Board Game Reviews
Kickstarter: Era of Atlantis
Publisher: Seajay Games
Player Count: 3-5 Players
Game Length: 120 Minutes
Kickstarter: September 30-October 30
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Era of Atlantis is a worker placement...
Review: After Us
Publisher: Pandasaurus Games
Player Count: 1-5 Players
Game Length: 45 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
In this homage to the Planet-of-the-Apes, you are the leader of a future-set society of...
Review: The First Tsar: Ivan the Terrible
Publisher: Hobby World
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Game Length: 120-180 Minutes
Complexity 3/5
Ivan IV Vasilyevich, came to power as the Grand Prince of Moscow and later, the...
Review: SCOUT
Publisher: Oink Games
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Game Length: 20 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
As the newly appointed head of a circus company, your job is to put together...
Review: Bark Avenue
Publisher: Good Games Publishing
Player Count: 1-5 Players
Game Length: 60 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
As a competitive New York City dog walker, building an efficient business is the...
Review: Egyptian Enigma
Publisher: Mini Mysteries
Player Count: 1-4 Players (my recommendation)
Game Length: 60 Minutes
Complexity 1.5/5
A mysterious package has arrived at your door and as unbelievable as it...
Review: Faraway
Publisher: Pandasaurus Games
Player Count: 2-6 Players
Game Length: 25 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
In 2002, rapper Missy Elliott dropped a line that strangely describes Faraway when she spouted...
Review: Fliptown
Publisher: Write Stuff Games
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Game Length: 30-40 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
Saddle up your band of ruffians and explore the Wild West in one of...
Review: Walking in Burano: Roll & Write
Walking in Burano: Roll & Write
Publisher: EmperorS4
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Game Length: 30 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
Set on the island of Burano in Venice, players will work...
Review: Ezra and Nehemiah
Publisher: Garphill Games Games
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Game Length: 90-120 Minutes
Complexity 3.75/5
After decades in captivity to the Persian empire, King Cyrus in 539 B.C., moved...
Review: Lacuna
Publisher: CMYK Games
Player Count: 2 Players
Game Length: 15 Minutes
Complexity 1.5/5
The definition of Lacuna means a gap between two things and is from the latin...
Review: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Slaughterhouse
Publisher: Funko Games
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Game Length: 45-60 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
Back in 1974, 4 friends set out on a road trip across rural Texas. Along...
Review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Publisher: Z-Man Games
Player Count: 1-5 Players
Game Length: 60 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
Star Wars meets Pandemic in this interstellar, cooperative, mash-up where players take on the role...
Review: The Princes of Florence
Publisher: WizKids Games
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Game Length: 75-100 Minutes
Complexity 3/5
As the head of a Renaissance-era, Italian, aristocratic family, supporting the artists, builders and scholars...
Review: boop.
Publisher: Smirk & Laughter Games
Player Count: 2 Players
Game Length: 20 Minutes
Complexity 1.5/5
Kittens love to bounce on the bed and in boop., it becomes a...
Review: Pyramido
Publisher: Synapses Games
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Game Length: 45 Minutes
Complexity 1.75/5
As architects under Pharaoh Mido, you’re tasked with designing the most impressive pyramid to serve...
Review: Hideous Abomination 2nd Edition
Publisher: Tettix Games
Player Count: 2-6 Players
Game Length: 15-30 Minutes
Complexity 1.75/5
Competitors gather yearly at a secret location unbeknownst to the common man to participate in...
Review: Hijacked
Publisher: Greenest Games
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Game Length: 40-80 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
Set in a futuristic world of bizarre characters, cyborgs and robots, criminals are still going...
Review: Shogun No Katana
Publisher: Post Scriptum
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Game Length: 60-180 Minutes
Complexity 3/5
Set in feudal Japan, the katana was forged out of necessity to defend against the...
Review: Legend Raiders
Publisher: Post Scriptum
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Game Length: 30-45 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
Compete against the world’s great explorers and treasure seekers as you visit legendary locations and...
Review: It’s a Wonderful World: Leisure & Decadence
Publisher: Lucky Duck Games
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Game Length: 30-60 Minutes per Session
Complexity 2.25/5
Let's get this out of the way… I’m a card-carrying “It’s a...
Review: Gasha
Publisher: 25th Century Games
Player Count: 2-6 Players
Game Length: 20 Minutes
Complexity 1.5/5
Originating in Japan in the 1970’s, Gashapon are toy vending machines similar to any...
Review: Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
Publisher: Hegemonic Project Games
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Game Length: 90-180 Minutes
Complexity 4/5
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory is a political and economic simulator where players...
Review: Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done + Divine Influence Expansion
Publisher: Renegade Games
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Game Length: 40-60 Minutes
Complexity 3/5
Set in the Middle Ages, King Philip sought to secure sacred holy sites across Europe...
Review: Oros
Publisher: Lucky Duck Games
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 60-120 Minutes
Complexity 3/5
In Oros, you’re taking on the mantle of a demigod with the...
Review: Gartenbau
Publisher: 25th Century Games
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Game Length: 30-60 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
Earn prestige as you seek to become a Master Gardener in Gartenbau, a horticulture...
Review: Chamber of Wonders
Publisher: Ludus Magnus Lite
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Game Length: 20-30 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
Cultural trends have the ability to consume the attention and passions of the people....
Review: Thrones of Valeria
Publisher: Daily Magic Games
Player Count: 2-6 Players
Game Length: 30-40 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
Thrones of Valeria places players in the fantasy world of Valeria for the popular...
Review: Longboard
Publisher: 25th Century Games
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Game Length: 20-30 Minutes
Complexity 1.5/5
In Longboard from celebrated board game designer, Reiner Knizia, players will attempt to design...
Review: Wildstyle
Publisher: Pandasaurus Games
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: No
Game Length: 40 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
As graffiti artists, it’s your job to earn street cred by bringing...
Review: Cat in the Box
Publisher: Bezier Games
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: No
Game Length: 30 Minutes
Complexity 1.75/5
Cat in the Box describes itself as a “quantum trick-taking game”. I’m...
Review: Oh My Brain
Publisher: 25th Century Games
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: No
Game Length: 10-15 Minutes
Complexity 1.25/5
Oh My Brain tells the wholesome, classic story of a group...
Review: Siege of Valeria
Publisher: Daily Magic Games
Player Count: 1 Player
Game Length: 30-45 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
Siege of Valeria is a solo, tower defense game set in the popular board...
Review: Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Publisher: Stonemaier Games and Bezier Games
Player Count: 2-7 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: No
Game Length: 45-60 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
What the king wants.. the king gets! As a...
Review: Block and Key
Publisher: Inside Up Games
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 20-40 Minutes
Complexity 1.75/5
Exploring a hidden temple… unlocking secret mysteries… competitive archaeology? Sign me...
Review: Velonimo
Publisher: 25th Century Games
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: No
Game Length: 30-40 Minutes
Complexity 1.75/5
Velonimo from famed designer, Bruno Cathala, is a card game where...
Review: Dog Park
Publisher: Birdwood Games
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 40-80 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
In this family friendly game, players will take on the role of...
Review: Carnegie
Publisher: Pegasus Spiele
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 90-120 Minutes
Complexity 3.75/5
Inspired by the life and business exploits of entrepreneur and philanthropist, Andrew...
Review: Lacrimosa
Publisher: Devir
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 90 Minutes
Complexity 3/5
Following the death of famed composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, it is your responsibility as...
Review: Holly Jolly
Publisher: 25th Century Games
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 20-30 Minutes
Complexity 1.25/5
Experience Christmas morning in a box as you unwrap gifts, peek inside...
Review: Caesar’s Empire
Publisher: Holy Grail Games
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 30-60 Minutes
Complexity 1.25/5
As part of an eclectic group of Romans citizens, Caesar has tasked...
Review: Rebuilding Seattle
Publisher: Wizkids
Player Count: 1-5 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 60-120 Minutes
Complexity 2.75/5
In June of 1889, a fire burned through Seattle’s business district. The city...
Review: Catapult Feud
Publisher: Vesuvius Media
Player Count: 2 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 20-30 Minutes
Complexity 1/5
Build your castle, man the walls and prepare your catapult for battle in...
Review: Birdwatcher
Publisher: Renegade Games
Player Count: 1-5 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 45 Minutes
Complexity 1.75/5
With your sights set on the elusive birds-of-paradise, strap on your binoculars...
Review: Verdant
Publisher: AEG & Flatout Games
Player Count: 1-5 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 30-45 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
In this puzzle-y game of plant nourishment and home decor,...
Review: Khora: Rise of an Empire
Publisher: iello
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: No
Game Length: 75 Minutes
Complexity 3/5
Serving as head of a growing city-states in Ancient Greece, you’ll pursue 7...
Review: Meadow
Publisher: Rebel Studios
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 60-90 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
In the beautifully illustrated game of Meadow, you take on the role of...
Review: Get on Board: New York & London
Publisher: iello
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 20 Minutes
Complexity 1.75/5
As bus drivers, your job is to transport everyone to their destination safe and...
Review: My Father’s Work
Publisher: Renegade Games
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: No
Game Length: 180-240 Minutes
Complexity 3.25/5
Returning home to your family’s large estate, you’ve quickly discovered a room...
Review: Terracotta Army
Publisher: Board & Dice
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 90-120 Minutes
Complexity 3.4/5
The first emperor of unified China, Qin Shu Huang, has died....
Review: Marvel Dice Throne + Expansions
Publisher: Roxley Games / The Op
Player Count: 2-6 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: No
Game Length: 20-40 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
The hugely popular Dice Throne series gets the Marvel...
Review: FYFE
Publisher: Pegasus Spiele
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 30-45 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
Set in the picturesque South Seas surrounded by palm trees, blue seas and...
Review: Atlantic Robot League
Publisher: WizKids
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: No
Game Length: 20 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
In the distant future the sport of mech battles has swept the nation....
Review: Dulce
Publisher: Stronghold Games
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 30 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
In Dulce, you’re looking to build the most efficient and successful confection...
Review: Godtear
Publisher: Steamforged Games
Player Count: 2-8 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 60-120 Minutes
Complexity 2.8/5Dear board game gods, I beseech of you to bequeath upon me a...
Review: Chronicles of Avel
Publisher: Rebel Studio
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Dedicated Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 60-90 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
The magical land of Avel is threatened by the evil creatures of...
Review: Garden Nation
Publisher: Bombyx
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 60 Minutes
Complexity 2.5/5
Garden Nation tells the story of a miniature community living together in the forest....
Review: Survival of the Fattest
Publisher: Dirty Rascal Games
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 90 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
The natural instinct to gather and store food for winter is as...
Review: Spicy
Publisher: Heidelbaer
Player Count: 2-6 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 15 Minutes
Complexity 1.25/5
Spicy is a simple, light-hearted bluffing card game set in the world of spicy foods....
Review: Jekyll vs Hyde
Publisher: Mandoo Games
Player Count: 2 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 15 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
The literary struggle between Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde steps...
Review: Cartographers: Map Pack 4, 5 & 6
Publisher: Thunderworks Games
Player Count: 1-100 Players
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 30-45 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
Travel to distant lands, traverse the mighty tundra and haggle with merchants in...
Review: Haunticulture (2022)
Publisher: Tinkerbot Games
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 60 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
After being closed for nearly 300 years, Creepstone Manor was temporarily opened to...
Review: Trekking Through History
Publisher: Underdog Games
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 30-60 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
Trekking Through History is the latest in the hugely popular Trekking series from...
Review: Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultrabrawl
Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Ultrabrawl
Publisher: Tinkerbot Games
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 15–30 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
Originally published as an Indie comic from writer and artist...
Review: Premium Chess Set from Maztermind
Maztermind Premium Chess Set
Maztermind.comMAZTERMIND - THE COMPANY
Founded in Vietnam, Maztermind is made up of a group of designers and artisans with a passion for...
Review: Yosemite
Publisher: WizKids!
Player Count: 2 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 20 Minutes
Complexity 2.5/5
It’s time to put your photography skills to the test in the great Annual...
Review: Citizen
Publisher: Self Published
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 60-240 Minutes
Complexity 2.75/5
In Citizen, players will champion their own vision for America by seeking to...
Review: For Sale: Autorama
Publisher: Eagle Gryphon Games
Player Count: 3-6 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 30+ Minutes
Complexity 2/5
For Sale: Autorama is a reimplementation of the classic game, For Sale....
Review: Cactus Town
Publisher: Second Gate Games
Player Count: 2-4 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 20-60 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
Cactus Town sits on the frontier of the Old West ripe for...
Review: Regency
Publisher: Pique Games
Player Count: 2-6 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 20-40 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
The world’s most renowned and notorious rulers throughout history have gathered seeking to...
Review: 3 Best Things about Dead Reckoning
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 90-150 Minutes
Complexity 3.25/5
Break out the pirate puns and stretch your sea legs in Dead...
Review: Guns or Treasure
Publisher: Castillo Games
Player Count: 2-6 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 15 Minutes
Complexity 1.25/5
Rival pirates from the seven seas have gathered for battle. Their ships may...
Review: Monsters on Board
Publisher: Final Frontier Games
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 45-60 Minutes
Complexity 3/5
The annual Blue Moon Monster Mixer at Spook Manor is upon us...
Review: Moonrakers: Nomad Expansion
Publisher: IV Games
Player Count: 1-5 Players
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 60-120 Minutes
Complexity 2.5/5
Players who have taken on the role as a mercenary in the distant...
Review: Moonrakers: Overload Expansion
Publisher: IV Games
Player Count: 1-5 Players
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 60-120 Minutes
Complexity 2.5/5
Players who have taken on the role as a mercenary in the distant...
Review: Moonrakers: Binding Ties Expansion
Publisher: IV Games
Player Count: 1-5 Players
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 60-120 Minutes
Complexity 2.5/5
Players who have taken on the role as a mercenary in the distant...
Review: Wormholes
Wormholes
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group
Player Count: 1-5
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 45 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
In a world of interstellar travel, a new technology has been discovered allowing...
Review: The Guild of the Merchant Explorers
The Guild of Merchant Explorers
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group
Player Count: 1-4
Solo mode: Yes
Game Length: 45 Minutes
Complexity 2.25/5
A call has been sent out by the Queen...
Review: The Good Shepherd
Published by Bible Games Central
2-6 Players | 15 Minutes
The Good Shepherd is a bit of a take-that style card game where players are attempting...
Review: Bible Match It Link It
Published by Bible Games Central
2-6 Players | 15 Minutes
In this Bible-themed game of tiles and symbols, players will compete in 1 of 4 different...
Review: Marvel Battleworld: Ultimate Armory
Publisher: Proposer Hall/Funko
Player Count: 1-4 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 15-30 Minutes
Complexity 1.5/5
Thanos has trapped the most powerful heroes in the Multiverse in mysterious Thanostones...
Review: Marvel: Remix
Marvel: Remix
Publisher: WizKids
Player Count: 2-6 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 20 Minutes
Complexity 2.2/5
In this reimplementation of the hit card game, Fantasy Realms, players will work...
Review: Free Radicals
Free Radicals
Published by WizKids
Designed by Nathan Woll
2-5 Players | 90 Minutes
In a utopian future, mysterious spheres known as Free Radicals have appeared providing earth...
Review: Veiled Fate
Published by IV Games
Player Count: 2-8 Players
Game Length: 60-90 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
In Veiled Fate, players take on hidden roles of divine beings seeking to influence...
Review: Dungeon Doors
Publisher: Dynamic Gorilla
Player Count: 3-6 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 30-60 Minutes
Complexity 2/5
“I told you it wouldn’t work,” growled the half-orc Barbarian to the Tiefling...
Video Review: Trekking The World
Published by Underdog Games
Design by Charlie Bink | Art by Csaba Bernáth, Marta Danecka, Sebastian Koziner, Aleksey Shirokikh
2-5 Players | 30-60 Minutes
Review: Manifest
Publisher: SchilMil Games
Player Count: 2-5 Players
Solo mode: No
Game Length: 45-90 Minutes
Complexity 2.75/5
The time is the 1920’s and the world is becoming smaller. The shipping...
Review: Emoji Bible Stories Card Game
Published by Bible Games Central
2-6 Players | 15-20 Minutes
Emoji Bible Stories Card Game is a game for younger audiences (6+) where players use common...
Review: Grab Your Breakfast
Published by Ameba Games
2-4 Players | 20-30 Minutes
In Grab Your Breakfast, you’re matching cards and gathering sets of bountiful, breakfast tiles in an effort...
Review: Bloodrunes
Published by Zoracle Games
Designed by Zach Turner
2-4 Players | 30-90 Minutes
By 846 A.D., the exploits of legendary viking, Ragnar Lodbrok had become world renowned....
Review: Factory Funner
Published by BoardGameTables.com
Designed by Corné van Moorsel | Art by Steven Tu
1-5 Players | 20-40 Minutes
Every great entrepreneur starts out with a dream: some...
Review: Root
Published by Leder Games
Designed by Cole Sehrle | Art by Kyle Ferrin
2-4 Players | 60-90 Minutes
The Marquise de Cat (Jerram) felt smug (as cats...
Review: Mountains Out Of Molehills
Published by The Op Games
Designed by Jim DiCamillo & Pat Marino
Art by Elena Munoz
2-4 Players | 45-60 Minutes
Oh, those silly little moles… who knew...
Review: Fan Fu Football
Published by Dream Helmet Productions
Designed by Jamal A. Swinton
Art by Anthony Palileo
1-4 Players | 30-180 Minutes
Fan Fu Football is the fantasy football card game...
Review: Legacies
Published by Brookspun Games
Designed by Jason Brooks
Art by James Churchill & Yoma
1-6 Players | 90-180 Minutes
Life moves by pretty fast... We work hard, play...
Review: Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
Published by Stronghold Games
Designed by Sydney Engelstein, Jacob Fryxelius & Nick Little
Art by William Bricker, Garret Kaida, Nio Mendoza, Justine Nortje, Naomi Robinson &...
Review: Kardashev Scale
Published by WizKids
Published by Stephen Avery & Eugene Bryant
2-6 Players | 30 Minutes
Developed in 1964, the Kardashev Scale represents a method of measuring a...
Review: Call of the Wild
Published by Rather Fun Games
Designed by David Medley & Evan Scheidegger
Art by Evan Scheidegger
3-6 Players | 5-15 Minutes
Yip Yip Yip! That’s the sound of...
Review: Ghosts of Christmas
Published by Boardgametables.com
Designed by Taiki Shinzawa | Art by Maria Surducan
3-4 Players | 45 Minutes
I imagine if Charles Dickens was into card games, Ghosts...
Review: Origins: First Builders
Published by Board&Dice
Designed by David Spada & Daniele Tascini | Art by Zbigniew Umgelter & Aleksander Zarwada
1-4 Players | 120 Minutes
Adam Kwapinski is currently...
Review: Roll Camera!: The Filmmaking Board Game
Published by Grand Gamers Guild
Design and Art by Malachi Ray Rempen
1-4 Players | 45-90 Minutes
There really hasn’t been a great board game about making...
Review: Canopy
Published by Weird City Games
Designed by Tim Eisner | Art by Vincent Dutrait
2 Players | 30 Minutes
In Canopy, 2 players compete against each other...
Review: Paleo+Vet
Published by Absurdist Productions
Designed by William Thompson
2-4 Players | 30-60 Minutes
The ruins of passed under us as the helicopter lifted up over the...
Review: Word Explosion
Published by UH OH! Games
Designed by Michael Riley | Art by Giovanni Spadaro
2-8 Players | 30 Minutes
Word games have certainly solidified their niche in the gaming...
Review: Tabannusi: Builders of Ur
Published by Board&Dice
Designed by David Spada & Daniele Tascini | Art by Zbigniew Umgelter & Aleksander Zarwada
1-4 Players | 120 Minutes
Step into the sandals...
Review: For Sale + Advisors Expansion
Published by Eagle Gryphon Games
Designed by Stefan Dorra
3-6 Players | 30 Minutes
For Sale is my all-time favorite bidding game. Originally released in 1997, this...
Review: March on the Drina
Design by Janko Nišavić, Vukašin Nišavić
Art by Nenad Mirković
Published by Giga Mech Games
2-4 Players | 120-180 Min.
They never told you how cold it was...
Review: Galaxy Trucker
Published by Czech Games Edition
Designed by Vlaada Chvatil | Art by Tomas Kucerovsky
2-4 Players | 30 Minutes
This is the age-old story of an intergalactic...
Review: Whirling Witchcraft
Published by AEG
Designed by Erik Andersson Sundén | Art by Luis Francisco, Weberson Santiago
2-5 Players | 15-30 Minutes
I had no idea how competitive witches...
Review: Merlin
Published by Queen Games
Designed by Stepfan Feld & Michael Rieneck | Art by Dennis Lohausen
2-4 Players | 75 Minutes
The time of King Arthur is...
Review: Magnate: The First City
Published by Naylor Games
Designed by James Naylor | Art by Donal Hegarty, Cze Lee & James Naylor
1-5 Players | 60-120 Minutes
The city of Humbleburg...
Review: Unmatched: Cobble & Fog
Designed by Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Chris Leder, Kevin Rodgers
Published by Mondo Games & Restoration Games
2-4 Players | 25-40 min
It was a cold,...
Review: Pier 18
Designed by Rory Muldoon
Art by Rory Muldoon
Published by Alley Cat Games
2-3 Players | 5-15 Minutes(In a bad British accent.)
“Would you like to go for...
Review: Obsession + Expansions
Designed by Dan Hallagan
Art by Dan Hallagan
Published by Kayenta Games
1-4 Players | 30-90 Minutes
Unfolding like the pages of a Jane Austen novel, Obsession places...
Review: Bat Flip
Designed by Scott Courlander | Art by Weirdsgn
Published by Scorelander Games
2 Players | 30-40 Minutes
Peering out from the dugout, you take a long look...
Review: Boy Band Builder: The Card Game
Boy Band Builder: The Card Game
Designed by Luke Earley, Sam Rosen & Samuel Geer | Art by Marit McCluske & Adam Tremaine
2-4 Players | ...
Top 10 “New to Me” Games of 2021
As reviewers, we spend countless hours playing and discussing games, continually evaluating and reevaluating for our coveted “Best of Year” lists. While these lists...
Review: Super-Skill Pinball: Ramp It Up
Designed by Geoff Engelstein
Art by Gong Studios
Published by WizKids!
1-4 Players | 20 Minutes
Every time I sit down to play Super-Skill Pinball, The Who’s Pinball...
Review: Kingdomino: Origins
Kingdomino Origins
Designed by Bruno Cathala
Art by Cyril Bouquet
Published by Blue Orange Games
2-4 Players | 15 Minutes
In the latest installment of the highly successful Kingdomino...
Review: Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef
Designed by Tim & Ben Eisner
Art by Mr. Cuddington
Published by Skybound Games
1-4 Players | 60-90 Minutes
It has been a long time since The Fold...
Review: Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition
Designed by Christian Marcussen
Published by WizKids!
2-4 Players | 180-240 Minutes
In this highly anticipated update to the original 2012 game of the same title, players...
Review: TEN
Designed by Molly Johnson, Shawn Stankenwich & Robert Melvin
Art by Shawn Stankenwich
Published by Alderac Entertainment Group
1-5 Players | 15-30 Minutes
This is the place in...
Review: Glasgow
Designed by Mandela Fernandez-Grandon
Art by Klemens Franz
Published by Lookout Games
2 Players | 30 Minutes
It was back in the 1890s and, aye, do I remember...
Review: Atlantis Rising (2nd Edition)
Designed by Galen Ciscell & Brent Dickman | Art by Vincent Dutrait
Published by Elf Creek Games
1-7 Players | 60-120 Minutes
The ancient and mystical city...
Review: Copenhagen
Designed by Asger Harding Granerud & Daniel Skjold Pedersen
Art by Markus Erdt
Published by Queen Games
2-4 Players | 20-40 Minutes
Nyhaven (New Haven), Copenhagen plays host...
Review: Scythe + Invaders from Afar Expansion
Scythe + Invaders from Afar Expansion
Designed by Jamey Stegmaier | Art by Jakub Rozalski
Published by Stonemaier Games
1-5 Players | 90-115 Minutes
After a the long...
Review: Anno 1800
Anno 1800
Designed by Martin Wallace | Art by Fiore GmbH
Published by Kosmos
2-4 Players | 120 Minutes
Tasked with developing a new community on this island...
Review: Dog Lover
Dog Lover
Designed by David Short
Published by Alderac Entertainment Group
2-4 Players | 30 Minutes
Any dog lover can attest: in addition to the enjoyment, companionship and...
Review: Hamsters vs. Hippos
Hamsters vs. Hippos
Designed by James Freeman, James Staley & Adam Staley
Published by Tin Robot Games
1-6 Players | 15-30 Minutes
After weeks of scheming and careful...
Review: Florenza: X Anniversary Edition
Florenza: X Anniversary Edition
Designed by Stefano Groppi | Art by Sara Gioria & Ivan Zoni
Published by Placentia Games
1-5 Players | 60-180 Minutes
Florenza (now known...
Review: DIE in the Dungeon
DIE in the Dungeon
Designed by Wesley Woodbury | Art by Tristam Rossin
Published by FunDaMental Games
1+ Players | 45-60 Minutes
You’ve got it made, living the...
Review: Greece Lightning
Designed by Kathleen Mercury & Mark Sellmeyer | Art by Anthony Cournoyer
Published by WizKids
2-4 Players | 45-60 Minutes
It’s a cool, breezy morning off the...
Review: Hideous Abomination
Hideous Abomination
Designed and Illustrated by Judson Cowan
Published by Tettix Games
2-5 Players | 10-30 Minutes
Calling all Evil Geniuses, Macabre-Minded Surgeons and Doctors of all things...
Review: Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks
Designed by Andrew Haught | Art by Casey Davies
Published by Gale Force Nine
2-4 Players | 120 MinutesFrom the Rulebook:
"In...
Review: Embarcadero
Embarcadero
Designed by Adam Buckingham & Ed Marriott | Art by Janos Orban
Published by Renegade Games
1-4 Players | 60-90 Minutes
During the gold rush of 1850,...
Review: Bullet♥
Designed by Joshua Van Laningham | Published by Level 99 Game
1-4 Players | 15 Minutes
Is it possible to harness the energy and tension from...
Review: Faction Fighters
Designed by Paige Treglown | Published by Thunder Finch Games
2 Players | 25 MinutesFaction Fighters will be available on Kickstarter October 2021. You can...
Review: Exit: The Game – The Sacred Temple
Designed by Inka Brand, Markus Brand & Juilane Voorgang | Published by KOSMOS
1-4 Players | 120-180 Minutes
In this incarnation of the highly popular Exit:...
Review: Lions of Lydia
Designed by Jonny Pac | Published by Bellwether Games
2-4 Players | 30-60 Minutes
King Croesus of Lydia has decided to implement the first coin-based economy...
Review: Subastral
Designed by Matt Riddle & Ben Pinchback | Published by Renegade Games
2-5 Players | 15-30 Minutes
In Subastral, you’re gathering information about the earth’s different...
Review: Merchants Cove
Designed by Jonny Pac, Carl Van Ostrand & Drake Villareal | Published by Final Frontier Games
1-4 Players | 60-90 Minutes
On the western coast of...
Review: Yukon Salon
Designed by David Wooden | Published by Atlas Games
2-4 Players | 10-15 Minutes
Working as a stylist in the great white north can bring in...
Review: Letters from Whitechapel
Designed by Gabriele Mari and Gianluca Santopierto | Published by Giochi Uniti
2-6 Players | 90 Minutes
In the late 19th century, in the city of...
Review: Gorinto
Designed by Richard Yaner | Published by Grand Gamers Guild
1-4 Players | 30 Minutes
A Gorinto is a Japanese memorial shrine commonly found in Buddhist...
Review: Deliverance
Designed by Andrew Lowen | Published by Lowen Games
1-4 Players | 60-120 Minutes
In the invisible realm, supernatural forces wage a battle for the human...
Review: The Pursuit of Happiness + Community Expansion
Designed by David Chircop, Adrian Abela & Vangelis Bagiartakis | Published by Artipia Games and Stronghold Games
1-4 Players | 60-90 Minutes
Growing up as a...
Review: Block Ness
Designed by Laurent Escoffier | Published by Blue Orange
2-4 Players | 15 Minutes
Ancient creatures, hidden for generations, are stirring from below the lake depths....
Review: Cóatl
Designed by Pascale Brassard & Etitnne Dubois-Roy | Published by Synapses Games
1-4 Players | 30-60 Minutes
The time has arrived to appoint a new Aztec...
Review: Hadrian’s Wall
Designed by Bobby Hill | Published by Renegade Game Studios & Garphill Games
1-6 Players | 60 Minutes
Beginning construction in 122 AD, Roman Emperor Hadrian...
Review: A Gentle Rain
Designed by Kevin Wilson | Published by Mondo Games
1 Player | 15 Minutes
A Gentle Rain is engineered to create a peaceful and calming experience...
Review: Royal Visit
Designed by Reiner Knizia | Published by IELLO
2 Players | 20 Minutes
Originally published in 2006, IELLO is bringing back Royal Visit from acclaimed game...
Review: Blokk
1-4 Players | 15-20 Minutes
In Blokk! you’re an architect looking to assemble the perfect three-dimensional cube. Draft unique, three-dimensional polynomial shapes and put your...
Review: Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery
Designed by Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski, Sean Sweigart | Published by Gale Force Nine
3-4 Players | 120+ Minutes
The city of Capua was one the...
Review: Chronicles of Crime 1900
Designed by David Cicurel, Wojciech Grajkowski | Published by Lucky Duck Games
1-4 Players | 60-90 Minutes
It’s the turn of the 19th Century and you...
Review: Moonrakers
Designed by Austin Harrison & Max Anderson | Published by IV Games
1-5 Players | 60-120 Minutes
The era of Moonrakers began with The Cleanse -...
Review: Latte Throwdown
Designed by Corey Keller | Published by Analog Game Studios
1-4 Players | 15-25 Minutes
Grab your smock, turn up your Norah Jones album and tie...
Review: World’s Fair 1893
Designed by J. Alex Kevern | Published by Renegade Games
2-4 Players | 40 Minutes
“The World’s Fair of 1893 in Chicago was a spectacular international...
Review: For Glory
Designed by Alex Wolf | Published by Spielcraft Games
2 Players | 60-90 Minutes
In Ancient Rome, the spectacle of the day took place in the...
Review: Stop the Train!
Designed by Brendan Mills | Published by Escape Plan Board Games
4-6 Players | 30 Minutes
It’s late November 1942 and the 19.05 to Paris is...
Review: Sleeping Gods
Designed by Ryan Laukat | Published by Red Raven Games1-4 Players | 60-1200 Minutes
"Are the stars unfamiliar here?" she asked, and the sky grew...
Review: Forgotten Waters
Designed by Isaac Vega, J. Arthur Ellis & Mr. Bistro | Published by Plaid Hat Games
1-7 Players | 120-240 Minutes
Gather your crew and prepare...
Review: Fired Up
Designed by Giorgos Eleftheriadis, Theofilos Koutroubis | Published by Drawlab Entertainment
2-5 Players | 45-90 Minutes
You’ve entered the Fired Up cyber-arena where digital champions from...
Review: Cerebria: The Inside World
Designed by Richard Amann & Viktor Peter | Published by Mindclash Games1-4 Players | 60-120 Minutes
“Initially formless, the mindscape of Cerebria arises from the...
Review: High Noon
Designed by Dwight Cenac | Published by White Label Game System
2-4 Players | 60-120 Minutes
It’s been a long time coming and the posse's have...
Review: Charterstone
Designed by Jamey Stegmaier | Published by Stonemaier Games
1-6 Players | 60 Minute
“The immortal Forever King has selected 6 citizens of Greengully to start...
Review: The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches
Designed by Wolfgang Warsch | Published by Schmidt Spiele
2-5 Players | 45 Minutes
In this expansion to The Quacks of Quedlinburg, the Herb Witches have...
Review: Fantasy Fluxx
Designed by Andrew Looney | Published by Looney Labs
3-5 Players | 60 Minutes
Part of the ever-growing, highly successful Fluxx line of card games comes...
Review: Rosetta: The Lost Language
Designed by Jono Naito | Published by Story Machine Games
2-5 Players | 25 Minutes
In Rosetta: The Lost Language, a cooperative game where players take...
Review: Out of this World
Designed by Koen Hendrix | Published by Devir Games
3-5 Players | 60 Minutes
For the typical teenager living in the early 90’s, life is an...
Review: Hit the Silk
Designed by Brendan Mills | Published by Escape Plan Board Games
3-6 Players | 20-45 Minutes
You’re in over your head with a casino owner and...
Review: La Viña
Designed by José Ramón Palacios | Published by Devir Games
2-5 Players | 45 Minutes
You’re an heir to a recently deceased viticulturist. In his will,...
Review: Aroma
Designed by Odd Hackwelder | Published by Organic Aromas
2-4 Players | 20-60 Minutes
Bring your sniffers to the table... in this game the only way...
Top 5 List: Games Older Than Five Years
Every year thousands of new board and card games are released, and just like most of us that have fallen deep into this wonderful...
Review: Cloud Control
Designed by Eugene Bryant | Published by 25th Century Games
3-10 Players | 15-30 Minutes
Cloud Control is a challenging party game where your greatest asset...
Review: Buy the Vote!
Coozies Games
2-5 Players | 15 Minutes
You’ve been given the opportunity to compete against up to 5 of your friends for the highest office in...
Review: Frenemy Pastry Party
Designed by Jesse Li | Published by Solis Game Studio
3-6 Players | 15-30 Minutes
In Frenemy Pastry Party you’re baking cakes with all your animal...
Review: Christmas Lights: A Card Game
Designed by Adam Collins & Chad Head | Published by 25th Century Games
2-6 Players | 10-30 Minutes
Christmas Lights is a competitive card game pitting...
Review: Ratzzia
Designed by Sophia Wagner | Published by Devir Games
2-5 Players | 30 Minutes
The pantry is full and the mice are hungry. Race against the...
Review: The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance
Designed by Keith Baker & Jennifer Ellis | Published by Twogether Studios
2-5 Players | 60-90 Minutes
Based on the podcast and series of graphic novels,...
Review: Skora
Designed by Rory Muldoon | Published by Inside the Box Games
1-5 Players | 30-150 Minutes
The winter has been hard for the inhabitants of the...
Review: Detective: City of Angels
Detective; City of Angels
Designed by Evan Derrick | Published by Van Ryder Games
1-5 Players | 30-150 Minutes
Welcome to the dark and dangerous world of...
Top 10 “New to Me” Games of 2020
As reviewers, we spend countless hours playing and discussing games, continually evaluating and reevaluating for our coveted “Best of Year” lists. While these lists...
Review: Space Explorers
Space Explorers
Designed by Yuri Zhuravlev | Published by 25th Century Games
2-4 Players | 20-40 Minutes
It’s the golden age of space exploration and the world...
Review: DIG!
Who Knew That Bombs And Shovels Don’t Mix??
Designed by Rob McBride | Published by Syther Gaming
2-4 PlayersSo I recently played DIG! from Syther Gaming,...
Top 5 Games of 2020: Editor’s Choice
Thanks to a global pandemic, 2020 was a great year to stay at home and play board games. I logged approximately 575 board game...
Review: Bonfire
Designed by Stefan Feld | Published by Hall Games
1-4 Players | 70-100 Minutes
As forest dwelling gnomes, you’ve always relied on the great bonfires of...
Review: Whistle Mountain
Designed by Scott Caputo, Luke Laurie | Published by Bézier Games
2-4 Players | 60-90 Minutes
In this sequel to the game Whistle Stop from Bézier...
Review: Kingswood
Designed by Henry Audubon | Published by 25th Century Games
1-5 Players | 15-45 Minutes
Join a guild, boost up your character and venture into the...
Review: Meeple Land
Designed by Cyrille Allard, Frédéric Guérard | Published by Blue Orange Games
2-4 Players | 45 Minutes
Designing the perfect amusement park for meeples will require...
Unfiltered Gamer Board Game Christmas Guide: Family & Strategy Games
We're proud to present our first annual Unfiltered Gamer Christmas Guide.
We believe board games are the perfect gift for anyone on your gift list! With...
Unfiltered Gamer Board Game Christmas Guide: Expansions & Roll & Writes
We're proud to present our first annual Unfiltered Gamer Christmas Guide.
We believe board games are the perfect gift for anyone on your gift list! With...
Unfiltered Gamer Board Game Christmas Guide: Kids & Card Games
We're proud to present our first annual Unfiltered Gamer Christmas Guide.
We believe board games are the perfect gift for anyone on your gift list! With...
Review: Chronicles of Crime
Designed by David Cicurel | Published by Lucky Duck Games
1-4 Players | 60-90 Minutes
“Criminals should be punished, not fed pastries.” ― Lemony Snicket, The Blank Book
In the...
Review: Jurassic Parts
Designed by Kevin Lanzing | Published by 25th Century Games
2-5 Players | 20-45 Minutes
A new dig site has been discovered promising a number of...
Review: Cloud City
Designed by Phil Walker-Harding | Published by Blue Orange Games
2-4 Players | 30-60 Minutes
Cloud City is holding a competition for the best architects to...
Review: Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
Designed by Dan Blanchett | Published by Plaid Hat Games
2-4 Players | 90-180 Minutes
Your unique set of skills only outweighed by your questionable moral...
Review: Unfair + Alien/B-Movie/Dinosaur/Western Expansions
Designed by Joel Finch | Published by Good Games Publishing
2-5 Players | 50-125 Minutes
You’ve been tasked to build the city’s greatest theme park! Choose...
Review: Lift Off: Get Me Off this Planet
So I was recently playing Lift Off! Get me off this Planet! and had a blast with it! It is not in my usual...
Top Horror Themed Board Games for Halloween
The month of October is upon us, or as my boss said, "Happy Halloween month!" If you're looking for some great horror-themed board games...
Review: Pandasaurus Card Games – Robots, The Game: Quick & Easy,...
Pandasauraus is known for publishing fun and unique card games that appeal to a large audience. In this post I take a look at...