The Vale of Eternity Designer: Eric Hong Publisher: Mandoo Games Players: 2-4 Age: 14+ Time: 40 minutes Played with review copy provided by Mandoo Games In The Vale of Eternity, players are tamers who hunt various monsters and spirits to … Continue reading →
Preview of Justice Designer: Ren Multamäki Artist: Sampo Jumisko 3-5 players 45 minutes Played 3 times at 3 & 4 players Unpaid preview by Jonathan Franklin Justice is a hidden role game that uses trick-taking to hide some information while … Continue reading →
Oh No, Volcano! Designer: Phil Walker-Harding Publisher: Buffalo Games Players: 2-4 Age: 7+ Time: 20 minutes Played with copy provided by Buffalo Games Says the publisher: ‘In Oh No, Volcano!, you race to climb and collect ancient treasure while dodging … Continue reading →
Even though we love tracking all the annual board game awards, the results aren’t always that well publicized and we sometimes miss the announcements. But in the interest of “better late than never”, here are how two of these awards … Continue reading →
OTLO Stones Designer: Jeppe Norsker Publisher: Norsker Games Players: 1-4 Age: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Played with copy provided by publisher at SPIEL 2023 OTLO Stones is an intense brain teaser where up to four players compete to reproduce patterns … Continue reading →
by Ben Bruckart The Spiel convention in Essen is a great place to see most of the shiny new games for the coming Christmas and gaming season. I still have never attended, but I keep my ear to the ground … Continue reading →
Chomp Designer: Clarence Simpson Players: 1-4 Age: 8+ Time 20 minutes Played with copy acquired from a friend From the publisher: “The era of the dinosaurs is here! Your goal in Chomp is to form herds of dinos and make … Continue reading →
Noobs in Space Designers: Johannes Krenner, Markus Slawitscheck Publisher: Kosmos Players: 3-5 Age: 10+ Time: 15 min per chapter x 8 chapters Played with review copy provided by Thames & Kosmos Says the publisher: “You are a team of newbie … Continue reading →
Since I got back I’ve played a few of the Essen games, so here are my thoughts: Humanity – Yoann Levet, published by Bombyx, 2-4 Players Age 14+ Humanity is a worker placement game in which you start with 2 … Continue reading →
The a la carte award is presented each year by Fairplay Magazine to the game that wins their voting as the best card game of the year. The winner for 2023 is Sea Salt & Paper, designed by Bruno Cathala … Continue reading →
