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Gnome Hollow is a gorgeous game and is using magnetized player boards, something we don't see often! Let's check it out!

I wasn't initially excited for Umbrella, but the production is so dang good! Now it's time to play this beautiful game!

The Kingdom of Haversack has been covered in a terrible curse by a mighty sorceress and it is the job of the players and their Guardians to explore the land and work to lift the curse. In Guardians of Haversack, players will be traversing the world defeating monsters, discovering treasure, rebuilding villages, and capturing fairies, all of which will earn them victory points. This bag building game will have you adding more Guardians to your Expedition Bag to improve the…

My wife is a huge fan of anything to do with plants, and yes that extends to board games. We have a ton of plant themed board games, all of which bring something new to the table mechanics wise. Stalk Exchange is yet another unique plant based game to add into our collection, and I’m really excited about this one if for no other reason than the outstanding production. Let’s take a look. In Stalk Exchange, players will be containing…

By all accounts, Leder Games makes fantastic board game experiences. The other thing I’ve heard about Leder Games is that you get out of their games as much as you are willing to put in, and Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile is the perfect example of this! Oath requires a certain group of people to play to make it as exciting as possible, and I had the pleasure of playing with good and bad players. Regardless, though, the investment…

The LEGO Group and Asmodee today announced a multi-year partnership to create and distribute innovative LEGO board games. This exciting collaboration will bring together the iconic LEGO System in Play with Asmodee’s expertise in board game development, resulting in a new range of high-quality games for families and LEGO fans of all ages. To spearhead this partnership, a new studio called Dotted Games has been established. Based in Denmark, Dotted Games will focus on developing engaging and creative LEGO board…

River of Gold, based in the Legend of the Five Rings universe, is one of the most beautiful games released in 2024. Beauty, however, can only get you so far, but thankfully River of Gold has a ton of great and easy to understand mechanics that makes this a really good game for veteran board game players, and casual players as well. We looked at the games components in a previous post, so we won’t go into depth on all…

Get ready to explore the wilderness with Donald Duck! Maestro Media, celebrating everyone’s favorite feathered friend’s 90th birthday, announces their first Disney collaboration: Donald Duck: Happy Camper. Designed by the award-winning team of Wolfgang Kramer (Spiel des Jahres winner for El Grande) and Daryl Andrews (2022 Game Innovator for Sagrada), this exciting board game promises an adventurous camping journey filled with exploration, fun, and of course, Donald’s signature antics. “We’re thrilled to join the celebration of ...

We recently got Horrified: World of Monsters into the office for review, and we are pleasantly surprised in the games production!

Rolling Realms Redux is coming to a shelf near you. It is a standalone Rolling Realms experience but has room for all your old stuff!