Designer: Wolfgang Warsch Players: 2-4 Ages: Publisher:10+ We think: 8+ Playtime: Publisher: 45min We think: 45min The Quacks of Quedlinburg has been one of the hits of the last few years, winning the Kennerspiel and also the acclaim of many reviewers, so with that I decided that it was time to give it a […]
The best of the best Terraforming Mars – On initial play I wasn’t the greatest of fans of this one, despite it sitting in the Top 5 of BGG. Then I didn’t play it for a long time, before coming back to it solo, and what a decision that was! The game is so easy […]
Designer: Sergio Halaban and Andre Zatz Players: 3-5 Ages: Publisher: 14+ We think: 6-8+ Playtime: Publisher: 60min We think: 30-45mins I have to admit, I have a bad habit of judging games by their cover (looking at you Great Western Trail), and that also applies to Sheriff of Nottingham – a game by CMON […]
Kingdomino won one of the most prestigious awards for board games, the Spiel des Jahres in 2017 – but is it that good? Yes, and no. The game revolves around the claiming and placing of tiles in a 5×5 block that scores the most points by having the most contiguous land types. This is a […]
Damian Korus is the designer of the new project ‘Exploration’ currently on Kickstarter – he was kind enough to have some words with us about him and the project, below. Find his Kickstarter for Exploration here. In Exploration, touring near-Earth space is just one facet of achieving victory. Players must build fleets, collect resources, […]
Welcome to Kickstarter of the week, at the end of this article we will also provide details on how to file for bankruptcy due to Kickstarter of the week! This week is a big one on Kickstarter – Too Many Bones and Batman have both released new additions and they are BIG and expensive! Let’s have a […]
Floyd Lu and John Brieger’s game – The Refuge: Terror from the Deep takes you into treacherous waters with a 2-6 player competitive dive and a 1-4 player solo and cooperative dive. Now available to back on Kickstarter Compete with rival divers in a frantic race to the escape pods, or work as a team […]
I’ve talked about Raiders of the North Sea previously as a game that I have loved. From its place one – pick one mechanic through to the simplicity of the solo mode, this game by Garphill and Shem Phillips is one that gets me back over and over. So of course I was excited with […]
This is more of a week of expansions so far with both Anachrony and Terraforming Mars releasing expansions on the platform. For me, though, it was Terraforming Mars – Turmoil that takes the cake this week. Turmoil is the fifth expansion for Terraforming Mars and introduces an aspect of political intrigue, where players must work […]
Well, writing a ‘Best of’ list for 2016 sure seems like cheating, as there was just so much good stuff that was released, but then again it is exceptionally difficult for that same reason. Just looking at the BGG list of games restricted to 2016 is a veritable Hall of Fame, so I will try […]