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If you’ve never heard of Inside Up Games you definitely are familiar with some of their games, most notably Perch and Earth. I’ve come to enjoy many of their games, despite not all of these game mechanics being my favourite. Perch, specifically, was really surprising to me! Ice and Idols was something I was VERY intrigued by when I saw it setup at a convention, and about 2 months ago Inside Up Game sent over a copy for us to…

Our friends at Fantasy Flight Games and asmodee Canada sent over two new starter decks for Star Wars Unlimited. These decks are part of the A Lawless Time release, and we quite enjoyed both decks overall. Asmodee also sent over a brand new Jabba the Hutt playmat and a Jabba the Hutt soft case. We’ve said it many times before, and I will say it again. Star Wars Unlimited releases some of my favourite trading card game mats of any…

When I saw that Sauros was available from online retailers in Canada for almost 50.00 CAD, I was a bit miffed – how could a light trick taking and tile laying game cost so much money. Our friends at Tangerine Games sent over a copy of the game through Ilo, and I had to see what was inside that made the game cost what it cost. Trust me, the price matches the production, no doubt about that. What I knew…

Reef Project is yet another beautifully detailed game from Board and Dice, and after looking at a number of their games – Windmill Valley, Minos, Books of Time – it has become very apparent that we should only expect the best when it comes to a Board and Dice production. While this game has a lot more cardboard components, and perhaps lacks the big flashy pieces or ideas of the other games, it’s still an impressive production. When I say…

If you’ve been playing board games for a significant period of time, the game Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig might sound familiar, even if you have never played before. That’s because this 2-7 player game is a mashup of Between Two Cities and Castles of Mad King Ludwig. Elements from both games have been combined to create something entirely new, although incredibly familiar. But will two good games in their own right make one epic game? Let’s dive…

Ostia is one of the more popular games to come out of Asia in recent years, and was recently picked up by Crafty Games for distribution in the United States. Asmodee has jumped in and will now be distributing a new version of the game for all of North America, called Ostia: Mariner Edition. Check out bits from the press release below! Asmodee North America today announced a new exclusive distribution partnership with Crafty Games to bring Ostia: Mariner Edition…

Pencil First Games has made some of our favourite little cards games we’ve ever played and so when they sent over Sunrise at the Studio over for us to review, we were really excited. With a great track record of releasing great games, we knew that at the very least, this would be a clever game with some great ideas. Would it work for us, though? Let’s take a look! In Sunrise at the Studio, players will be using cards…

When I first pulled the box for Tatsumi out of the shipping container I was immediately impressed with the overall look. It was giving me some serious Tsuro vibes! I wasn’t sure what to expect when I cracked open the box, but what was inside was incredibly impressive. Tatsumi comes with a nice insert with spots for everything, and a bit of room to spare. I assume this was either for some crowd funding extras that I don’t have, or…

Kemet: Rise of the Gods has recently fulfilled its crowd funding campaign, and Matagot was nice enough to send over a copy of the expansion, along with the big storage box, for us to review. We already talked at length about Kemet: Blood and Sand which we said was really well produced, so this will just focus on what else comes in the box, and how much we like the storage solution! If you want to know about cardboard quality,…

Kemet is a well loved board game with a strong and passionate player base. I’ve never had the privilege of playing Kemet, but have always been intrigued by what seems to be easy-to-learn gameplay yet deep, area control strategy. Two boxes came in for review, the 2.0 release of Kemet called Kemet: Blood and Sand, along with the Kemet: Rise of the Gods expansion and big box storage solution. In this article, we will simply be looking at Kemet: Blood…