It's the mini 16th century! The beginning of a golden age of interior tiny decorating in Western Europe. Recently returned from a tour of Alhambra's finely decorated palaces, King Manuel I of Portugal has some exciting ideas for revitalising his palace. Using (tiny) colourful Azulejos - the distinctive Spanish/Portuguese tiles well known for their bright … Continue reading Azul: Mini Review
Wow, what a great time I had at PAX Australia 2025! This years PAX had more tabletop stuff than ever before and I took the opportunity to experience some unreleased designs that people had brought to PAX to test and spruik. Of course, PAX is huge, and there were SO many games being play-tested in … Continue reading 2025 Pax Australia Indie Tabletop Round-Up
King Stephen is struggling to control England after fracturing loyalties since snatching the throne many years ago. The lands have become lawless, some may say The Anarchy reigns! With your help the King hopes to crush disloyal strongholds and restore law and order to the lands. Hopefully, your box-ticking strategic and political skills will help … Continue reading The Anarchy Review
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
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.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦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
Rivages is a pass and write boardgame where you explore the islands in search of lost knowledge
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦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)
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦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
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