As your civilisation meanders through the ages, how will the decisions its people make affect the future? How can what we do now ensure the brightest outcome for our descendants? How can we make sure we, the beige civilisation, gets the most points? Everyone knows that over the Millennia, only your progress on the Tracks … Continue reading Millennia: Tracks of Time Review
Sugarrr!, a fast and fun game about feeding your fruit-loving dinosaurs!
Apiary is a fantastic worker placement game set in space, where you lead a colony of bees to victory
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-4⏳Time: 60-90 minutes🎂Ages: 14+⚙️Mechanisms: Rondel, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers, Automatic Resource Growth, Income, Contracts I didn't think a game could become a favourite so quickly, but Crafting the Cosmos from Office Dog Games takes the beauty of space, adds the puzzle-y pattern placement planning (try saying that three times fast) of games like Calico, … Continue reading Case File: Crafting the Cosmos
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
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦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
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦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
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦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
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