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The ideas and strategies behind Fromage aren’t anything crazy or difficult, but the unique cheese piece placement and how those locations activate and pieces are returned to you is unique and interesting. Fromage isn’t much different than other worker placement games, but the recalling workers mechanic is enough to make this one worth keeping in your collection. On the surface, Fromage is a charming Euro-style game about making cheese in various regions of France. This is achieved through a wide…

I love a really good adventure board game, and have played a ton over the years. I’ve had a blast with Descent: Legends of the Dark and Betrayers War, The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth, Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin, and of course, The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era. The one thing that makes The Elder Scrolls different form the other games is that each game is broken down into very clear sessions ranging from…

I was recently watching The Dice Tower review for Flamecraft Duals and one thing struck me as I watched: how much does a solid production matter? Both reviewers praised the games production, but neither of them particularly enjoyed the experience, with one score coming in at a 4/10 and the other a 6.5/10. In this situation, despite a great production, there wasn’t enough game there for this group to rate it any higher than mediocre / just ok. If you’ve…

Snake Charmers is a hidden role game I can get behind. I absolutely suck at bluffing, so games like Coup are not good for me when I’m stuck with a specific role. In Snake Charmers, though, your role can change and I absolutely love how that works. There are always two groups of people: snakes and others. In the middle of the table are numbered cards from 1-6 and they are all on their “night” side. The deck that players…

Long before I was reviewing board games I had the chance to play Wild Serengeti from Bad Comet Games. This game made me fall in love with animal themed games, and we even wrote about it in our top 5 animal themed game article a few years back. Wild Serengeti is definitely a bit longer than than I would like, but the turn to turn moments are really strong. In Wild Serengeti, players are attempting to maneuver animals into positions…

Tokaido Duo takes the peaceful, laid-back vibe of the original Tokaido and turns it into a focused, clever game designed specifically for two players. If you’re familiar with the original, this isn’t just a “smaller” version of that game—it’s its own thing, built from the ground up to work best as a head-to-head experience.   Instead of each player controlling a single traveler, both players share control of three different characters, each moving along their own path. On your turn,…

I’ve been playing board games for a long time now, but I can still remember the first games I played when I first got into the hobby. In this article I’ll rank those games and talk about what I like about them still, or reasons I don’t play them anymore! Let’s get started! Catan – Catan is a game I just don’t play anymore, and almost nothing is going to get me to play them unless there is a group…

My kids absolutely love the Gravitrax marble system, and have been playing with it for years. We have reviewed a ton of sets over the past few years, and earlier this year a new set dropped. I think Gravitrax SkyTrax has the highest entry barrier as it takes a bit more skill to maximize the fun, but even for beginners it will be lots of fun! The SkyTrax line is one of the most exciting recent additions to the GraviTrax…

Some games promise a quick thrill. Stonesaga promises a journey—and that’s exactly why it’s worth getting excited about. The game is about to fulfill to bakers in January, so reviews (including ours) are going to begin flowing fast! At its core, Stonesaga feels like a return to what makes adventures memorable: discovery, growth, and a world that invites you to slow down and really explore. Instead of rushing players from objective to objective, it leans into the idea that every…

SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence works so well because it takes a huge, fascinating idea and turns it into something that’s actually fun to play. A lot of board games have cool themes, but SETI is one of those rare games where the theme and the gameplay really support each other instead of just sitting on top. First off, the theme is genuinely compelling. Searching for alien life is something most people already find interesting, and the game treats it…