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: Finspan

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 1-5⏳Time: 45-60 Minutes🎂Ages: 10+⚙️Mechanisms: Card Placement, Engine Building Fishie-span…ahh I mean Finspan, is the third game in the Wingspan universe. Set in the ocean, you play as a marine researcher whose job is to discover new fish as you explore the murky depths. Finspan is played over four rounds of six turns each. You … Continue reading Case File: Finspan →

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: Azul Duel

Azul Duel is a two player specific version of the classic tile laying game Azul. It's packed with new concepts to keep you interested while feeling familiar to anyone who's played before

Case File: Coloretto

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-5⏳Time: 30m🎂Ages: 8+⚙️Mechanisms: Card Drafting Colour Colour Colour Colour Colour Chameleon! We’ve been playing Coloretto from designer Michael Schacht. It’s a card game for 2-5 players where you try to gather the best sets of Chameleon cards. On your turn you have two options. You can either draw a card from the deck and … Continue reading Case File: Coloretto →

Case File: Mycelia

Mycelia is a game where your job is to grow the best mushroom kingdom. Each player starts with just a single mother mushroom, and from there you expand by spreading spores. Spores can be used at plant extra mushrooms, adding to your network and increasing your options for further growth.

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: Captain Flip

Captain Flip is one of those rare games that we think we could teach to pretty much anyone, but there’s enough in it to keep us interested as well. You wouldn’t think that something so simple could be so tense and engaging, but it really is that flippin’ good!