Category: Reviews

In this new kind of review I’m going to talk about games I play with the family. They are usually not games I would choose for myself or my “grownups” gaming group (there are exceptions), but instead that our family plays together. Typically with a cup of hot cocoa...

After my first game session of Aerion, as I closed the lid of the game, my one happy thought was: “well at least I didn’t pay too much for the game”. I had known from quite some time that Aerion was not for me: I didn’t particularly like the...

TL,DR: Crystallo is one of those simple solitaire card games that I didn’t initially really like, but that’s kind of grown on me. It won’t be in my top ten but I’m keeping it, if only for its gorgeous table presence, and the fact that my 7 year old...

I bought Cartographers last year during a board game shopping spree, because it was part of BoardGameGeek’s 2021 people’s choice Top 200 Solo Board games. TL,DR: After about 10 game sessions, the vast majority of which were solo, I find Cartographers to be “ok”, lightweight, relaxing and enjoyable with...

Disclaimer: this is an early review of a work-in-progress game. Reviews always represent the personal opinion of the writer of course, but in this case you need to add another bucket of salt to your critical-reading meal: it is possible that some of the elements of the game that...

TL,DR: Middara is a solid Dungeon crawler with tons of contents and an interesting story (provided the “Anime” style of the characters and come-of-age story doesn’t completely annoy you). So if what you’re looking for is a modern dungeon crawler with a massive campaign and characters you’ll get attached...

The Brass Age is a Steampunk, bag and tableau building card battle game for one player, designed by Barny Skinner. It was crowned best Solo print-and-play game in BoardGameGeek’s 2021 contest. Is it that good? Lets dive in, and see what the fuss is all about. The Brass Age...

I’ve been on a “Print and Play” (PnP) streak recently as I’m trying to curb my board game spending. What I’m finding as I dig more and more into PnP board games is that there are a lot (a lot!) of them, and some of them are basically AAA...

I joined the party very late on Race for the Galaxy, but with the upcoming “Expansion and Brinkmanship” expansion reprint, I had to give it a try. As someone who’s not that big on euro design, I can say this is a brilliant game that is easy to learn...

Note: Maquis is a Print-and-play board game available for free on BoardGameGeek. If you don’t want to print it by yourself, and/or want to support the designer, a very nicely produced retail version exists, that is worth every penny. I’ve been trying a bunch of print-and-play games recently, in...