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Jaws: No Swimming, Beach Closed makes a great 2 player game
If you are a fan of the movie Jaws and simple to pick up and play board games then Jaws: No Swimming, Beach Closed might be the perfect game for you. This board game can be played with more than two players, however only one player can be…
Age of Wonders: Planetfall (the card game) crashes down with a bang
When I reviewed Age of Wonders: Planetfall back in 2019, I never imagined that almost five years later, I’d be reviewing a card game about it. Even more bizarrely, when I received said card game, I never expected it to be as good as it has…
Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa proves that higher education takes time
Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa is going to be called a lot of things in this review… It’s clever, it’s beautiful and it’s fast-paced once you teach it, but it’s also daunting and opaque to truly understand, and I’m already predicting that…
Dutch Resistance: Orange Shall Overcome! will occupy every bit of your free time if you let it!
The last time we experienced a World War II-themed cooperative game, it was Philip duBarry’s superb Black Orchestra: Second Edition. I couldn’t get enough of Black Orchestra at the time, and when I read about Dutch Resistance: Orange Shall…
Karate Cats and Kung Fu Dogs is a fast-paced step up from Snap
Reflex-based tabletop games and kids are a combo that often seems like it's only a few moments from disaster. Karate Cats and Kung Fu Dogs takes the classic snap formula and adds a few simple modifiers and a fun, animal theme. When it comes…
World Wonders is a beautiful and generous city builder
In World Wonders from Zé Mendes and Arcane Wonders, players will plan out and construct an ancient city, adding production, food and luxury goods to their output and building monuments to demonstrate their wealth. With more than twenty…
Sheep Dip is a family friendly game of stealing sheep and packing pens
A set-building game with a woollen twist, Sheep Dip is a short and simple game for 3-6 players. I was actually very pleasantly surprised by Sheep Dip, which is pitched as an approachable family card game but actually features a couple of…
Star Wars Villainous: Scum & Villainy – “Never a more wretched hive of …”
Returning players will be glad to know you can mix and match Villainous Scum & Villainy with the original “Power of the Dark Side” and have Darth Vader match up against Boba Fett if you so choose.
Obey the Clay is fast action clay creating
Obey The Clay is a very simple game to pick up and play based around quick modelling and whacky antics. A family-friendly game where players split into two teams, Obey The Clay even fits if you have a smaller group or an odd number of…
Pirate Tails is all about remembering what you’ve buried
Squirrels and pirates have, as it turns out, more than a few things in common. In Pirate Tails you play as pirate squirrels, taking turns to bank, hide or dump cards before grabbing a stash and trying to get the best horde each round. We've…