Agent Avenue 8 Plays (2, 3, 4 Players) Any time I try a pure bluffing game, it faces the unfair hurdle of being compared to Skull and my standout memories…
Rebirth 3 Plays (2-3 Players) Between Cascadero, Huang, and now Rebirth, it’s been a very good year to be a Knizia fan, especially if you enjoy tile placement strategy games. …
Courtisans 4 Plays (4-5 Players) If Biblios and Botswana (aka Wildlife Safari) had a baby, a very evil baby, it would be Courtisans. It turns out that evil babies are…
Iki 2 Plays (3 Players) Iki appears to be one of those strange late bloomers that came out in 2021 but didn’t really cause waves until this past year. I…
Through the Desert: Bazaar Expansion 2 Plays (3 & 4 Players) After 26 years of existing as one of the greatest strategy games of all time, Through the Desert finally…
Galactic Renaissance 5 Plays (2, 3, and 4 Players) A review copy was provided by the publisher It has now been over a year since my four plays of a…
Penguin Party 5 or more Plays (3 & 5 Players) I’ve been playing Penguin Party on occasion for several months now with my family. It’s simple enough that my young…
Strike 5 Plays (3 and 4 players) Few moments in this hobby are as thrilling as finding a perfect filler game that sucks your entire table into its wacky antics.…
Sail 4 Plays (2 Players) Publisher Allplay managed to put out a whopping 10 small box games in 2023. Nearly as impressive as that is the fact that I managed…
General Orders: World War II 2 Plays (2 Players) Much like Reiner Knizia, David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin are quickly becoming two of the most reliable designers in the industry…