Case File: Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-6⏳Time: 15-20 mins🎂Ages: 14+⚙️Mechanisms: Hand management, take that, player elimination, score and reset Would you investigate a mystery if there was a risk you could go insane? That's exactly what you'll do in Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter from Zman Games. "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn." Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter is a 2-6 player … Continue reading Case File: Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter →

Case File: Great Western Trail: El Paso

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 1-4⏳Time: 60-90 minutes🎂Ages: 12+⚙️Mechanisms: Deck building, set collection, variable set-up, track movement Howdy pardner! It's time to pony up because Great Western Trail: El Paso from Lookout Games is here, and we've got some cattle to sell! Time to get to work and sell some cattle On the trail to El Paso, players buy … Continue reading Case File: Great Western Trail: El Paso →

Case File: Cavern Shuffle

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 1⏳Time: 15 mins🎂Ages: 10+⚙️Mechanisms: Solo/Solitaire I've been playing a lot of solo games, and one that's hitting my table a lot is Cavern Shuffle from Gravy Boat Games. Cavern Shuffle is a solo dungeon crawl inspired card game that utilizes Solitaire mechanics. Your adventuring party consists of 4 different classes of adventurers, representing each … Continue reading Case File: Cavern Shuffle →

Case File: Aethermon

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-4 (1-4 with expansion)⏳Time: 10-20 minutes🎂Ages: ⚙️Mechanisms: Grid movement, set collection, map reduction, cooperative I've been on a solo game kick lately, and one that’s been hitting my table a lot is Aethermon: Collect (and its expansion) from Aethermon Studios. Aethermon is a quick (15 min) game for 2-4 players (1-4 with expansion) that … Continue reading Case File: Aethermon →

Case File: Dungeon Legends

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 1-4⏳Time: 60-90 minutes🎂Ages: 10+⚙️Mechanisms: Cooperative, deck construction, deck building, campaign Dungeon Legends from Rebel Studio is a tower defence-style game, with some light deck-building. It is designed to be played cooperatively with 1-4 players over a 5-chapter campaign. However, chapters can be picked up and played in any order the player(s) wish. I chose … Continue reading Case File: Dungeon Legends →

Case File: Survive The Island

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-5⏳Time: 45 minutes🎂Ages: 8+⚙️Mechanisms: Modular board, dice rolling, map reduction, take that, memory Survive: Escape from Atlantis is back with a new name - Survive the Island.This reimplementation from Zygomatic Games is very much the same game we know and love, with a few key differences. Can you Survive the Island? In Survive the … Continue reading Case File: Survive The Island →

Case File: Medical Mysteries: New York Emergency Room

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 1 - 4⏳Time: 30 - 60 minutes🎂Ages: 14+⚙️Mechanisms: Co-operative, deduction Have you found yourself watching medical drama shows like House or Grey's Anatomy, and trying to solve the cases before the characters on the show? Then you'll love Medical Mysteries: New York Emergency Room from Identity Games. In this game, you're working the graveyard shift … Continue reading Case File: Medical Mysteries: New York Emergency Room →

Case File: 6 nimmt! (30th Anniversary Edition)

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 1-10⏳Time: 45 minutes🎂Ages: 8+⚙️Mechanisms: Hand management, simultaneous action selection, cooperative mode 6 nimmt! returns again, this time with a 30th-anniversary edition! If you're unfamiliar with 6 nimmt!, the aim is to finish the game with the lowest score. All cards have between 1-7 bullheads, worth 1 point each. Every turn, you will be playing … Continue reading Case File: 6 nimmt! (30th Anniversary Edition) →

Case File: The Gang

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 3-6⏳Time: 20 minutes🎂Ages: 10+⚙️Mechanisms: Co-operative, limited communication, predictive bid It's been about 20 years since I last played poker. At no point in the last 20 years have I felt the urge to play poker again... That is until The Gang from Kosmos made its way to my table. Why am I talking about … Continue reading Case File: The Gang →

Case File: Dragonkeepers

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-4⏳Time: 20 minutes🎂Ages: 8+⚙️Mechanisms: Open drafting, set collection A new game has been hitting my table, and I've been absolutely charmed by the adorable dragons in it. Dragonkeepers from Kosmos is a fun new card game, with art and design by Michael Menzel (of Legends of Andor and The Adventures of Robin Hood fame). Can … Continue reading Case File: Dragonkeepers →