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Critical Mass review — Mechanised warfare
A recent release from Arcane Wonders, Critical Mass was developed in collaboration with Tom Vasel and The Dice Tower as part of an 'Essentials' range, which has a specific focus on creating accessible, exciting games.
Big Bang 13.7 review — Explosively exciting
Big Bang takes the relatively complex concept of the dawn of all life and boils it down into a straightforward, addictive tile-placement game.
Tokyo Highway (4 Player Edition) review — Rushing headlong
Tokyo Highway is a game for two to four players that focuses on building networks of highways that become increasingly more entangled as the game progresses.
Shadows Amsterdam review — Hamsterdam?
Two or more (ideally in even numbers) players split into two teams of detectives, then split again into one intelligence officer and then a number of detectives.
Dwar7s Winter review — oh baby, it’s cold outside
Dwar7s Winter is a compact, straightforward and attractive tower defense board game set in a cartoonish fantasy world.
BarBEARians: Battlegrounds review — Grizzly fun
If you’ve ever played a mobile phone strategy game, then BarBEARians: Battlegrounds should seem instantly familiar.
Suburbia Collectors Edition Kickstarter plans announced
Fans of classic city building board game Suburbia will be delighted to read that a new, Collectors Edition of the game is scheduled to land on Kickstarter soon.
Suburbia review — Bright lights, big city
A city-building board game which still delivers well after 6 years.
Tabletop Games of the Year 2018 — Jupiter Hadley
I picked out a bunch of lovely tabletop games for 2018!
Burger Boss review — Running your own burger stand
Compete with your friends for customers when it comes to having your own burger joint!
Cavern Tavern review — It’s your round
Ever fancied running your own pub? Keep your boss in a good mood and hop to it — we're taking a look at dice-placement game Cavern Tavern.
Banishment review — Ouija board… game?
Banishment is produced to a very high standard and it features a strong, thematic push towards its titular activity, which happens to be exorcising a demonic presence.
Takenoko — Build bamboo and eat it up
Takenoko is a surefire family favorite, a game that many, many people have heard of and played previously.
Fallout: The Board Game — New California expansion first impressions
New California is, like most expansions, more of the same. There are five new characters, two completely new scenarios and a literal ton (or about 2 kilograms actually) of additional cards comprising of items, events, locations, allies and…
Doomsday Bots — Create your robot and scale the tower
Build a robot army and conquer a tower to destroy the world.
1066, Tears to Many Mothers review — Mama, I just killed a man
1066, Tears to Many Mothers is the most recent release from Hall or Nothing, the design and publishing house ran by Tristan Hall. It shares the similar richly detailed artwork of Hall’s debut game, the hugely successful Gloom of Kilforth.
Four Elements hands on — Flick your elements at other people’s bases
Flick plastic elements at bases to destroy lords in Four Elements
King’s Forge (and Gold Expansion) review — Crafting with dice
King’s Forge, which has just been restocked after its third print run, is a popular and fun dice drafting game that encourages the players to act as blacksmiths on a mission to craft the most impressive items as fast as possible.
UFO A Go-Go Preview — Host the best galactic parties
Running events is quite the challenge, especially when other people are hosting parties at the same time
Liberatores: The Conspiracy to Liberate Rome review — Hail, Caesar!
Et tu, Brute? Take your side in the shadowy power struggle to liberate Rome from Caesar's grasp in Liberatores, a game with hidden roles.