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 →

    Wispwood Designer: Reed Ambrose Publisher: Czech Games Edition Players: 1-4 Age: 10+ Time: 30-45 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4qi9zcR Played with review copy provided by publisher Is that a light at the end of the… branch? A curious … Continue reading →

    Kingdom of Dice Designer: Reiner Knizia Publisher: mandoo games Players: 1-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Amazon affiliate link:  Played with review copy provided by publisher Once upon a time, in a distant continent, there was the Kingdom … Continue reading →

  Natera: New Beginning Designer: Eric Fugere and Hugo Tremblay-Ledoux  Publisher: Horizon Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 35min/player  Played with review copy provided by publisher In Natera: New Beginning, you play as a sentient and intelligent animal tribe, exploring … Continue reading →

    Map Masters Designers: Ian Sebastian Bach, Cédrick Caumont  Publisher: Captain Games Players: 1-5 Age: 10+ Time: 30-60 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Map Masters is a dungeon-crawling card game in which you must create your … Continue reading →

    Behind Designer: Cedric Millet Publisher: KYF edition Players: 1+ Age: 10+ Time: 45-90 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher  Analyze, assemble, admire — in Behind, you’ll find three scenes to solve, each with its own unique … Continue reading →