Oasis: New Life on a Distant World Designers: George Feledichuk, David “Duvey” Rudow, Leo Taylor  Publisher: The Op Games Players: 1-5 Age: 10+ Time: 45-60 mins Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4wKaSou Played with review copy provided by publisher Cultivate … Continue reading →

    Splendor Duel and the Counterfeiters expansion  Designers: Marc Andre, Bruno Cathala  Publisher: Space Cowboys Players: 2 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4aSuCOg ,  https://amzn.to/4fAEBdF Played with review copy provided by publisher Confront your rival guild … Continue reading →

   Panorama Designer: Jules Messaud, Melody Leblond Publisher: Scorpion Masque Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 20 min Played with review copy provided by publisher What a lovely sunny day. Relax and enjoy the view from your hot air balloon! In … Continue reading →

    Shape It Designer: Thomas Dagenais-Lesperance Publisher: Randolph Players: 2-7 Age: 8+ Time: 20 minutes Amazon affiliate link:  Played with review copy provided by publisher Shape It is a cooperative game in which players move shapes to try to … Continue reading →

    Six Sojourns Designer: Ryan Laukat Publisher: Red Raven Games Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30-60 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3RgKO59 Played with review copy provided by publisher Six Sojourns is a reimagining of Eight-Minute Empire. It’s a short … Continue reading →

    Leylines Designers: Daryl Andrews and Wolfgang Kramer  Publisher: Arcane Wonders Players: 2-6 Age: 10+ Time: 60-90 mins Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4eRebnW Played with review copy provided by publisher Your ancestors have lived in the forest for generations, surviving … Continue reading →

    Le Chocolat Designer: Mashiu Publisher: Allplay Players: 2 Age: 7+ Time: 10 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4fBewv6 Played with review copy provided by publisher In Le Chocolat, you’ll split the chocolate bar and claim the flavors that taste … Continue reading →

 Movie Night Designer: Peter C. Hayward Publisher: allplay Players: 1-10+ Age: 7+ Time: 5 minutes Amazon affiliate link:  https://amzn.to/44zVb7i Played with review copy provided by publisher Movie Night is a cooperative game where you and your friends try to think … Continue reading →

    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 →

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  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 →