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Lumina — Chase fireflies as long as you can remember how to get there
Memory games have been around for so long — those games where you flip up two cards and hope that they match. It’s a simple something that even children enjoy playing. Lumina is a board game that takes that simple idea and uses it for all…
Hanni Honey Bee — a vertical boxed board game
It’s summertime and everyone loves flowers and bees, so Hanni Honey Bee is a great little garden-related game for young board game players to either play on their own or with up to four friends! Hanni Honey Bee has the aim of not only…
Knights will all come tumbling down in Knuckling Knights
Brave heroes — knights — each looking to find their way through a large tower. Knuckling Knights is a two to four player game aimed at children, age four and up, where you must simply roll a dice, put your knights in the tower and hope to…
Dream Catchers — Sweet dreams are made by these
There's nothing better than a good night's sleep, sadly sometimes nightmares — and monsters under the bed — are out to ruin that. You take on the role of the Dream Catchers, out to save the da... night. Play Nation Studios' Dream Catchers…
The Romans — Will you be hero or Nero?
In the latest from Ragnar Brothers, players guide the city of Rome from kingdom to republic to empire. Muster armies and send them out across the ancient world to conquer neighbouring lands but don’t neglect Rome herself. Senators must also…
Chocolate Fix is a cute, single player logic game
I’ve found another food game! We’ve played a few other chocolate-themed board games (like Chocolate Factory and Chocolatiers) while at tabletop, but Chocolate Fix is a single-player experience where you take on puzzles in an attempt to find…
Franky: Rock’n Vegas is the most basic of dice rolling games
There are hundreds of dice games out there, from classics that use regular six sided dice like Yahtzee and Liar’s Dice, to a whole host of modern variants that mix up the formula. Franky: Rock’n Vegas is one such modern take, but with that…
In Montmartre, aspiring artists compete for the favour of discerning collectors
I have often found that art is an underutilised theme for board games, especially since good artwork is so critical to the presentation of games these days. The last art-themed game I played was the light eurogame Atelier, but now I’ve got…
Kingdomino Duel is a surprising roll-and-write that is quite different to its namesake
When I opened the sturdy, magnetised box of KingDomino Duel, I was expecting something that at least vaguely resembled the original game. What I got, however, was something that looked entirely different to me, to the extent that aside from…
Pentago is the kind of abstract game that will turn up in caravans for the next twenty years
When I look at my board game collection, I see dragons, Vikings, knights, colourful farms and countless other subjects, but I can’t see a single themeless game among them. That was, of course, until Pentago arrived. The red, black and white…