Board Games News

Back at Canada Plays in 2025, I had the chance to talk with the great folks at Ilo and check out a really interesting game I thought my kids would enjoy called Octocube. Octocube had a really neat hook that felt like it actually worked, and that was using a cube to roll and pickup tiles on a grid. Although we have been having fun with the game since it arrived, we aren’t ready to review it quite yet –…

My father-in-law and I just recently finished another campaign of the Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game, and despite some random struggles throughout, we came out the other side with a victory. As we packed up, we looked back on our 3 completed campaigns of this game, and both said we were excited to do this again. We played Marvel Crisis Protocol as well – wasn’t really a big hit with us, but it is the fan favourite of…

When X: Seekers arrived at the office for review last week, I was a bit confused: how was it possible that a fairly standard card game can take up so much space? This is going to be the highlight and struggle of this package, but the highlights are definitely what makes this unboxing so memorable. Let’s dive into X: Seekers of Fortune and see what’s inside! To be clear, I am fairly positive this is the same box that went…

Kronologic: Cuzco is the second release in the Kronologic lineup of games, and while this one came out of left field for me, it is a well loved system that people really enjoy. I am generally not the biggest fan of deduction games – mostly because I absolutely suck at them – but something about this one hits a bit different, and makes it enjoyable to play! Let’s dive in! In Kronologic: Cuzco 1450 you will pick a scenario to…

Descent: Legends of the Dark and Betrayer’s War were very ambitious products that obviously didn’t connect with audiences like Fantasy Flight Games wanted. As much as I love the games and the stories they told, it was obvious from lackluster sales of the game that most people were not investing in this experience like the developers had hoped. These are big box games with lots of overhead, and if Fantasy Flight Games and asmodee were not seeing a good return,…

I love a good intellectual property board game as much as the next person, and have a ton of them in my collection. Whether it’s The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, or the like, board games based on franchises can be a lot of fun for those who love said franchises. But what happens when your gaming group doesn’t care, or a similar game does the concept just as well? Let’s take…

We have been working our way through some games from Chip Theory Games, including The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era and 20 Strong! With the fulfillment of their latest Cloudspire Expansion crowd funding efforts, they have given us the opportunity to check out this fabulous, competitive tower-defense-esque experience! This is a Chip Theory Games production, so you know it’s going to be good! But how good is it? Let’s take a look! Cards – there aren’t a ton…

I’ve never played Botswana or any of the previous versions of the game (with various different titles), but was able to pick up a copy of the 25th Century Games version from my online retailer. Over the Easter weekend, we got a bunch of games played, and I love the simplicity and strategy this game offers. Components wise, this is a really impressive box for about 24.99 CAD. There are cards numbered from 0-5 for each animal – elephants, meerkats,…

I fully recognize that every game isn’t for me, and generally if I play something I don’t enjoy, I’ll have others play and review it instead. The Druids of Edora has everything I should love in a board game – lots of fantastic pieces, lots of abilities, etc. – with too much of what I don’t like in games, area control. I’ve been enjoying area control games more and more over the years, and so I thought The Druids of…

Two new starter decks came to the office from Fantasy Flight Games and asmodee Canada and we have really enjoyed them so far. New credit tokens are introduced in this set, as well as new dual-aspect cards. We previously looked at the Jabba the Hutt starter deck and accessories, so today we will be looking at the Leia Organa deck! A Lawless Time – Leia Organa Leia Organa is a strong leader when deployed, but is quite costly. She can…