The Crew: Family Adventure Designer: Thomas Sing Publisher: Kosmos Players: 3-5 Age: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher The Crew: Family Adventure crossed the gameplay of The Crew: The Quest for … Continue reading →
Solstis Designer: Bruno Cathala and Corentin Lebrat Publisher: Lumberjacks Players: 1-2 Age: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher PROVE YOUR WORTH AND EARN THE MOST ⭐️ POSSIBLE by traveling the mountain … Continue reading →
Every now and then someone has a shot at ‘removing bias’ and ‘fixing’ the rankings on BGG to give a ‘more accurate’ view of the top-rated games, perhaps better reflecting their own views of what’s worthy. We all know … Continue reading →
BoardGameGeek’s Golden Geeks is the first of the significant annual awards that honor games from 2024. The winners, as selected by Geek users, were announced last week. The Golden Geeks give out three Game of the Year awards, for games … Continue reading →
April 2025 Games I played for the first time this month, from worst to best, along with my ratings and comments. Munchkin Panic – 4/10 Munchkin Panic is a hybrid of Castle Panic (a co-operative tower defense game) and Munchkin (a take-that card … Continue reading →
I posted my first game review to this site 10 years ago today. It was a review of Hare & Tortoise, the first entry in my 36-part series revisiting the Spiel des Jahres winners. Each entry featured not only a … Continue reading →
Top Tier Designer: Amar Dzomba, Dom Korzecke, Tyler O’Tsuji Publisher: Indie Board and Cards Players: 4-10 Age: 10+ Time: 30 min Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Top Tier is a light party game based … Continue reading →
Arkham Horror: Lovecraftian Letter Designer: Seiji Kanai Publisher: Z-man Players: 2-6 Age: 14+ Time: 15-30 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Step into the eerie town of Arkham with Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter, a … Continue reading →
Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 8) There are a few in my gaming group who really enjoy It’s A Wonderful World. Which is unfortunate – they’re now only able to play it if I’m playing something else as … Continue reading →
I’ve been writing these solo gaming reports since March of 2020… yes, early on in the pandemic. This new era of well-designed automata and solo modes for multiplayer games, coupled with excellent new solo game designs, is actually quite heartening to … Continue reading →
