Board Games Reviews

When Dixit Kids arrived for review, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it. My entire family, including my six year old son, already play regular Dixit, so what could Dixit Kids possibly bring to the table? While this isn’t my preferred way to play, my son really enjoyed the cooperative nature of this one. Whether you’ve played regular Dixit or not, there is a reason to enjoy this one! For a quick overview of how to…

Trinket Trove is a very simplistic game with fantastic artwork that makes it an ideal filler game for your board game parties. This card drafting and set collection game is easy to teach and easy to play, but there is some strategy involved which makes it a great pick for experienced gamers as well. Trinket Trove is played over a series of 6 rounds, and each round follows the same steps. The goal of the game is to create sets…

When Disney and Ravensburger released a themed set, I’m all about it; dropping the Winterspell release in the dead of winter is a fantastic idea, as the cards portray that wintery, holiday theme. The cards in this set, as almost always, are fantastic, with your favourite Disney characters all decked out in their winter gear, ready for fun in the snow. But good artwork only gets a Trading Card Game so far, so let’s dive into this set and what…

Of all the Carcassonne expansions we have reviewed so far, Towers and Thieves might be my least favourite. That said, it’s still an expansion I enjoy playing, which means even if it’s my least favourite, it’s still a good time! What’s in the Box? One of the major features of this expansion is a tower that you can build out of cardboard that will hold land tiles. If you prefer to draw land tiles from a stack instead of taking…

The Messengers and Mayors expansion for Carcassonne is all about extending your influence within the realm. Can you place these pieces strategically to earn more points, or will this expansion include too many new rules to be fun for new players? Let’s take a look! What’s in the Box? Messengers and Mayors is one of the bigger expansions for Carcassonne, and includes 3 new figures, in each player colour. The Mayor, Messenger, and Scarecrow figures are new additions to the…

While we argued that Inns and Cathedrals was a simple to add expansion that didn’t include a lot more rules, Traders and Builders is the next step that adds new rules, new tiles and new tokens to place out on the board. Is the rules teach for this too much to make it worth it for the average board game player? Let’s take a look! What’s in the Box? 24 new tiles can be added into your base game of…

With the re-launch of the Carcassonne expansions into numbered boxes, we are looking at each game individually in short articles. This time around we are checking out the Dragon and the Fairy, one of the more decisive expansions, at least of the first few released. What’s in the Box? The Dragon and Fairy expansion comes with 26 new land tiles marked with a fair icon, 1 double source tile and a double lake tile with dragon hoards on each side.…

The first expansion for Carcassonne might be the easiest one to fold into your base game of Carcassonne, and one you’ll probably never play without. Inns and Cathedrals adds more tiles to use and more points to be earned, without complicating the formula of the game too much. It’s a rules light expansion that is definitely worth picking up! What’s in the Box? The Inns and Cathedrals expansion includes 24 new land tiles, 6 score tiles for when you cross…

Sandara Tang flew onto the board game scene with the widely successful game from Cardboard Alchemy called Flamecraft. Her dragon and shop art was mesmerizing, and likely a key factor into why so many people jumped onto the Flamecraft bandwagon long before we knew whether the game had legs. Thankfully, the game does have legs, as a light to medium worker placement and resource management game that is great for a wide range of board game fans. In Flamecraft, players…

20 Strong from Chip Theory Games is a franchise I’ve always had interest in, but continued to tell myself, “I don’t play solo games.” Fast forward to mid-2025 and I found myself sitting at my gaming table late at night playing through Gloomhaven: Buttons and Bugs. Alone. That experience made me more willing to try solo game experiences, and when Chip Theory Games offered to send over their latest 20 Strong release, Tanglewoods Red, I decided this was a great…