June 2026 Games I played for the first time this month, from worst to best, along with my ratings and comments. ­­Llama Llama – 6/10 ­I’ve been pretty impressed with Allplay’s recent collection of small box games. None of the … Continue reading →

    Fliptoons Season 2 Designers: Jordy Adan and Renato Simoes  Publisher: Thunderworks Players: 1-8 Age: 10+ Time: 20 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/45HYoSt Played with review copy provided by publisher It’s time to cast the next great animated show! … Continue reading →

    Rising Cultures Designers: Aske Christiansen, Francesco Testini  Publisher: Huch!  Players: 2 Age: 12+ Time: 45 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4oDfObO  In Rising Cultures, you take control of one of four different civilizations — Egypt, Persia, Rome, or the … Continue reading →

    Tiny Towns: Villagers Designers: Peter McPherson, Josh Wood Publisher: AEG Players: 1-6 Age: 12+ Time: 45-60 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4ahS86Z Played with review copy provided by publisher In Tiny Towns: Villagers, word has spread far and wide … Continue reading →

    Makoto Designer: Simon Weinberg  Publisher: Mayfair Games / Huch! Players: 2-6 Age: 8+ Time: 20 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/43Iz4el Played with review copy provided by publisher/designer Makoto, which means “sincerity” in Japanese, is a climbing card game … Continue reading →

  New-to-me games played recently include … A GENTLE RAIN (2021): Rank 1014, Rating 7.6 A fairly straightforward, effectively solo co-op of drawing and placing a tile (Carcassonne style) to the common display to either complete a 2×2 square of … Continue reading →

Pirate King Designer: Frankie Bu Publisher: Gigamic Players:2-5 Age: 8+ Time: 20 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Prove your worth and become the Pirate King by facing challenges that will test your luck. In Pirate King!, every … Continue reading →

    Zombie Princess Designer: Ted Alspach Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 3-6 Age: 10+ Time: 45 minutes  preorder link: https://beziergames.com/products/zombie-princess  Played with review copy provided by publisher In Rebel Princess, the princesses fought off unwarranted marriage proposals from pesky princes. … Continue reading →

If you’re not interested in buying games on sale, then please ignore this…  But it’s time for the annual Amazon Prime day (well 4 day) sale, and lots of bargains to be had on games. Below is a list of … Continue reading →

The voting for the 2025 Meeples Choice Awards is complete and, due to ties, there are more winning games than usual.  Instead of the usual three winning games, this time there are five.  The winners are: LORD OF THE RINGS: … Continue reading →

Well, it’s that time of year again!   So, it’s been a few years since I came up to Columbus for the origins game show. Honestly, it is probably been since covid. However this year, the stars have aligned, and … Continue reading →

    Twinkle Twinkle Designer: Ammon Anderson Publisher: Allplay Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Amazon affiliate link:  https://amzn.to/4nkxsQ8 Played with review copy provided by publisher In the tile-laying game Twinkle Twinkle, you’ll fill your star chart with clear … Continue reading →

    Kingdom Crossing Designers: Marco Canetta and Stefania Niccolini Publisher: Pandasaurus / Sorry We Are French Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 45-90 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3RzmP0W Played with review copy provided by publisher In a faraway land in … Continue reading →