Designers: Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle Publisher: Wise Wizard Games Developer: Derek Funkhouser Players: 2 Age: 12+ Duration: 30 minutes Times Played: 14 Star Realms is a popular deckbuilding game that was first released in 2014. Designed by a couple of … Continue reading ...
February 2025 Games I played for the first time this month, from worst to best, along with my ratings and comments. Slavika – 3/10 Slavika is a take-that card game with a theme of Slavic folklore. These less-familiar creatures … Continue reading →
Cook Islands Designer: Klaus-Jurgen Wrede Publisher: Trefl Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30-60 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Wspaniała przygoda na Oceanie Spokojnym, podczas której gracze biorą udział w wyprawie Jamesa Cooka i odkrywają … ...
Moon Colony Bloodbath Designer: Donald X. Vaccarino Publisher: Rio Grande Games Players: 1-5 Age: 14+ Time: 45 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Cities on the moon! This will be humanity’s crowning achievement. At … Continue reading →
Windmill Valley Designer: Dani Garcia Publisher: Board & Dice Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 45-90 min From the publisher: It’s the late 19th century, and more than 9000 windmills dot the landscape of the Netherlands, some of them purpose-built … Continue reading →
Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 5) I made an off-hand remark to Dale the other day that I believe there is more compassion in gaming these days. Maybe it’s just me but it feels more important to more … Continue reading →
I play a lot of games. (OK, I’ll admit it – I play [and own] a ridiculous number of games.) I’ve spent some pretty ridiculous amounts of time & energy playing some of them over & over again. But the … Continue reading →
by Ben Bruckart Designers: Dennis K Chan, Adam Hill, Ben Pinchback, Matt Riddle Artists: Agnieszka Dabrowiecka, Klemens Franz Publishers: Cranio and then Asmodee and Capstone and a bunch of others picked it up No. of Players: 2-4 I didn’t come … Continue reading →
Fruit Fight Designer: Reiner Knizia Publisher: CMYK Games Players: 2-5 Age: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Fruit Fight is a social, push your luck game from Reiner Knizia, where you … Continue reading →
Figment Designer: Wolfgang Warsch Publisher: CMYK Players: 1-6 Age: 8+ Time: 15-30 minutes Amazon Affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Figment is a mind-bending visual experience from Wolfgang Warsch. Figment is a game of visual perception, … Continue reading →
