Troublebot Designer: Shun Taguchi, Aya Taguchi Publisher: Loosey Goosey Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 15 minutes  Played with review copy provided by publisher Cause trouble – ’cause causing trouble is fun! Troublebot is a lean, mean card game … Continue reading →

    Pondscape Designer: Tomas Holek Publisher: Capstone Games / Pink Troubador Players: 1-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3MDErXy Played with review copy provided by publisher Pondscape is a strategic card game for 2-4 players, lasting … Continue reading →

February 2026 Games I played for the first time this month, from worst to best, along with my ratings and comments.­ ­ Linko – 5/10­ Linko belongs in the same category as games like Cabanga. Both are lightweight card games that … Continue reading →

Tulikko Designer: Jerome Soleil and Nicolas Melet  Publisher: Studio H Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 20 mins Played with review copy provided by Pandasaurus  Legend has it that Tulikko, the fire fox, lives hidden among the animal spirits in the … Continue reading →

1975: White Christmas Designer: Albert Reyes  Publisher: Looping Games Players: 1-4 Age: 12+ Time: about 25 mins per player Review by Derek J 1975: White Christmas specifically simulates Operation Frequent Wind. The “White Christmas” song isn’t just flavor text; it … Continue reading →

    Etherstone Designer: Virginio Gigli, Simone Luciani Publisher: Thundergryph Players: 2-4 Age: 14+ Time: 20 min per player Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4aXGXBM Played with review copy provided by publisher Nobura is a forgotten planet shrouded in mystery. The story … Continue reading →

The last few RenegadeCon events have included a Heroscape Designers Roundtable… which isn’t actually round, since they are appearing on camera via Zoom or Teams or some such wizardry of our modern age. But there is a lot of talking … Continue reading →

    Shallow Sea Designer: Yeom.C.W Publisher: Bad Comet Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 30-45 mins Played with review copy provided by publisher In Shallow Sea, a multi-layered puzzle board game inspired by the breathtaking beauty of the Great Barrier … Continue reading →

    Countryside Designer: Peter Prinz Publisher: nanox games  Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 60 mins Played with review copy provided by publisher In Countryside, you are a farmer with a vision, and you want to build the most thriving … Continue reading →

    Death Strikers: Overkillers of Epochalypse Designer: D. Brad Talton, Jr Publisher: L99 Games Players: 2-5 Age: 17+ Time: 15 minutes Crowdfunding link: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/level-99-games/megagame-library Played with review copy provided by publisher To win each battle, you gotta throw hands! … Continue reading →

    The Hobbit: There and Back Again Designer: Reiner Knizia Publisher: Office Dog Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30 min Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4axeQsb Played with review copy provided by publisher The Hobbit: There & Back Again is a … Continue reading →

Railway Boom Designer: Hisashi Hayashi Developer: Simone Luciani Publisher: Arclight Games Ages: 14+ Time: 60-120 mins Players: 2-4 Review by Nathan Beeler   “So what’s good?” That’s what I asked my friend, Justin, when I first entered the main playing … Continue reading →

    New-to-me games played recently include … 13 LEAVES (2025): Rank 7205, Rating 6.7 Shedder where the set you play must be <= the lowest played set so far or >= the highest played set so far. The twist … Continue reading →

    Llama Llama Designer: Kaya Miyano Publisher: Allplay Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher In Llama Llama, players pass cards to craft hands around the different scoring conditions. These conditions were … Continue reading →

    Miams  Designer: Jules Messaud Publisher: KYF edition Players: 2-5 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Roll your dice to make the most beautiful fruit skewers, and fill your Hearts track before your … Continue reading →

    Queen Marie-Antoinette Designer: Julien Griffon Publisher: Oka Luda Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher A game of strategy and influence at the court of Versailles – Step into the intrigues … Continue reading →

You may not have realized it – but the Heroscape team has not simply been adding figures & terrain to the world of Valhalla. They have also been adding tons of lore. We are now leaving the Age of Annhilation … Continue reading →

    Space Lab Designers: Corentin Lebrat, Johannes Goupy Publisher: Studio H  Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 20 minutes Amazon affiliate link:  Played with review copy provided by publisher Interest in space research is at an all-time high. Across the … Continue reading →

    Giraffe Raffe Designer: Hisashi Hayashi Publisher: Mandoo games Players: 1-5 Age: 8+ Time: 20-30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Play tricks to Trees, or play Apples to skip your turn, but be careful to not … Continue reading →

The winners of the As d’Or–France’s Game of the Year awards–were announced last week. Taking the main award is Toy Battle, a 2-player affair in which tiles representing toys do battle on a small territorial map. It was designed by … Continue reading →