Board Games News

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.…

We’ve have recently been working our way through some games from Inside Up Games, and the next one to land on our table is an area control game called Perch! I’ve seen Perch displayed a wide variety of trade events and conventions, and always been intrigued simply because of how it works. While area control isn’t my favourite game type, good components will always make me want to try something. And from what I have gathered, Perch is doing area…

The asmodee Kids lineup of games has been amazing so far. We talked at length when we reviewed the components for Splendor Kids that too often the production on kids games is mediocre at best. They are just games for kids, so why do they need to be good, right? Wrong. asmodee is stepping up and not only releasing fun games for kids, but giving them productions worthy of MUCH more expensive games. We just recently got Dixit Kids in…

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…

Ulisses Spiele has announced new publishing and distribution partnerships for their upcoming game, Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, expanding the reach of the classic adventure-book-turned-board game to audiences around the world. Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain adapts the iconic 1982 gamebook into a cooperative dungeon crawler board game for 1-4 players. The game preserves the core ideas that defined the original adventure – choice, consequence, risk, and discovery – while transforming the journey ...

Inside Up Games rarely misses when it comes to their production quality, and Ice and Idols is no exception to this. That said, this game has a lot more going on than other Inside Up Games titles, so while there are more ways to impress me, there are also more ways to fail. How good do I think this production is? Let’s take a look! The Ice and Idols box is FULL of plastic, and I say that in the…

We previously checked out Disney Lorcana at Sea aboard the Disney Treasure, and a similar experience is now available at Epcot during the International Festival of the Arts! Fans and non-fans alike can open a pack of Lorcana trading cards, trade with friends to complete sets, find oversized cards around the park, and so much more! And this is a free experience included with your Epcot entrance fee, while supplies last each day! There are three promotional cards people can…

Villainous is one of my families favourite board game franchises, and today Ravensburger announced they would be releasing new sets in 2026. Coming to the game are the Sanderson Sisters around Halloween, and your favourite villain’s from Disney Pixar’s Coco and Disney’s Frozen! Here is more information on the two sets courtesy of Ravensburger! Success at Any Cost This set will introduce Ernesto de la Cruz from Disney Pixar’s “Coco” and Prince Hans from Disney’s “Frozen,” to the franchise when…

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…