The Phantom of the Opera Designer: Geonil Publisher: Korea Board Games Players: 2 Age: 10+ Time: 20 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher The Phantom of the Opera is a tense two-player trick-taking duel inspired by … Continue reading →

    Fantastic Trails Designer: Jordy Adan Publisher: NSV Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Fantastic Trails challenges you to help ants through the forest by creating valuable trails that will cover … Continue reading →

    Tatsumi Designer: Jeremy Rozenhart  Publisher: Adam’s Apple Games Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 40 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher In Tatsumi, the island celebrates you as their guardian dragon, their Tatsu. Your calling is to … Continue reading →

    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 →

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 →

    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 →

    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 →

    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 →

    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 →

    Blooming Sea Designer: Reiner Knizia Publisher: Korea Board Games Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Blooming Sea is a colourful tile-laying game by Reiner Knizia, where players take on the … Continue reading →

    Yubibo Designer: MAGNET Publisher: Jelly Jelly Players: 2-8 Age: 6+ Time: 5-10 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher YUBIBO is a cooperative dexterity game involving hands, sticks, and spongey balls. (Fun fact: Yubi means finger in … Continue reading →

    Pencil Express: Yugoslavia Designer: Damjan Miladinović Publisher: Hectic Games Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 45 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Pencil Express is a route-building and drawing game set in 1960s Yugoslavia, during a time … Continue reading →

    Propolis Designers: Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn Stankewich  Publisher: AEG Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 15-30 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4sBCue6 Played with review copy provided by publisher Propolis is a worker-placement, engine-building, area-control, and tableau-building game. Players … Continue reading →