👨👩👧👦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
👨👩👧👦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
👨👩👧👦Players: 1-4⏳Time: 20-60 minutes🎂Ages: 9+⚙️Mechanisms: Co-operative, hand management, variable player powers, action points Have you ever watched an old supernatural film and wondered how you would fare against the creature? Well, in Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze by Iello Games you're given the chance to take on the role of a hero and find out... in … Continue reading Case File: Unmatched Adventures: Tales To Amaze
👨👩👧👦Players: 2-4⏳Time: 25 minutes🎂Ages: 10+⚙️Mechanisms: Cooperative, communication limits I love small portable games, and I'm a huge fan of co-ops, so you can imagine how excited I was when I discovered Wave from Kosmos ticked both those boxes. Will you be able to ride the perfect wave? In this surfing-themed game, you work together to try … Continue reading Case File: Wave
👨👩👧👦Players: 2-4⏳Time: 15 minutes🎂Ages: 7+⚙️Mechanisms: Tile placement Mashing up two songs results in bangers like Never Gonna Wake You Up (Avicii x Rick Astley). If you link two childhood games together (specifically Tic-Tac-Toe and Rock Paper Scissors), you get Linx from Matagot! Two games link together to become... Linx In Linx, players attempt to get … Continue reading Case File: Linx
👨👩👧👦Players: 2-8⏳Time: 25 minutes🎂Ages: 10+⚙️Mechanisms: Cooperative, communication limits Have you ever wondered how raccoons would communicate? The answer is with trash, obviously! Trash Talk from Friendly Skeleton is a cooperative limited communication game for 2 - 8 players. One player is a raccoon, attempting to talk to possums (the other players) using trash. Each object the … Continue reading Case File: Trash Talk
👨👩👧👦Players: 2-4⏳Time: 30 mins🎂Ages: 8+⚙️Mechanisms: Set collection, hand management, open drafting If you had told me a year ago that one of my favourite games this year would be Viking-themed, I would have told you "Knarr mate, you're havin' me on!" At its heart, Knarr is an engine builder - but you're building an engine … Continue reading Case File: Knarr
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