February 2025 Games I played for the first time this month, from worst to best, along with my ratings and comments. Slavika – 3/10 Slavika is a take-that card game with a theme of Slavic folklore. These less-familiar creatures … Continue reading →
Cook Islands Designer: Klaus-Jurgen Wrede Publisher: Trefl Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30-60 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Wspaniała przygoda na Oceanie Spokojnym, podczas której gracze biorą udział w wyprawie Jamesa Cooka i odkrywają … ...
Moon Colony Bloodbath Designer: Donald X. Vaccarino Publisher: Rio Grande Games Players: 1-5 Age: 14+ Time: 45 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Cities on the moon! This will be humanity’s crowning achievement. At … Continue reading →
Windmill Valley Designer: Dani Garcia Publisher: Board & Dice Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 45-90 min From the publisher: It’s the late 19th century, and more than 9000 windmills dot the landscape of the Netherlands, some of them purpose-built … Continue reading →
Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 5) I made an off-hand remark to Dale the other day that I believe there is more compassion in gaming these days. Maybe it’s just me but it feels more important to more … Continue reading →
I play a lot of games. (OK, I’ll admit it – I play [and own] a ridiculous number of games.) I’ve spent some pretty ridiculous amounts of time & energy playing some of them over & over again. But the … Continue reading →
by Ben Bruckart Designers: Dennis K Chan, Adam Hill, Ben Pinchback, Matt Riddle Artists: Agnieszka Dabrowiecka, Klemens Franz Publishers: Cranio and then Asmodee and Capstone and a bunch of others picked it up No. of Players: 2-4 I didn’t come … Continue reading →
Fruit Fight Designer: Reiner Knizia Publisher: CMYK Games Players: 2-5 Age: 8+ Time: 15 minutes Amazon affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Fruit Fight is a social, push your luck game from Reiner Knizia, where you … Continue reading →
Figment Designer: Wolfgang Warsch Publisher: CMYK Players: 1-6 Age: 8+ Time: 15-30 minutes Amazon Affiliate link: Played with review copy provided by publisher Figment is a mind-bending visual experience from Wolfgang Warsch. Figment is a game of visual perception, … Continue reading →
Last week, the jury of the Festival International des Jeux announced the winner of its As d’Or awards. Games from last year are nominated in four separate categories and the overall winner is Odin, a climbing and shedding game designed by … Continue reading →
