Whilst dinosaurs appear to be a recurring theme in board games lately, palaeontology and the study of these great, ancient beasts is something that I haven’t seen recreated in wood, plastic and cardboard to date. Jurassic Parts takes a relatively simplistic, set-collection based approach to representing the subject, but despite easy-to-follow rules and fast turns, […]
Designed by Phil Walker-Harding and published by BlueOrange, Cloud City has some serious credentials working in its favour. Walker-Harding is the designer of a number of legendary titles including Barenpark and Imhotep, whilst BlueOrange hold the rights to some of the most popular games in recent years. With that said, when I first laid eyes […]
It’s no surprise when you get into it, that God’s Love Dinosaurs is a Pandasaurus Games product. There’s a clue in the name of course, but it’s not just that – it’s also in the way that God’s Love Dinosaurs handles the titular subject matter. God’s Love Dinosaurs is pure, irreverent silliness that never for […]
Ideal for horror fans, gamers, mystery lovers and fans of role-playing games, Nightmare Horror Adventures promises to entertain and terrify in equal measure. Perfect for those chilly autumn evenings, this engaging and immersive game will provide hours of entertainment with genuine tension, scares and jumps – this is not a game for children or those […]
A little about our family… My wife and I love playing video games, board games, card games and any tabletop game we can get our hands on. In the last several years, we have been including our 10-year-old son and our 6-year-old daughter, and sometimes our 3-year old son, in our game nights. With so […]
The original Britannia is something of a collectors item these days, having first been released just three years after I was born and since then having been published in numerous languages, including an English language re-release from industry giants, Fantasy Flight Games. The version that I’ve been playing for the past month or two is […]
Following on from the Black Panther and Killmonger review that we did for Atomic Mass’s Marvel: Crisis Protocol a few months ago, I’m delighted to have picked up the other two expansions that were released at the same time, namely, Venom and Shuri and Okoye. The addition of Shuri and Okoye to my roster enables […]
If you look back at my review for Evolution Climate back at the start of 2019, you’ll note that I absolutely loved it. With thematic, educational links between visuals, components and mechanics, Evolution Climate struck the perfect balance between learning and enjoyment. However, where Evolution Climate focused on the development of birds and mammals and […]
Among all of its many properties, the Arkham Horror LCG (or Living Card Game) has got to be one of the most popular lines that Fantasy Flight Games produces. I have spent several evenings over the past few weeks invested in the three stories that make up the most basic core set, but in addition […]
In the original Mysterium (which I’ve never played) one player acts as a ghost, whilst the others take on the roles of paranormal investigators who must solve the mystery of how the ghost died. To do this, they’ll decipher various clues and messages left by the ghost, and this mechanic is expanded upon through at […]
When I think of wargames, I am often reminded of how broad the range of games covered by that term actually is. On the one hand, you have super heavy, army level simulators such as those represented in many of GMT Games most famous series, whilst on the other, you have the more straightforward and […]
I’ve always had a thing for board games, table-top role playing games and deck-building card games. Ever since I was a kid, I had games I’d play for hours at the table, my thoughts and imagination going haywire as I built armies or took warriors on adventures or wandered fantastical lands as I battled all […]
The Unlock! series of games has been around for quite a while, and even though I don’t tend to dive into every single one, there are a few that have really appealed to me. The last one I reviewed was subtitled Heroic Adventures and it featured a Sherlock Holmes mystery, a retelling of Alice in […]
Something a little bit different for everyone here… I was clued into this real intriguing Horror Board/Card game Nightmare Horror Adventures, coming out this Halloween season, and it instantly has my warped mind in geeky overload. So until I can get my paws on the game to sit in a socially distant bubble with some […]
Whilst I’ve noticed an increasing number of dubious uses for the Marvel branding – including everything from sweets to underwear – Marvel Splendor is one tie-in that actually makes sense. The link between classic Splendor gameplay and Thanos’ quest for the Infinity Stones is so clear that I could imagine that whoever runs marketing at […]
Given that 2020 has been completely spoiled by the Covid-19 Pandemic, I find myself playing more and more games with just my wife. Whilst I always enjoy these head to head contests, she enjoys a much more limited subset of games to me, and so I have to make my proposed choice for any game […]
Camel Up is perhaps one of the longest standing and best loved betting games in the market, but believe it or not, I hadn’t tried it until I was asked to undertake this review. Whilst Camel Up has been around for years, the version I’ve been sent is a recent reprint – and goodness me […]
People who love deckbuilding games are certainly spoiled for choice these days, with the likes of Dominion, Mage Knight and Legendary all building on the core idea of starting out with a weak deck and building it up to something much more powerful over time, albeit with their own twist. Clank! easily sits alongside (and […]
Even before the Covid-19 lockdown came into force, I had always enjoyed the focus of a good, thoughtful, two player game. I think this fascination comes from repeatedly playing Draughts, Chess and Stratego with my dad and friends when I was much younger. Nowadays, I play two player games with my wife mostly, but we […]
When it comes to board games based on trains (of which there are many) I’m not the biggest fan. Actual real-life trains do little for me, and because setting and theme are so important to the way I enjoy board games, I have to get over that initial lack of interest before I can become […]
If you’re going to make a card game these days, you’re going to have a heck of a job on your hands in making it stand out from the crowd. Casual players these days are inundated with choice, having often hundreds of small box, simple games to choose from. When it comes to Abandon All […]
As I keep mentioning in my reviews, life as a board gamer has probably never been better. Modern production values have enlivened the way that board games look, and introduced new ways to experience the mechanics of the games, thanks to advances in plastic, cardboard and wood production. Modern games work best when they take […]
