Tabletop

When a game receives the sort of hype that Obsession has, you have to approach it with caution. At best, there’s a chance that you’ll end up being underwhelmed by a game that is actually decent but still can’t live up to expectations,…

The Batman Who Laughs is the second game we've played in the Rising system, after we played SpongeBob Squarepants: Plankton Rising previously. This system seems to have been based around having a large villain statue, which is used in…

Cuphead is known as a very challenging, face past, almost Disney-looking video game that will make you rage quit. Or, well, it does make me rage quit. So, as a result, I was pretty curious on how the intense, face-paced, always going to…

Over the years we've reviewed an absolute mass of board and tabletop games, in fact, we've got over 400 tabletop reviews on the site already. What you might not know is that we've got a penchant for food-themed ones; We've actually reviewed…

It must be tough to take an IP as popular as former Spiel Des Jahre 2017 winner Kingdomino and expand on it without spoiling a working formula, but Bruno Cathala and friends seem to keep managing it. First we had the roll-and-write…

I have to admit that when I first saw the previous World of Warcraft branded take on a thematic board game (Small World of Warcraft) I was pretty dubious. Somehow though, the Warcraft theme really enhanced the base game and I really enjoyed…

Zillionaires on Mars reminded all of us of Monopoly — specifically the auction phase in Monopoly, where you’d auction to purchase properties. I did not really play much like it beyond that though, instead taking notes from Bingo. Regardless…

A long time ago (2002) in a galaxy far, far away (when Milton Bradley were still a trading brand) there was a game called Star Wars: Epic Duels. In this game, iconic heroes from the Star Wars universe did battle using cards and dice. For…

In Steamopolis, players compete for the title of mayor of the titular steampunk town by building the best steamship, flying supportive banners and visiting the various factories in the city. It’s not exactly clear why much of this equates…

I am a big fan of food-based board games. I have an entire bookshelf dedicated to the food theme games I have come across and picked up in my time. I am also from New York, and love Pizzas — my dad was a Pizza cook before I was born. So, I…

If you need a fun game to play when you have family and friends around, What Next? is a great choice for all ages.

Smash Up, much like Munchkin, is a board game that many people have played or at least heard of in their time in the board game space. There have been several different versions of Smash Up, but my first time playing this game has actually…

Munchkin is a game that everyone has at least heard of, if not played. There are tons of variations of the game, including lots of brand collaborations, that bring their own twist to the game. We got our hands on Munchkin Spongebob…

Word on the Street is an educational tabletop game for two to eight players, split into two teams where players need to capture letters to win. Dann’s phone is full of spelling games. He can spell so many different words and basically is a…

We love food and we love games about food, so we were pretty excited to try Takeout: The Card Game! This game is designed for two to four players and takes about 30 minutes to an hour to play through, while you shuffle food to and from your…

Murder mystery games have always been popular with people and we have played many iterations of the formula before, but Foul Play: Once Upon a Crime brings the concept of murder mystery into a single deck of cards that you can take anywhere…

Big Potato Games is most known for their adorable board games, which are often easy to pick up and play with a group of friends. Our board game group has been a big fan of Big Potato Games for quite some time, especially as they changed…

You may already know that I love food-based games. I just think they are so fun, like a good cross between my hobbies. I have a particular love for Asian and Japanese food. It’s easy to say that I have had a lot of buns in my life. We’ve…

Have you ever played a board game, and felt like everything you've been doing is wrong? Like there is no possible way you are playing this game correctly? Then, you re-read the rules, your friends read the rules, and you all come to the…

Board games are so vast, so luscious and so packed with interlocking mechanisms these days that I’m beginning to wonder whether making a game that is both simple and brilliant might not be the true sign of a masterful designer. Up step…