What’s this? The first actual game recommendation on this blog since April 2019?

Wingspan generated a lot of buzz outside of board game circles when it came out, and y’know what? Good! It’s a good ambassador for the hobby, with its charming, accessible theme and beautiful production, built on top of a solid mechanical core that pushes your brain, but not too hard.

It’s time for your anual bgwf update kids and kiddettes

You can play heavy eurogames and crunchy strategy games on Tabletop Sim, but I don’t think that’s getting the most out of it. There’s a lot of games that have lots of neat automation if you want to play something a bit closer to a video game, but I feel that the game really shines when you’re using it for the things that only board games can do - playing with your friends.

If you don’t have it already, it’s on Steam here!