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Blobby’s Pizza: A fractions learning tool stuffed with pizza and monsters

Dann Sullivan Dec 22, 2023 0

Maths is hard, it's one of the few things in life where there are no real shortcuts to learning, you just simply need to acquire that knowledge through repetition and rationalising. Blobby's Pizza is aimed at making learning fractions fun…

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Caverna – Cave vs Cave – Two-Player Dungeon Crawling

Matthew Smail Dec 18, 2023 0

If Caverna (which are yet to review) is known as one of Uwe Rosenberg’s most complex and expansive board games, then it’s exclusively two-player sibling Caverna - Cave vs Cave must be one his cleanest and most straightforward designs. This…

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Block Party tests your quickfire building ability

Jupiter Hadley Dec 15, 2023 0

Block Party is a really fun, two-to-six player game that is all about creating pictures using little blocks! We played the game as a group of more than two, using the various cards to pick what we made, but there is a board for two players…

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Apiary – in space, no one can hear you buzzzZzzzZ

Matthew Smail Dec 11, 2023 0

In Apiary, the brand new worker placement game from Stonemaier Games and first-time designer Connie Vogelmann, up to five players take on the role of space bees as they explore and expand through the galaxy. These bees will carve lasting…

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Honeycombs is tactile and versatile kids game that you can play anywhere

Matthew Smail Dec 8, 2023 0

Imagine picking up a bright yellow bag that weighs a lot more than it should. Now picture yourself putting your hand into the bag and finding it full of thick, smooth-edged hexagonal tiles that have considerable weight and character to…

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20 best board game stocking stuffers for Christmas

Jupiter Hadley Dec 7, 2023 0

Updated on December 7th - added more games. Looking for a great board game to stuff a Christmas stocking? Look no further than our list of the best small-form-factor board games. The holiday season is just around the corner, with many…

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Print-and-Play games: Featuring bees, drugs and deep space dreams

Jupiter Hadley Dec 5, 2023

Stuck for a last-minute game to play with friends? This list of printable tabletop games might be just the thing.

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The Vanishing Gambler – Mystery Solving in a Box

Jupiter Hadley Dec 4, 2023 0

We have played a few of these murder mystery tabletop games over the last while — they seem to have boomed in popularity. The Vanishing Gambler was more challenging than previous games in the same category, with more reliance on the players…

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Scythe sees you controlling factions in fictional 1920’s Europe

Matthew Smail Dec 4, 2023 15

Original Review: December 4th, 2023, post updated with Giveaway (at foot of article) November 21st, 2023. About five years ago, it was hard to tell which “gamer's game” was top of the tree. Lords of Waterdeep, Five Tribes, Viticulture and…

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Fled challenges up to four players to escape from a Victorian prison

Dann Sullivan Dec 1, 2023 0

From Mark Swanson, the creative mind behind the fantastic Feudum (which we rated incredibly positively when we got our hands on it back in 2018) comes Fled, a game all about gathering resources as well as taking big risks as you explore,…

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Master Dater by Cyanide and Happiness – A Match Made in Heaven?

Tom Brown Nov 27, 2023 0

Master Dater is the latest board game to come from the Cyanide and Happiness team, and this one's quite different than their previous games. This one — Master Dater – is a dating-themed, card-matching game. I played this on a Friday evening…

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Ticket to Ride: Legends of the West is the perfect Christmas board game

Matthew Smail Nov 26, 2023 0

These days, Ticket to Ride is the perennial choice for many families who play board games infrequently. With Monopoly less popular than it used to be, a new generation of gateway-level games has long since been established. But what if…

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True Crime Stories has you solving real-life crimes

Jupiter Hadley Nov 20, 2023 0

The genre of true crime and solving mysteries has become quite popular in recent years, so it’s no surprise that there are board games that put you as a lead detective! True Crime Stories is a little unexpected, however, as you aren’t…

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Dog Park is a breezy walk through the park

Matthew Smail Nov 17, 2023 0

In Dog Park, players take on the thematic role of a professional dog-walker, and must build out their collection of customers (dogs) and focus on specific collections to score loads of points. With bidding, set collection, variable…

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Horizon Forbidden West: Seeds of Rebellion is one to keep an eye on!

Aaron Jones Nov 13, 2023 1

We’ve all experienced the disappointment of a ropey adaption. Be it from page to film, game to screen or when established fantasy worlds are transported into the board gaming universe. These sorts of things can often feel like cynical cash…

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Snap Ships Tactics blends fast paced fun with deep strategy

Matthew Smail Nov 10, 2023 0

Snap Ship Tactics is perhaps both the most obvious and yet unexpected idea that I’ve seen in board gaming. It takes a simple, snap-together construction toy and turns it into a head-to-head tabletop duel reminiscent of Fantasy Flight Games’…

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Eternal Palace takes painting by numbers to a whole new level

Aaron Jones Nov 6, 2023 0

The Emperor can be tricky to please. Eternal Palace from Alley Cat Games is designed by Steve Aramini with art by Quentin Regnes. This dice placement game sees players take on the role of Chinese nobles seeking to earn the most imperial…

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Dragonkeepers challenges you to control a shared spellbook to herd dragons

Dann Sullivan Nov 3, 2023 0

Herd dragons and complete magical amulets and gems in order to win in short and approachable Dragonkeepers. There aren't too many games that come in A4-sized boxes and promise a humble playtime of 20 minutes, especially not ones that scale…

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Pirate Borg explained

Dann Sullivan Oct 30, 2023 0

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…

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Ghost Blitz requires fast movements!

Jupiter Hadley Oct 27, 2023 0

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…

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