Board Game Reviews
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?"...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Review: Fluttering Souls
Designed by Joel Lewis | Published by Good Games Publishing
2 Players | 10-20 Minutes
Based on a Japanese legend, Fluttering Souls is a 2-player, set...
Review: Plunder: A Pirates Life
Designed by K.C. Schrimpl | Published by Lost Boy Entertainment
2-6 Players | 40-120 Minutes
Take command of your fleet, upgrade your ship and sail the...
Review: Centrix
Designed by Richard MacRae & Corey Myckan | Published by Analog Game Studios
2-6 Players | 20-30 Minutes
In Centrix you’re working to navigate your pawns,...
Review: Widget Ridge
Designed by Ian Taylor | Published by Furious Tree Games
1-2 Players | 15-45 Minutes
During the Festival of the Three Churches, inventors of all kinds...
Review: Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
Design by Daniele Tascini & Dávid Turczi | Published by Board & Dice
1-4 Players | 60-120 min
Four millennia ago the ancient Pharaohs began work on the Temple of...
Review: Haunticulture
Design by Bevan Clatworthy | Published by Tinkerbot Games
1-4 Players | 45-60 min
Haunticulture is the “spiritual” follow-up to the game Ghostel by Tinkerbot Games....
Review: Dice Command
Published by Ejected Planet
2-4 Players | 25-60 min
In this semi-abstract, war-themed, dice rolling/worker placement game, players take command of their own army, developing, deploying...
Review: Tater Freighter
Published by BARD Games
3-7 Players | 10 min
Tater Freighter is the new, simultaneous play, family-friendly card game from Bard Games. Match whits with your...
Review: Kings of Israel
Design by Lance Hill | Published by Fun hill Games
2-4 Players | 45 min
Kings of Israel takes place over 300 years of history during the...
Review: Tang Garden
Design by Francesco Testini, Pierluca Zizzi | Published by ThunderGryph Games & Lucky Duck Games
1-4 Players | 40-60 min
In Tang Garden you’re serving as an...
Review: Pandasaurus Triple Feature – Machi Koro, The Game & Qwinto
Pandasaurus Games, one of the leading board game studios in the world, has a great library of light and medium weight games. We’re going...
Review: Dealt!
Design by Katja Stremmel | Published by AMIGO
3-5 Players | 30 min
In Dealt! players work to get rid of the cards in their hand...
Review: It’s A Wonderful World
Design by Frédéric Guérard | Published by Lucky Duck Games
1-5 Players | 30-60 min
It’s a Wonderful World is a card drafting, empire building game...
Review: The Girl and the Robot
Design by Salim Larochelle | Published by Flying Carpet Games
2-4 Players | 30-60 min
The Girl and the Robot is a cooperative card game based...
Review: The Taverns of Tiefenthal
Design by Wolfgang Warsch | Published by Schmidt Spiele
2-4 Players | 60 min
Nestled in the trees of western Germany lies the quaint town of Tiefenthal....
Review: Biblios
Design by Steve Finn | Published by IELLO
In the game Biblios you’re a competing abbot at the head of a monastery working to acquire...
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
In 2006, Pluto lost its planetary status leaving our solar system with only 8 recognized planets. Years later an energy source was detected leading...
4 Board Games to Inspire Game Designers
One of the things I love about games is that there are so many evolving and new mechanics and elements every time you look...
The Best Online Variants of Classic Board Games
For many of us, classic board games remain a beloved part of our childhoods. Maybe Trivial Pursuit with family over the weekends, or perhaps...
Why Monopoly Has Become Nobody’s Favorite Game
Header photo by William Warby. CC BY 2.0.
Monopoly is a hugely popular board game created initially by Lizzie Maggie, in an attempt to...
Escape Room Board Games
I've been to a couple of escape rooms in the Orange County, California area and they are a lot of fun! In an escape...
E-WinRacing Chair
I don't know about you, but when I am sitting at my computer for long periods of time, I need a chair that is...
Evil Cogs Review – A Little Beam of Light in a...
“So, you want to write a blog about a digital game called Evil Cogs?” And that is how I learned about Evil Cogs by...
Top Board Games of 2017: The List of Lists
As the year draws to a close, many gamer youtubers, podcasters and bloggers are creating their list of the top board games of 2017....
Board Game Gift Guide | 2017
The holiday season is arriving quickly and if you're like me, you're appraising the new things you've seen and experienced this year for potential...
Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down Game Review
Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down is a heavy strategy game that involves a number of factions fighting for world domination. Created by Felix Mertikat, Tsukuyumi...
LUPO: The Space Adventure – An Imagination Game
LUPO: The Space Adventure is a cooperative imagination game for nearly any number of players- including classrooms. Check out our review below!
LUPO Game Stats:
Players: 3-25...
Warehouse 13 – The Board Game Review
Warehouse 13: The Board Game is a cooperative game inlaid with a thick theme from the television show on Sci Fi.
Warehouse 13 Stats:
Players: 3-5 players
Time: 90-130...
Polemic Review: How Well Do You Know Your Friends?
Polemic is a social deduction and guessing game where 3-6 players attempt to deduce their opponent's opinions on a range of topics.
Polemic Card Game...
Celestia Review: Navigate the Skies in this Cooperative Competitive Board Game
Celestia is a competitive bluffing game in which you compete to acquire loot while navigating perilous skies.
Celestia Board Game Stats:
Players: 2-6 players
Time: 30 minutes
Ages: 8+
By: Aaron Weissblum
Retail price: ...
Flocked!: A Shepherd’s Strategy Game for 2-4 Flockers
“Flocked!” Review: A Shepherd’s Strategy Game for 2-4 Flockers
Flocked! is a competitive strategy game in which you aim to grow your herd of sheep...
Covil: The Dark Overlords Board Game Review
Covil: The Dark Overlords is an area control and resource management board game. As an overlord, use your resources (including your handy minions) wisely...
Knot Dice Review: Celtic Knot Design Puzzles & Games
Knot Dice is a deluxe set of 36 dice which you can use to play many different puzzles and games.
Knot Dice Deluxe Game Stats:
Players: 1-4 players
Time: varies,...
“The Greater Debate” Review: A Social Game of Defending Your Views
“The Greater Debate” Review: A Social Game of Defending Your Views
The Greater Debate is a competitive, social game in which you give 30-second statements...
Math Tornado Review:
Math Tornado is a fast-paced card game with simultaneous play.
Math Tornado Game Stats:
Players: 1-5 players
Time: Less than 10 minutes
Ages: 10+
By: SpielFusion
Retail price: $0 (Print-and-play) or...
Top 8 Dexterity Games – Board Games that Embrace Moving, Flicking...
Tabletop games that add an element of dexterity through physical action have something unique about them. They bring out the little kid in us...
Cantankerous Cats Review: Mischievous Feline Fun
Cantankerous Cats is a lighthearted fighting style card game where you play as a cat to gain affection from your hoomin and become the...
Lab Wars Review: The Game of Life for Scientists
Lab Wars is a science themed strategy card game, designed by actual scientists, to celebrate the fun and competitiveness of science
Lab Wars Game Stats:
Players: 2-4...
“Mangaka” Review: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics
Mangaka is a competitive drawing game in which you quickly draw frames of comics that reflect your assigned artist themes and trends that change...
Mysterium Board Game Review
Mysterium is a cooperative deduction board game, great for a close-knit group of gamers! I say close-knit, because one player will be the ghost...
Tsuro Review: The Game of the Path
Tsuro: The Game of the Path is a quick, fun visual game. Players choose a dragon token and place unique tiles on the board...
Robots Love Ice Cream : The Card Game Review
Robots Love Ice Cream: The Card Game is a fast paced cooperative game where players work together defeating robots that are attempting to steal...
Five Tribes Review
Five Tribes is a strategic board game great for a small group of players. Use your cunning and spatial reasoning skills to help meeples...
Kingdom of Aer Kingmaker Card Game Review
Kingdom of Aer: Kingmaker is an elimination card game in the style of Coup, Resistance and Love Letter. The king of Aer has died...
Arkham Ritual Card Game Review
Arkham Ritual is a short, social card game. You are an undercover journalist forced to participate in an unknown ritual. Some of the ritual...
The Manhattan Project Card Game Review
The Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction is a resource management card game. You are trying to develop and load bombs faster than your opponents using...
Yukon Salon Card Game Review: Lumberjacks, Bears and Hairs, Oh My!
Yukon Salon is a quick matching card game. As a stylist, you'll match beard styles to Lumbarjacks, or turn the card around to become...
Herbaceous Review: A Flavorful Card Game
Herbaceous is a drafting and set collection card game. Enjoy the flavors and art as you plant your own garden to complete your collection!
Herbaceous Card Game...
“Strawberry Ninja” Review: Catch the Tastiest Ninja in the World!
Strawberry Ninja is a cooperative card game in which you control a brave kitty trying to find and pounce on a very stealthy and...
PeltaPeeps Review: A Playful Abstract Game
PeltaPeeps is an abstract strategy game with a lot of personality. Place your peeps and foil your opponent's game play while creating a work...
Wrathborne Champions Review: A Boss Fight in a Box
Wrathborne Champions is a cooperative card game in which each player uses their unique deck of class and weapon cards to defeat fiendish Minions...