Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 Review: Best coop game ever? The Campaign Board Game That Changed Everything Pandemic was not the first game to introduce a Legacy element to board games. But it was the first to really make its mark on the world for this type of games. Before Pandemic Legacy: Season one you could count …
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Dune: Imperium – Uprising Review: Bigger, Bolder and Even Deadlier Why the Game Works First of, you do NOT need Dune: Imperium to play Uprising! Uprising is a stand alone game in the same universe and not an expansion for the OG – Dune: Imperium that came out in 2020Dune: Imperium – Uprising mixes deck-building, …
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Terraforming Mars Review: Build a Living World on the Red Planet Why the Game Works This is me and my wifes favorite heavy board game to play. To be honest shes not the biggest board gamer but this game is the one we have played the most of all the games I have presented for …
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Gaia Project Review: A Deep Space Strategy Game for Tinkerers Why the Game Wow, just wow. This game is a masterpiece. Very hard to master and the first couple of times you play it seems impossible to play well. But once you understand it, the payoff is insanely good. This is a game were 2 …
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The Gang Review: Cooperative Poker Heists Without Saying a Word Why the Game Works The Gang takes Texas Hold’em and turns it upside down. You are not fighting each other. You are a crew of thieves pulling off bank heists. The catch? You cannot talk about your cards. You only “speak” with chips that show …
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Dixit: Odyssey Review: The Dreamy Storytelling Game for Bigger Groups Why the Game Works Dixit: Odyssey is a storytelling game full of gorgeous, dreamlike art. It is the big-group version of the famous Dixit. The idea is beautiful: one player gives a clue for a card. Everyone else tries to find it. The clue should …
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Just One Review: The Co-op Word Game That Makes Everyone Feel Clever Why the Game Works Just One is a cooperative word-guessing game. Nobody loses alone. Everybody wins or fails together. That is its magic. Here is a round in a nutshell. One player is the guesser. They pick a mystery word without looking. Everyone …
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The Resistance: Avalon Review: Lies, Wizards and Loud Accusations Why the Game Works Avalon is a hidden-role game. Good knights of King Arthur try to complete quests. Evil minions hide among them and try to sabotage. Everyone talks. Everyone lies (a bit). Somebody always gets accused unfairly. A round is simple. The leader picks a …
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So Clover! Review: The Cooperative Word Association Game That Will Twist Your Brain Why the Game Works So Clover! is a co-op word game about connections. Each player builds a tiny puzzle for the others to solve. Then everyone tries to reconstruct it. It feels like a mix of Codenames and Just One, with its …
Sushi Go Party! Review: The Card Drafting Game Everyone Will Love Why the Game Works Sushi Go Party! is a fast, colorful card drafting game. You pick one card, pass the rest. Repeat until the plate is empty. Simple. Crunchy. Addictive. In one round, you get a hand of sushi cards. You choose one and …
