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The Champion of the Wild asks all the right questions
Now don’t be shy, you can’t tell me that you’ve never wondered who would win in a fight between a tiger and a polar bear, or whether an elephant is a better endurance swimmer than a leopard. It’s OK, we’ve all asked those questions at some…
Barenpark is cheap, simple and one of the best tile placement games money can buy
OK, I admit it; when I came into the process of reviewing Barenpark, I’d never played it before. With a game like this comes baggage — the weight of expectation. Everyone has an opinion on it, whether that be because they think it’s too…
Smoothies blends dice rolling and bingo
Smoothies is a game titled as if it is a food game, but do not be fooled, it isn't really a food game. That doesn't mean it’s a bad game — Smoothies reminded me of Bingo, but in a way that you are doing math and having power-ups to juggle.…
Bring Your Little Monsters to the Table in Jurassic Snack
If your kids (or really any kids that you’ve been entrusted to look after) have a passing interest in dinosaurs, then you simply must introduce them to Jurassic Snack. This gorgeous small box game is a two-player feast that is suitable for…
Empires of the North’s variable-length rounds and custom decks make for quick, varied play
The original Imperial Settlers released back in 2014, it had players race to conquer new lands, juggling economy, expansion and land capture in a race to glory. Empires of The North launched last year, and while it's set in the same…
Taco Fight is seriously fast paced
Have you ever played a tabletop game and realized that it was probably invented by a few drunk college students who truly know all the rules, but aren’t very good at communicating them? That’s how we all felt at the end of Taco Fight, but…
Heroes of Tenefyr offers light relief from heavier dungeon crawls
When it first launched back at the start of 2019, Heroes of Tenefyr was seen as something of a surprise hit. The first print run sold out quickly, and fans of the game really enjoyed the mixture of light deckbuilding, push your luck and…
Nagaraja is a head to head Temple of Doom simulator
Every once in a while, a board game comes along which is almost completely unique. For better or worse, there’s little I enjoy more than exploring new systems, components and mechanics. Having begun playing Nagaraja without any expectation…
Prospero Hall’s Horrified is the most compelling cooperative game since Pandemic
If you love the idea of running around the locations of classic horror movies such as Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Invisible Man, then Horrified might be just what you’re looking for. This wholly cooperative game pits up to five…
Conqueror: Final Conquest simulates the pressure of leading a vast empire
It’s not often that we see a game that is designed and produced in the Middle East (except, of course, probably the most important board game ever made; Chess, which originated in either India or Persia). Conqueror: Final Conquest is a…