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My wife and I are always clamoring for 2 player games, and while there are a ton of them out there, few really grasp us past a few play throughs. Thanks to our friends at Asmodee Canada, Patchwork was one of the games that came in an epically large box of board games for us to try out and talk to you about. So without further to do - Patchwork, Christmas Edition.

Asmodee is one of the largest video game publishers on the planet right now, holding the publishing writers to dozens of large and small designing companies around the world. The benefits of having so many different banners under their corporation means that Asmodee has games for all ages and all genres. Thanks to our friends at Asmodee Canada, we were sent a box of some of the great games you can pickup this holiday season! As we play them, we will create brief articles outlining our thoughts, and why it's a great title this holiday season!

Wingspan was one of our favourite games in 2020, and for good reason - it's incredibly addictive, can be played again and again without seeing the same birds and elements in play, and is easy to teach to new players. We have written extensively on how to play Wingspan and even done an in-depth review. You can also check our our thoughts on the first, European Birds expansion. While some of the how-to-play elements will be repeated in this article, we do suggest you read our how to play guide so you understand the basics before proceeding.

Earlier this month, we posted our first major article around Wingspan, a very detailed "How to Play" which you can check out here. If you are going to read our detailed review here, but haven't read the "How to Play" we strongly suggest reading that first! In Wingspan, players will add birds to their habitats in an attempt to score points. The most points after 4 rounds is the winner. But does Wingspan provide enough strategy with their bird mechanics to make this game fun, and more importantly, re-playable? Let's take look.

If you haven't read our fantastic articles on How to Play Wingspan, as well as our complete review, definitely go check those out before diving into this one. These impressions of the first expansion for Wingspan - European Birds - will go with teh assumption that you either have played Wingspan before, or know how to play! Thanks again to Stonemaeir Games for sending over this expansion for us to review! Let's dive in!

A few weeks ago, we posted our "How to Play" article for Marvel United, which you can read here. Ever since then, we have been playing game after game of Marvel United, beating the three included villains multiple times. But does Marvel United hold up over the long term, and is there enough here to justify a purchase? Let's get into it with our full review of Marvel United, created by CMON Games and published by Spinmaster.

Ahead of our full review of CMON (Designer) and Spinmaster's (Publisher) board game, Marvel United, we wanted to make sure our readers understood the ins and outs of the game. While easy to understand when on the table, it is actually pretty hard to put into words exactly how to play, without just copy-pasting from the games rulebook. Thankfully, Spinmaster and CMON have put together a "How to Play" video on YouTube, which we are linking below.

Wingspan has taken the board game world by storm since winning the 2019 Kennerspiel des Jahres for best connoisseur game of the year. Designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and published by our friends at Stonemaier Games, this 1-5 player game will have you placing birds in specific habitats to score points, with the winner having the most points after 4 rounds. Let's talk about the setup, and then look at how Wingspan plays.

Through the Ages is one of the best board games, both in my opinion and based on the opinion of millions of users on Board Game Geek. While the game appears incredibly complex when you get it out of the box - there literally are hundreds of cards to sift through, sort, and set up! - the game play is so intuitive and easy to understand, and by your third or fourth round, it will all feel very natural.

Thanks to our friends at Skybound and Sideshow Collectibles, I had the early opportunity to play Dark Harvest, a game about harvesting and spending souls, as well as influence tokens, to...well...get more souls. Because to win at Dark Harvest, you need to have the most souls in your possession, and how better to get souls than to get some great reapers on your side. But does Dark Harvest deliver enough fun to warrant the $25 price tag? Let's take a look!