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: Race for the Galaxy

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-4⏳Time: 30-60 minutes🎂Ages: 12+⚙️Mechanisms: Action Selection, Tableau Building It’s a race…FOR THE GALAXY! We’re still fairly new to modern gaming, having only started in the past six or so years. It means we’ve played plenty of great newer games, but every so often we find we’ve missed a classic. Race for the Galaxy is … Continue reading Case File: Race for the Galaxy →

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: Libertalia Winds of Galecrest

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 1-6⏳Time: 45-60 mins🎂Ages: 14+⚙️Mechanisms: Hand management, Action Selection We’ve been having a blast playing Libertalia – Winds of Galecrest. In this game you are the captain of a flying pirate ship, part of a fleet that lands on a different island each day in search of treasure. It’s played over three rounds, each broken … Continue reading Case File: Libertalia Winds of Galecrest →

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 →

Case File: Flowers (A Mandala Game)

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-4⏳Time: 20-30 mins🎂Ages: 10+⚙️Mechanisms: Hand Management, Area Control Spring has sprung here in Australia, so fittingly we’ve been playing Flowers from Lookout Games. It’s for 2-4 players and is a spin-off of the two player only game Mandala. In Flowers, players take turns adding coloured cards to the three mandala locations. Once all six … Continue reading Case File: Flowers (A Mandala Game) →

Case File: Unmatched Adventures: Tales To Amaze

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦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 →

Case File: Wave

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦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 →

Case File: Trekking Through History

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-4⏳Time: 30-60 mins🎂Ages: 10+⚙️Mechanisms: Card Drafting, Set Collection, Time Management If you had a time machine where would you go? Would you sculpt with Michelangelo, fly with the Wright brothers, or maybe watch Queen perform at Live Aid? Those are just some of the great places you can visit in Trekking Through History, which … Continue reading Case File: Trekking Through History →

Case File: Linx

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦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 →