Estate: Raise the Realm Designer:  Devon Grodkiewicz, Kathryn Hahn  Publisher: Grod Games Players: 1-5 Age: 14+ Time: 20-100 mins Purchase link: https://grod-games.myshopify.com/  Played with review copy provided by publisher In Estate, players take on the role of a … Continue reading →

  Tag Team: Arthur’s Legacy Designers: Gricha German, Corentin Lebrat, Florian Sirieix, Benoit Turpin Publisher: Scorpion Masque Players: 2 Age: 10+ Time: 15 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Inspired by classic arcade-fighting games, Tag Team is an … Continue reading →

    Last Lantern Designers: Jeremy Ducret, Gricha Cerman, Anthony Perone  Publisher: Wonderful World Board Games Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4nP8h9F  Last Lantern is a 2 to … Continue reading →

    Sanctuary Designer: Matthias Wigge Publisher: Capstone / Feuerland Players: 1-5 Age: 12+ Time: 40-100 mins Played twice with pre-production copy provided by publisher Played six times more with a real copy (provided by publisher) In Sanctuary, you will … Continue reading →

💾

  Haunted Mouse Designer: Jonathan Cox Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 2-5 Age: 12+ Time: 30 mins Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4dAliQY Played with review copy provided by publisher Looming high above a forgotten village stands the remains of a forgotten cathedral. … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the Spiel des Jahres jury announced the winners of their three awards.  The big award (the SdJ) goes to JinxO, a party game from Martin Ang.  It beat out the other two nominated games, Cozy Stickerville and Morty Sorty … Continue reading →

One Round? Designer: Tobias Tesar Publisher: DEVIR Players: 2-12 Age: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4h9uBt8 Played with review copy provided by publisher What do the terms “work” and “banana” have in common? Perhaps the word “farmer”? What … Continue reading →

Not quite a month ago, the good folks at Renegade Game Studios hosted yet another RenegadeCon – an online “convention” with new product reveals, painting videos, playthroughs, and general silliness. As always, RenegadeCon meant lots of information about the upcoming Heroscape … Continue reading →

    Micro Hero: Hercules Designer: Leandre Proust Publisher: Grammes Edition Players: 1 – 2 Age: 10+ Time:  20 minutes x 12  Played with review copy provided by publisher Step into the mythological and humorous world of Micro Hero: Hercules, … Continue reading →

   Tiny Towns: Fortune Designers: Peter McPherson, Josh Wood Publisher: AEG Players: 1-6 Age: 12+ Time: 45-60 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4v81EC8 Played with review copy provided by publisher The smaller creatures of the forest have created a civilization free … Continue reading →

    Golden Goal Designer: Corne von Moorsel Publisher: Allplay Players: 2 Age: 8+ Time: 15 mins Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3QnUevz Played with review copy provided by publisher After a hard-fought battle, the game is tied, and it’s down to … Continue reading →

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 →