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Honey Buzz was one of our favorite games last year, and we raved about the games production value and game mechanics. Players would draft honeycomb tiles for their hive, attempting to make rings, use actions, produce and sell honey, and much more, all to earn points and hopefully be the best hive at the end of the game. The game was phenomenal, and we played it a ton. The more we played, the more we realized we wished there was…

We get a ton of games to review at GamesReviews.com, and it’s pretty rare at this point that I purchase games with my own money. No, I’m not cheap – I just don’t have time to play games for “fun” anymore as so much time is spent handling review items. But Honey Buzz was a game I really wanted, so not only did I pick up the base game from a local retailer, but I also got all the deluxe…

Playmats and Trading Card Games go hand-in-hand. Regardless of which trading card game you might be investing in, there will be a plethora of accessories you can purchase to go alongside the game. This might include acrylic or metal tokens, dice, sleeves, deck boxes, and of course, playmats. I have a love and hate relationship with playmats because of how hard they are to store. The question became for me, does a casual trading card game fan need a playmat?…

My wife and I recently bought a pop-up trailer for weekend camping, and there is a really nice table to play games if the weather turns for the worst. Obviously, really big games aren’t going to fit on this small table, but here are five games in my collection that would work really well on our small table! Let’s dive in! This is the first part of a multi-part series of games you can bring camping! Please enjoy and post…

We always do a holiday buying guide, but why not a summer board game buying guide? Check out our favourites!

Oath is a really unique, very deep game where players will have different factions with asymmetrical powers. Throughout the game, players will vie for control of a fantasy land – will you have the power to control The Cradle, The Hinterlands, and The Provinces? Only time will tell! What I love about Oath, and all games from Leder, is the wonderful production value. Sure, you might pay a bit more for a Leder Games title, but they are definitely worth…

Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin is a lengthy campaign game, and even though I’ve managed to put about 15 hours into the experience so far, it is worth noting that I still have dozens of hours of gameplay left to enjoy. That also means I’ve probably only scratched the surface of what this game has to offer, and I’m so excited to see what happens next. Many felt that Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon was a really well written game…

We have talked at length here on the website about the variety of upgrades you can get to make your board gaming life that much better. From upgraded resources to board games bags, we’ve had the pleasure of covering a lot of great stuff. One thing we’ve never covered, however, has been board game tables, and on the eve of getting one for review, we thought we would answer the question everyone has, “Do I need a board game table?”…

Bible themed games have really been peaking my interest as of late. Between The Flood – the same design team as Rise of Babel – and Ezra and Nehemiah, the world of Bible based games has been pretty good. In our first impressions article for Rise of Babel, we said that the game was pretty strong, although we questioned how it would hold up after a dozen or more plays. Now that we’ve had more time with the game, we…

I am a huge sucker for games that involve animals, whether the game uses cards, animeeples, or even cardboard chits. I’ve done a top-5 animal themed board games video in the past, but thought I would update my list based on games I’ve played recently, as well as changes in my opinions and desires to play certain games. Let’s take a look! Number 5 – Zoo Tycoon  This is a game that almost fell off my list, first and foremost…