Tabletop Reviews

If you're looking for a rules-light, dark Caribbean TRPG setting, one that takes place in the time of piracy but is littered with the undead, the monstrous and the eldritch, then look no further than Pirate Borg. Pirate Borg is, when it…

Ghost Blitz is a bit different from the tabletop games we have previously played, and actually works better with smaller groups of people. It’s a game that has a collection of wooden pieces and a deck of cards, challenging players to very…

Ghost Castle is back, perhaps you never knew it the first time around, but it's back now. The early seventies game, Which Witch?, was a classic, race-to-the-finish board game with a tower-powered trap gimmick that made it instantly…

From the iconic map design to its succinct and distinctly British cautionary phrase the London Underground is instantly recognizable. Mind the Gap is a game about negotiating the subterranean network beneath London, hopefully with more…

It's not uncommon for companies to try and take existing universes and spin them out into role playing games, with franchises like Xena, Dr Who and Discworld already having tRPGs it was just a matter of time before Dune made the jump, with…

Original Review: 28th June 2021, post updated with Giveaway (at foot of article) 17th October 2023. To be a Spiel Des Jahre (Game of the Year) winner, a game must be simple to teach and learn, fairly quick to play, and filled with fun,…

In Dunaïa players carefully draft dice in a race to secure their tribes' future through using the titular metal beings to best position themselves before the three prophecies come to pass. Dunaia is a clever dice-drafting game with tight…

Nightmare Horror Adventures is a spooky, two to five player board game where you solve a mystery together. This is an immersive tabletop game where you will be using tiles, cards, a pawn, and a computer to really get into the feel of…

Spellbook is the brand new game from acclaimed designer Phil Walker-Harding - creator of such fantastic games as Sushi Go Party, Imhotep and Barenpark. Walker-Harding is known for creating straightforward, engaging games that almost anyone…

Age of Innovation is the fourth game in the Terra Mystica series, and it follows on from the original game, its sci-fi sequel Gaia Project and the more recent, lighter Terra Nova. Whilst each of these games is well-respected and arguably…