by Alex McKenzie | Mar 29, 2025 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
I don’t know if it’s still true, but Otter has said that cooperative games are his favourite games to play. He loves the collaboration, and especially, the discussion that most cooperative games feature. Creating a plan together, and seeing it all come together, is...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 22, 2025 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
I wonder how including the diaeresis in the title of the review is going to affect the SEO of the review. It doesn’t really matter, if there’s one thing I’ve gleaned from the stats, it’s that unless I’m reviewing a brand-new game, or one that is a proven evergreen...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 15, 2025 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
There’s something inherently satisfying about watching spheres cascade down a gentle decline. Potion Explosion taps into that feeling with its five rows of marbles colliding and chaining together. Gizmos by Phil Walker-Harding seems to promise a similar experience at...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 8, 2025 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
At the end of the day, I just like playing with toys. It’s that core concept that keeps pulling my attention back to dexterity games, and no company in hobby board gaming does dexterity games quite like Itten games. I’ve previously talked about Tokyo Highway, and...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 5, 2025 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
Disclaimer: A copy of Doomlings was provided by the publisher for the review purposes Evolution is a fascinating concept. The idea that over generations, the traits that help a species survive are what get passed down, and offspring that lack those traits, don’t...
by Alex McKenzie | Mar 1, 2025 | Board Game Reviews, Reviews
What if I told you that Go-Fish could be fun? What if I added a memory element? Wait! Come Back! Hear me out. In Trio, designed by Kaya Miyano and published by Happy Camper (in Canada) takes the core conceit of Go-Fish, but manages to create some actually engaging and...