas is a wonderful holiday game!
As someone who read Dr. Seuss books as a child, I was surprised when I found that there has actually been a game created all about the Grinch stealing Christmas. Merry Grinchmas is a very simple, two to six player game that is perfect for…
LINKEE number 3 is all about connecting the phrases
When it comes to trivia and party games, there are so many different options out there. Trivia is always a fun thing to do, especially when you have a large number of players who all want to take part. Linkee Number 3 is a trivia style game…
The Great American Mail Race has some cute components
The Great American Mail Race is a truly well made, mail delivery themed board game that supports two to four players. The whole game can be played in about 45 minutes, providing a really quick and fun board game to spend the evening…
CATastrophe: a Game of 9 Lives is a mean party game for kids and adults alike
Anyone who has a pet cat will know that even though our feline friends can be cute and cuddly, most cats are absolute b**tards. A cat will always put its own interests ahead of anyone else, and that’s pretty much what CATastrophe: a Game of…