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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 …

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 …

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 …

Hot Streak Review: Chaotic Mascot Racing and Silly Betting Fun Why the Game Works Hot Streak is a betting game about a race between goofy mascots. Think hot dogs, turkey-eating bears and an anglerfish on legs. Nobody knows who will win. The mascots turn around, swerve, fall over and even get knocked out. It is …

Deception: Murder in Hong Kong Review: Whodunit with a Twist Why the Game Works Deception: Murder in Hong Kong is a hidden-role game with a detective vibe. One player is the murderer. One player is the Forensic Scientist, who knows the truth but can only speak through clue tiles. Everyone else is an investigator trying …

Monikers Review: The Hilarious Team Game of Famous People and Silly Things Why the Game Works Monikers is a team party game. You describe famous people, characters and things so your team can guess them. The kicker? You play the same cards three times, and each round has tougher clue rules. By round three, everyone …

Telestrations Review: Draw, Guess and Laugh Until It Hurts Why the Game Works Telestrations is basically “Telephone” with drawing. Everyone draws a secret word. Then the booklets are passed. Next person guesses the drawing. Then the next one draws that guess. And so on. By the end, “cowboy” has become “hairy pizza”. It is delightful. …

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 …

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 …