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Lizard Wizard is an expanded remake of Raccoon Tycoon, but maybe less is more?
Whether we’re talking about board or video games, remakes, remasters and reskins are increasingly common, however in most cases, the original version of any game targeted for such treatment will be at least four or five years old. Not so…
Whistle Stop is complex train route creation
Our tabletop group has played a large number of train related games recently. From Maglev Metro to Ticket to Ride, there are just a lot of different train games out there. Whistle Stop is the newest train game to our tabletop group; it has…
Cabo Deluxe Edition is simple but super fun
When it comes to easy to play, card-based games, Cabo Deluxe Edition has a lot to offer. It’s simple to understand, quick to set up, and very easy to play round after round. You see, you are looking to get the lowest amount of numbers on…
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest is a sky-high remake
It can be a bit of a challenge to review games that are subject to a remake. Sometimes I have a strong opinion, or on other occasions I’ve never even heard of a particular game. In some cases, I didn’t like the original game, or at the very…
Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic Explained
Cults, curses and a couple of campaigns, Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic is a supplemental zine that brings together some community-created content to deepen Mörk Borg including some useful tables and ready-to-play scenarios. Mörk Borg had a big…
Why you should pull the trigger on Colt Express Big Box
Big Box versions of popular board games can be a bit of a mixed, erm, box. It can be extremely tempting to think of the “value” you’re getting when investing in a box that includes a base game and any number of expansions, both in terms of…
Clash of Cultures Monumental Edition is the Civ VI of board games
Whilst I’ve previously gone on record to say that Through the Ages might be the ultimate civilization-building simulator, there’s no doubt that it does its thing in a fairly abstract way — as do other Civ builders such as Civilization: a…
Maglev Metro has some beautiful pieces!
We have a person in our board game group who just loves trains, so we have started playing a bunch of train games when they are around! Maglev Metro is a train related tabletop game where you and your friends are all competing to be the…
Sheriff of Nottingham (Second Edition) takes bluffing games to a whole new level
Bluffing has always been a cornerstone of traditional card games, with games like Go Fish, Bluff and S**thead (or your local variant thereof) all being popular classics the world over. But sometimes, a game like Sheriff of Nottingham comes…
Stardew Valley: The Board Game is a great adaptation of the video game
I have spent hundreds of hours in Stardew Valley the video game. I spent so much time cultivating my land, fishing, mining, befriending everyone, and otherwise ensuring my farm is perfect. So when I heard there was going to be Stardew…