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Traintopia is a great game that offers some interesting choices and strategies and it is not intimidating to new players.
Reviews
Traintopia is a great game that offers some interesting choices and strategies and it is not intimidating to new players.
Inner Compass from AEG is an abstract game about managing and navigating your emotions. Does it get things inside out? Kirsty is here to find out!
A Fistful of Meeples is a small box game packed with board game goodness. Move groups of meeples to help you and hopefully not help the other players!
Features
In this blog, we’re taking a look at the sibling award to the SdJ. It’s not a family game, such as Spiel winners like Azul or Ticket To Ride
Tzolk’in and Teotihuacan share more than difficult to pronounce names! Nathan is on hand to guide you through which of these games should be your next!
Looking for an amazing gateway game to use as a way to dip your toe into the board game pool? Checking out the Spiel des Jahres winners is a fine place to start.
Kickstarter
Stop the Train! is a semi-co-operative tabletop game of social deduction, hidden roles and bluffing for 3-6 players. Read our preview here.
Ark Awakenings is now available to pre-order. Check out our Q&A with the creators of this space based engine building game!
Tom Lovewell, of Redwell Games, discusses how he got started in the games industry and talks about his games Vote me!, Ka-zing and Six Gun Showdown.
Previews
Knights of NorthRnd is a super easy-access game for 2-6 players that runs quickly and is a tonne of fun. Tensions run high in this last one standing game!
So, this is something a little different for me. I’ve been asked to look at is a prototype for a little abstract 2-4 player abstract strategy game called Nava.
The Wexell Escape Room Kit gives you the tools needed to turn your own house into an escape room. Matt puzzles his way through it!
Interviews
Ark Awakenings is now available to pre-order. Check out our Q&A with the creators of this space based engine building game!
Adam’s Apple Games are going from strength to strength. Their latest game Planet Unknown adds a lazy susan spin to the tile laying genre.
Andrew Harman, games designer and owner of Yay Games, joins blogger, Neil Bunker, for a chat about winning awards, listening to playtesters and riding the Gruffalo at Chessington.
Countdowns
Chess is a classic. But some people are put off by it’s looks and barrier to entry. Kirsty saves the day by suggesting four modern alternatives.
Accessories can help you out as you decide what to buy the Dad who owns all the games! Probably not all of them but you aren’t getting him another…
Two player games don’t just play two players! Here are some great games that play well at two or more players! What are you favourites?
How to Play
In Sagrada players are competing to build the most beautiful stained glass window for the Sagrada Familia.
Patchwork is a game about sewing a quilt! Who doesn’t want to do make a quilt? Kirsty is on hand with all the ins and outs…
Kingdomino from Blue Orange Games is a charming tile drafting and laying game from Blue Orange Games. Tom takes you through the rules…
