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Castles of Burgundy
At this point, trying to review a game like 2011's The Castles of Burgundy is kind of like trying to review a Toyota Corolla, or a pizza. Everyone already has their own experience and opinions have already been formed. The Castles of Burgundy is a staple of the board...
Wandering Towers
Right from the get-go, Wandering Towers sets a joyous tone. The Tall box art depicts a witch on a hill, holding her wand aloft, causing a stack of towers to rise from the earth below, as a woodland animals flee in bug-eyed horror. In Wandering Towers, you play as...
Dinosaur Tea Party
As a child, my sister and I would sometimes visit my aunt and uncle. They lived about 4 hours away, so it wasn't every weekend, but twice a year or more we'd make the trip over and spend a week there. We were about 10 years younger than my cousins, so there wasn't...
Sea Salt & Paper
Sea Salt & Paper is a card game that's about as clear as a foggy day on the open sea. It's brought to us by Bruno Cathala and Theo Riviere, and let me tell you, it's a game that's had me flip-flopping all over the place. Bruno Cathala should be a household name at...
Bandido – Small Box, Big Table
I'm often looking for games that travel well, which generally leads me to amassing many games that come in tiny boxes. But an important aspect to a travel game is how much table space it takes up. A few times I've packed a small box game into my backpack, and pulled...
Brian Boru: High King of Ireland
Designers: Peer Sylvester Artist: Deirdre de Barra Release Year: 2011 Mechanics: Trick Taking, Area Majority Players: 3-5 Introduction Brian Boru: High King of Ireland is an area majority game utilizing a trick-taking mechanism as a way for players to earn the right...
Applejack
In Applejack players are... actually, don't worry about the theme. The goal of the game is to earn the most honey by growing cultivating collections of apples in your orchard, and arranging beehives to produce the most honey. I think it's safe to say we're firmly in...
Mind Space
Roll & Write games! Remember when these little gems were considered novel and few and far between, just a few years ago? Well, Nao Shimamura's first kick at the can is a little title called Mind Space and is being published by Allplay. Is it a mind-blowing...
Rainforest
Have you ever walked through a jungle and thought to yourself, "I love how colourful this place is! The vibrant green, red, purple, and blue ferns?" and "Wouldn't this bright yellow fern look lovely if it had an equally yellow parrot on it?" No? Me either. Rainforest,...
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