When I was first offered a review copy of Questline, I’ll admit I had never heard of it. Some quick research revealed that it is a small-box filler game for 1-6 players that plays like Fantasy Realms, but with a few twists. Fantasy Realms (and its derivative Fantasy Realms: Greek Legends) is probably my most-played […]
Allplay’s 2026 Gen Con display was stocked with varying sizes of colorful small-box games. The smallest of their boxes featured a cover with the stonk meme illustration as executed by artist Sai Beppu. Then, seeing the good doctor Reiner Knizia’s name attached, I was intrigued. In the tradition of Pit, and reimplemented from Knizia’s earlier […]
For those of you who read our Gen Con articles (Most Anticipated Games and Recap), you’ll notice that Camp Grizzly: 2nd Edition was my most anticipated game and it was also my pick of the convention. I picked up a copy of it at the con, and I think I must have played it 4-5 […]
On the vanguard of the latest resurgence of Trick Taking games is/was Fives. Originally... On the vanguard of the latest resurgence of Trick Taking games is/was Fives. Originally... On the vanguard of the latest resurgence of Trick Taking games is/was Fives. Originally...At Gen Con this year, we met with Ravensburger to hear about what new games they were releasing at the show. To the surprise of none of us, they had a massive amount of new games to show off. While some of them are the larger titles you’d expect from them, a good amount were […]
There was a time when my boys were young that I handily beat both of them at Super Smash Bros. But as they got older, my grip on guaranteed victory slowly slipped away. Before I knew it, they could both beat me handily, and their only real challenge was playing against one another. When I […]
Superheroes and villains are perfect for a small model count skirmish game, as you can have amazing powers, lots of team-up options, and unique and colorful models to paint. Alliances is the first of several planned boxes that use a lot of core concepts from Marvel Crisis Protocol and convert them into a cooperative experience. […]
I’m a huge fan of Lost Ruins of Arnak, even though I was a late adopter. I loved the Indiana Jones theme right away, and the artwork is just fantastic. After a few plays of the base game, it was a keeper for me and started buying the expansions as they came out. Expedition Leaders […]
Sitting around the campfire telling scary stories is as old as humanity itself. For some, it evokes camping with close family; for others, it reminds us of a scouting camping trip for another badge. Call of Cthulhu Campfire Tales is a supplement that adds the ability to play younger investigators who are members of a […]
“The world’s first 3D-printable Miniatures Card Game” is here in the form of Malediction. Is this game a gimmick to sell miniatures, or is this a tried-and-true games system that could take over the wargaming space? Let’s find out. Malediction is a competitive skirmish wargame that features card play and deck customization, published by Loot […]
As someone who adamantly enjoys two-player, card-driven games, I was quite excited to have the opportunity to check out The Battle of Versailles. But in a crowded field, how does it stack up against the intense competition? Does it slowly fade away like the French fashion scene, or explode out of nowhere like the American […]
The year? 1871. The place? A mostly featureless Chicago, devastated after the Great Fire. The goal? To rebuild this great city to even greater heights. That’s the idea, anyway. In truth, you don’t much care how the rest of the city fares, so long as your district is the happiest, best-fed, and most danceable in […]
Symbiosis is a well-known concept. Defined as the mutually beneficial relationship between two different organisms or groups. We see plenty of examples in nature, such as those fish that eat scraps from large predators’ mouths; the fish eat, and the predator gets dental care. Or the plant pheromone that attracts butterflies but repels birds; the […]
I am an abstract fanatic. While I certainly haven’t played them all, because as far as I know, my time in life is finite, I have played more than the average bear. But my favorite “rivalry” in the space is seeing how Gigamic’s Classic Series (Quarto, Quoridor, Qawale, etc.) shape up to Project GIPF (GIPH, […]
As I approached the BGQ Review Copy Altar (B.R.C.A, for short), a new in-shrink copy of the Galileo Galilei expansion, Luna, materialized in front of me. I looked around. “Hello?” No one responded. Tony is usually there for a snide comment, or Chris is hiding, waiting to snipe the copy right before you pick it […]
Icaion, the impossible to pronounce sequel to the equally slippery Mysthea, has been reviewed by BGQ before. Spencer covered the multiplayer game and came away less-than-impressed. This time, we’re diving into Icaion solo, with some multiplayer thoughts sprinkled in as well. Icaion, from Martino Chiacchiera and Marta Ciaccasassi, with art by Travis Anderson, and published […]
Here are two facts you should know about me: I love area control games, and I often only get to play board games with two players. Sounds like a conundrum, right? Well! Moytura pitches itself as a two-player area control game with the feel of a five-player game, thanks to three bot players. But does […]
Finspan is often described as the simplest of the big 3 'Span releases. It...
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