Reviews and Roundups
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Ark Nova has risen to the top of board gaming charts as a phoenix. Although it was originally published in 2021, it is still making a huge impact in 2022. It seems everybody is either playing or talking about playing it. But the game is not without flaws. Reviewers mostly grudged the long playing time, … Read more
Combining an appealing intellectual property with good gameplay mechanics can be highly enjoyable for fans of that show. Today we look at the 10 Best Star Trek Board Games in 2022. Introduction to 10 Best Star Trek Board Games in 2022 Space … the final frontier. To boldly go where no man has gone before … Read more
Football (soccer, for all you American friends), like many other sports, is a very dynamic engagement that is hard to implement on a tabletop. Yes, there have been attempts made, i.e. the legendary Subbuteo, newer Time of Soccer, or more recently, Counter Attack. The reason I’m mentioning Counter Attack, is that it shares a designer … Read more
I’ve got to admit it took me a while to discover Stefan Feld’s games. Sure, the first-look appeal is not strong with them, but the more you play them, the more they grow on you. You discover carefully designed mechanisms that create tight and unforgiving gaming experiences. But the real joy starts when you overcome … Read more
Paladin’s Oath is the closest you can get to playing Mage Knight on your PC. Read the following review to find out how the system works and how the gameplay feels. Introduction Paladin’s Oath Review It’s no secret that Mage Knight is my favorite board game. I love its sense of progression, character building, freedom, … Read more
Seeing things grow in front of you is always exciting and that’s one of the reasons such board games are popular. Here are the 10 Best Tile Placement Board Games in 2022. Introduction to 10 Best Tile Placement Board Games in 2022 While tile placement is a mechanism or one of the mechanics in many … Read more
Fun Online Games For Board Game Alternatives Do you love playing board games with your friends and family, but find that the options available to you are getting a little stale? Are you looking for something new to add some excitement to game night? If so, then you might want to consider giving online games … Read more
This article discusses the 5 reasons Concordia is more than worth playing almost a decade since its original release. It’s still one of the best board games around! Introduction to 5 Reasons Why You Should Play Concordia in 2022 One of my favorite Latin proverbs from school was Ubi Concordia, Ibi Victoria (Where there is … Read more
Big box board games can provide a tremendous experience to the players, but they also require a lot of input in return. Playing time, table space, learning process, or a specific number of players. Often, these terms are hard to achieve and you only have time for something small and short, a so-called filler board … Read more
Not everything is about looks – Santa Maria is a board game proving this 100%. Read what it has to show beneath the surface. Introduction With the number of board games flooding the market each year, it’s inevitable that some games will fly under the radar for one reason or the other. One of those … Read more