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We Ranked The Best Board Games of The Month

01. März 2026 um 18:05

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🔥 It’s time to rank the best board games we played this month!
In this episode, we go through every board game that hit our table recently and rank them based on our real gameplay experiences — surprises, disappointments, hidden gems, and absolute must-plays.
Some games impressed us instantly, others grew on us over time… and a few didn’t quite live up to expectations 👀

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In this video:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Onward
3:34 Valheim
6:21 Dorfromantik: Light Luggage
7:59 Take Time
10:11 Burgle Bros
12:07 Rurik
14:46 Challengers! Beach Cup
16:40 Reactor Rescue
21:11 Outro

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The Game Designer Mindset

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Award winning board game designer Adam Porter introduces you to his sixth book for tabletop game designers.

'Adam in Wales: The Game Designer Mindset'' is available worldwide, via Amazon's print on demand service, and as a downloadable PDF from Drive Thru RPG

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Game design may, or may not, be your full-time occupation. Statistically speaking, it is very likely that it is not.

This motivational book is about the reality of life as a tabletop game designer.

I’ve been working in the board game industry for the last 10 years, with many published games, and chronicling my experiences on my YouTube channel ‘Adam in Wales – Board Game Design’. I’ve become known for my open, honest account of my experiences of designing games, pitching to publishers, negotiating contracts, and my focus on board games as commercial products.

I’m not going to tell you how to make a million by selling games. I’m not going to guarantee that you’ll even get a game published.

This book will tell you the truth about the industry – or at least, provide you with a sincere account of one designer’s experience. The information in these pages will sometimes be challenging, but also affirming. My goal is to encourage you in your game design endeavours, whatever stage you are at in your journey.

This is a book about becoming the kind of person who can sustain a life in design.

Each uplifting chapter describes a host of lessons I've learned about managing my own mindset as a designer.

1. You are not an aspiring designer. You are a designer.
2. There is no win condition. Your only competition is with yourself.
3. If it scares you, it’s worth exploring.
4. Each mechanism asks a question. Your game is the solution.
5. Tom Vasel is not your fiercest critic. You are.
6. Build a community. They will energise you.
7. You are not a pawn. You are a queen (or king).

About the author

Adam Porter is an award winning game designer from the United Kingdom, known for making accessible games suitable for families, and for his popular YouTube channel Adam in Wales where Adam talks candidly about his experiences pitching and licensing games to publishers. Many new designers have looked to Adam for guidance when taking their first steps in the board game industry. Adam's published games include Pikoko, Doodle Rush, Kompromat, Qwuzzle, Zooligans, Thrown, Big Bazar, Happy Hoppers, Ballot Battle, and Zing-a-Zam.

Adam's five previous books are available from Amazon worldwide.
- Adam in Wales: Board Game Designer Journal
- Adam in Wales: Playtesting
- Adam in Wales: Product Design
- Adam in Wales: Getting Published as a Board Game Designer
- Adam in Wales: Legacy - Design Lessons From History's Most Influential Tabletop Games

6 Reviews - Magical Athlete, Dewan, Oliva, Gizmos, Pacts, Dice Throne

01. März 2026 um 15:35

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The Best Board Games For Two Players...That Aren't Specifically Two Player! (Episode 12)

01. März 2026 um 15:11

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We thought we'd share our favourite games to play when it's just the two of us, that aren't specifically designed for two players! It's quite easy these days to find a list of great games for two players only, but much harder to figure out if games designed for 4 or 6 players would be worth getting if you only play with two people. We briefly describe each game and then take you through which aspects of the game design make it so much fun at two players, while contrasting it with what is different at higher player counts.

This is episode 12 so be sure to check out the others!

0:00 - Intro
1:06 - SILOS
6:16 - The Old King's Crown
12:18 - Everdell Farshore
17:12 - Bebop
23:10 - Etherstone
28:08 - Sweet Lands





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Galactic Cruise or Galactic Snooze?

28. Februar 2026 um 17:39

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🚀 Galactic Cruise Board Game Review 🚀

Prepare for launch! In this video, we take a deep dive into Galactic Cruise, the ambitious space-themed board game where players design luxury starships, build space stations, and manage interstellar tourism. Is this sci-fi epic a smooth ride through the stars, or does it crash and burn?

We cover gameplay, components, strategy, player interaction, and overall fun factor to help you decide if Galactic Cruise deserves a place in your collection.

🌌 In this review you’ll find:

How to play overview

Gameplay mechanics & strategy

Component quality & table presence

Player interaction & replayability

Final thoughts & verdict

Whether you're a seasoned board gamer or just starting your tabletop journey, this Galactic Cruise board game review will give you everything you need to know before you buy.

👇 Let us know in the comments:
Would you take a luxury cruise through space, or is this one staying grounded?

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Power Grid: Bremen - 4p Teaching, Play-through, & RoundTable by Heavy Cardboard

28. Februar 2026 um 00:15

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Are you interested in learning how to play the Bremen map for Power Grid? Here is your chance! Edward, from Heavy Cardboard, teaches you how to play in this video.

Later, he is joined by Kyle, Paul, & Shrey for a full-game play-through. Let us know what you think in the comments below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!


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Time is nearly up on the Hit The Silk Kickstarter! 🪂

27. Februar 2026 um 19:00

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Dom's already been one of the lucky people to own a copy but you too have the chance to be special like him... but there's not long left! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brendanmills/hit-the-silk-2nd-edition

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Why Pope Tom Vasel couldn’t stop the 1517 Protestant Reformation

27. Februar 2026 um 16:30

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Could the Dice Tower’s Tom Vasel actually stop the sweeping religious movement of the 16th century? You might have thought he was in this era, with BGG and the internet, but perhaps he’s been around for longer…

Games referenced: Red Cathedral, Sagrada, Yugioh, Biblios, Munchkin, Candyland, Catan

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One Game Stays, One Game Goes | AYCB Buffet #9

27. Februar 2026 um 15:41

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Have you ever had to make tough decisions between games in your collection? Because one just always gets played over the other? This week's new segment is about that exact predicament! And the game of the week features a tactical, thinky 2-player Reiner Knizia game called Iliad!
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Picking 10 Beginner Friendly Board Games

26. Februar 2026 um 22:19

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🎲 We helped a local board game company select games for localization… and it was fun!
In this special episode, we step behind the scenes at Brain Games to see what it actually takes to run a localization department of a board game company.
We got to test 10 solid board games and give our 10 cents which board games should take up the shelf space in our friendly neighborhood store and all that just in one day.

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In this video:
0:00 Intro
4:39 NOT Your Grandma's Bingo
6:39 Pirate King
8:26 Greedy Goose
9:45 Qork
10:42 Ruckus
12:08 Extremes Only
13:25 Piggy Yellow
14:49 Dorfromantik: Light Luggage
16:22 Whirly Derby
17:56 Brushwood
18:57 Biddle
20:25 Choosing THE one
23:04 Outro

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Magical Athlete & Hot Streak - The Speedy Special

26. Februar 2026 um 21:38

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This week's video is a TWOFER REVIEWFER: a double serving of joyfully silly boxes, both of which are EXCELLENT. But which one is the best?

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Galactic Cruise: Accommodations & Advancements ►►► I would NOT play without these 2 expansions!

26. Februar 2026 um 16:03

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A video outlining gameplay for the boardgame Galactic Cruise from @kinsonkeygames3478

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Shea's Run of Galactic Cruise: https://youtu.be/DT9AYxP5thk?si=bT_Vsc2IDfe8AdnY

0:00 New expansion setup
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Dungeons of Infinity: Kingdom Cost | Solo Playthrough | How To Setup | Prison Skirmish

26. Februar 2026 um 13:45

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Let's setup for a Prison skirmish from the Kingdom Cost expansion for Dungeons of Infinity created by Jack Spoerner and published by Sky Kingdom Games. In this video I'll take you through the steps needed to get this scenario to the table for a solo playthrough. ✨

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🍿 0:00 Intro
🎥 0:40 Overview
📖 1:25 Kingdom Cost Overview
✨ 2:59 Adding On Areas
📖 4:46 Kingdom Cost Overview Continued
⛓️‍💥 5:19 How To Setup (Prison Skirmish)
🎲 5:32 Components
🗺️ 5:39 Step 1 - Place Prison Map
💪🏽 5:47 Hero Setup
⭐ 7:29 Place Reward, Item and Equipment Decks
⚔️ 7:40 Step 2 - Place Guards Equal To Heroes
🧔🏽 8:28 Step 3 - Place Warden In Tile 3
🔥 8:33 Step 4 - Place Enemy Cards, Reward(s) & AI Decks
🚪 9:06 Step 5 - Place Prisoner Token, Locked Doors & Warden Key
💰 9:25 Step 6 - Place 6 Item Store Cards (Tile 10 w/ Reference Tokens)
💥 9:44 Step 7 - Place Heroes On Teleporter (Tile #3)
🎲 9:53 Step 8 - Roll D20 For First Goal
👏 10:57 Conclusion

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Jump Masters! ►►► love it when classic games get updated to cool modern design!

25. Februar 2026 um 18:35

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A video outlining gameplay for the boardgame Jump Masters from @ChipTheoryGames
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0:00 Intro
1:11 Gameplay
18:47 Prototype thoughts

Enter the Labyrinth! - Labyrinth: Chronicles Board Game Review

25. Februar 2026 um 17:00

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Hello everyone!

It's time for another review, and today, we are taking a look at Labyrinth: Chronicles!

We both played the original game when we were kids, so we were excited to see where Ravensburger and Awaken Realms had takes this one!

Enjoy the video! We hope it will be helpful :)

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The Old King's Crown | My Solo Mode First Impressions

25. Februar 2026 um 17:00

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These are my quick first impressions of the solo mode for the board game The Old King's Crown by designer Pablo Clark and publisher Eerie Idol Games.

Playthrough Part One: https://youtu.be/Do37tZ18BeE
Playthrough Part Two: https://youtu.be/_fWm6u3vaSY

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