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Super Fantasy Brawl is a huge, smashing, tabletop battle!
We all know what to expect from Mythic Games at this point; huge boxes of plastic, cardboard and neoprene supported by elaborate, customised inserts. Regardless of what's come before though, nothing could prepare me for the sheer…
My Little Scythe is more than a baby step, but it’s no Giant Leap
Sometimes, a game is designed specifically to break the mould. New games are released every day that layer in crazy new mechanics over the top of traditional ones, ramping up the complexity to dizzying new heights. Others are the opposite,…
Agent Venture Mission One: The Heist — saving the world from our homes
As we have been in lockdown for quite some time now, our boardgaming group has been put on hold. Although there are options out there like Tabletop Simulator, the controls and movements aren’t ideal for all, so, we’ve simply been waiting it…
Meeple Land scratches the Theme Park itch, right on your kitchen table!
I honestly don’t know any videogame fan of a similar age to me that doesn’t have fond memories of Bullfrog’s Theme Park. Even though Rollercoaster Tycoon and, more recently, Planet Coaster have since picked up the mantle, there was…
Celtic is the Ticket to Ride beater that you’ve never heard of
Yes, it’s a bold claim to state that any game, let alone one as unassuming as Celtic, is as good as or even better than the legendary Ticket to Ride. The truth is though, I am so, so bored of Ticket to Ride that I’ve been desperate to find…
Res Arcana — a modest tableau-builder that is more than the sum of its parts
It’s okay, I think, to be disappointed by something when you first see it. I felt this way when I opened Res Arcana — a game I had heard so many good things about — only to find what seemed to be a very meagre set of components. It’s also…
LudoCherry’s Signature Skirt Is An Adventure On Print
One year later from the inaugural article, Hira reviews LudoCherry's Signature print skirt and gives their thoughts!
Kramer and Kiesling’s Renature is an abstract, ecological delight
Renature (pronounced Re-nature, not Ren-a-ture as I keep calling it) is a brand new IP co-published internationally by PSC Games, Pegasus Spiele, Capstone Games and Deep Print Games, among others. With such an illustrious group of backers…
Curious Cargo is a seriously complex two player showdown
I don’t know if it’s because of the current restrictions on travel and socialising, or just pure chance, but recently I seem to find myself playing two-player games a lot more frequently than I used to. Not only that, but with games like…
Afro-Fantasy meets area control in IELLO’s Kitara
There’s no doubt that for a continent so rich in culture, Africa is massively under-represented in both board and videogames, with only a few examples in each area that truly explore mankind’s cradle of life. Kitara, which is designed by…