Tabletop

One of the beautiful things about a game like Magic, especially in more free-form variants like Commander, is that there are plenty of ways to win. You wanna go the classic route and just (magically) punch people in the face? Great. Want to…

Altay from Ares Games and designers Paolo Mori and Ole Steiness is a compact civilisation game that wears its influences on its sleeve while carving out a distinct, table‑friendly niche. It is not trying to be a sprawling 4X epic; instead…

Some collect Pokemon Cards for battling, some collect them to look pretty in their binder, and some simply buy them for the resale value of the current hit cards (booo!). But, with Mega Evolution - Pitch Black coming out so soon after Mega…

Dorfromantik have announced a new version of their hit board game. Coming in October, it'll give us the chance to set sail to the gorgeous South Seas! For anybody unfamiliar, Dorfromantik is a cosy tile-based "puzzle" game produced by…

For whatever reason, I tend to find that I almost always enjoy games published by Mighty Boards. In the spirit of transparency, we’ve been working with them for years and have reviewed games like Posthuman Saga and have even interviewed…

So, you’ve started playing Commander. I’m sure that sentence makes this article feel like an intervention but nope, I’m with you all the way! As one of the most popular ways to play Magic, you’re joining a huge community, and it’s not…

Welcome back, fellow game fans! I hope you've been surviving the summer heat (so far) as we head into July. Put the kettle on and grab a chocolate biscuit, because I've returned victorious from the digital wilderness with another batch of…

It was October 2024 when I first played Saltfjord, and I only managed to get my hands on it because a friend brought it back from Essen Spiel that year. Somehow, this incredible game remained elusive in the UK for well over a year, but…

It is Pokemon's 30th anniversary this year, so it makes sense that there are tons of reveals related to the milestone! The most recent reveal is is for the 30th Celebration Expansion that's coming to the Pokemon Trading Card game, which…

At face value, Hello Kitty: Day at the Park appears to be a charming and approachable family game, but when you spend more time with it, you start to appreciate just how carefully it has been put together by a real design team rather than…

Marvel is back in Magic as Marvel Super Heroes drops as the most recent set for the game. Now, we can talk all day about Universes Beyond, how healthy it is for the game, and if we really agree with the future plans for a 50/50…

In the shadow of Himeji Castle, loyal retainers advance their clans interests as a quiet strategic duel is played out amongst elegant gardens and castle corridors as carefully planned moves must always be taken carefully to ensure that your…

Mosaic: A Story of Civilization, designed by Glenn Drover and published by Forbidden Games, is a sprawling, action driven civilization‑builder that condenses the sweep of typical ancient history 4x games into a two‑hour experience. Mosaic…

A Gentle Rain is a rare kind of game — one that asks almost nothing of you, yet gives back a surprising amount. Designed by Kevin Wilson and published by Incredible Dream (who recently gave us Kinfire Council), it’s a quiet, meditative…

We play a lot of party-style games at our house, as we have a group of friends that regularly come over for dinner parties and we are always looking for something fun to play after food. In A Nutshell feels like one of these games that are…

Games that feature technology do really depend on that technology not changing in any way. We found ourselves stuck with this risk in Spot the Intro. Spot the Intro is a very fun idea; it’s a music-based board game where individuals or…

Rocky Roads is the third expansion for Days of Wonder’s fantastic HEAT: Pedal to the Metal, and very much represents a kind of “more of what you like” expansion in the best possible sense. There’s no attempt to fiddle with what works well,…

The Kinfire Delve series by Incredible Dream is a set of cooperative fantasy card game that I was not expecting to get as hooked on as I have. Kinfire Delve sits comfortably with the other high energy huge sprawling fantasy epics that have…

Finspan: Sharks and Reefs is a “no bloat”  expansion that feels pretty clear in what it wants to offer: a richer, more varied version of the base game built around a single new mechanism that integrates cleanly into everything that we…

Hachette, the creators behind Cyclades, Yogi, Middle Ages and many other board games we've reviewed over the years have announced their upcoming game Encyclopedia of Monsters. This new game is designed by Antonie Bauza, Corentin Lebrat and…