Prisma Arena: Hope is Stronger than Despair
Prisma Arena is one of the most kid-friendly fighting games we’ve ever seen. Customize your hero with stickers, and train in the Arena to become a Guardian of Hope.
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Princess and the Goblin prize pack giveaway
The giveaway is now closed. We’re excited to be able to work with Bellwether Games on a new giveaway! As readers who love fantasy stories, we were captivated by the world crafted by George MacDonald. This giveaway is a chance for you to experience it, too. Enter now for a chance to win the classic fantasy novel The Princess and
» Read morePrehistories: Paint your Cave
Prehistories is very family friendly and fun at all player counts (2-5). Send out hunting parties and paint your cave to celebrate your victories in this tile-laying game.
» Read morePrehistories Evolutions – A Welcome Expansion
When I originally reviewed Prehistories, I noted it was very family friendly and would appeal to folks who enjoy tile placement games. This is still true, but I enjoyed it even more with the addition of the Evolution modules!
» Read morePotion Explosion: A Magical Concoction!
Whizz! Clack! At first glance, Potion Explosion looks like just a gimmick – a board game adaptation of digital match-3 games like Bejeweled. Pull out marbles, make matches. But there is so much more to this delightful game!
» Read morePoetry Slam: A Boardgame for Beatniks
We’d recommend Poetry Slam to any hep cat. It’s fun for strategy gamers as well as fans of more casual word games.
» Read morePlanes, Trains and Automobiles
Planes Trains and Automobiles has mass-market appeal, aiming towards fans of the comedic road trip movie. But the nostalgia wears off quickly.
» Read morePirate Ships: Yo Ho Ho and a Battle of Fun!
What could be more classic than a naval battle between two warring pirate ships? With straightforward mechanics and great art by accomplished artist Kevin Rechin, The Haywire Group brings us Pirate Ships, a simple game of naval destruction! Do we think Pirate Ships is seaworthy? Or is it cannon fodder?
» Read morePikoko: Trick Taking with Peacock Panache
Pikoko turns traditional trick-taking upside down with feathery flair. Place bets on the tricks that each player will take. The only catch is that you can see their cards but not your own!
» Read morePhotosynthesis: Under the Moonlight or Lost in the Dark?
Under the Moonlight is an expansion to Photosynthesis that promises complexity without adding randomness. Unfortunately, complexity is all that it brought to the table.
» Read morePETTING ZOO: Roll, Buy, And Build Your Zoo to Victory!
Petting Zoo is a card drafting game by Little Flower Games. In Petting Zoo you are expanding your own zoo, earning coins, and buying victory point cards to demonstrate your supremacy in the petting zoo business! Are you cut out to build your own petting zoo? Read more to find out!
» Read morePerson Do Thing – No Bad Thing!
Person Do Thing hardly reinvents the wheel in the clue-giving genre. In fact, one could be forgiven for mistaking Person Do Thing for another popular game, Poetry for Neanderthals.
» Read morePDQ: Are You Pretty Darn Quick?
What’s a word that starts with A and contains a P and then an L? Maybe you thought “apple”, but how about “application” or “anthropology”?
» Read morePAX Unplugged is Going to be Huge!
You will not believe who is going to be at PAX Unplugged this year. If you haven’t heard of PAX Unplugged, it’s the inaugural PAX convention focused solely on our favorite hobby – tabletop gaming! We’ve lamented the shrinking analog section of PAX East over the last few years, and now we see why it’s been happening! PAX Unplugged will
» Read morePAX Unplugged 2019: Van Ryder Games
Andrew met up with Shaun at PAX Unplugged to talk about some of the most popular games from Van Ryder Games: Crusoe Crew and Bees: The Secret Kingdom.
» Read morePAX Unplugged 2019: The OP with Ross Thompson
The OP is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, and they’ve got some great games to share with us in this interview: Toy Story, Geek Out! Disney, Hogwarts: Defence Against the Dark Arts, and CLUE: D&D.
» Read morePAX Unplugged 2019: Perplext
Andrew found Chris Handy from Perplext at PAX Unplugged, showing off their newest game, Roland Wright, as well as their Pack-O-Games.
» Read morePAX Unplugged 2019: Oink Games
Oink had a ton of games on show at PAX Unplugged! Anitra talked with Toby about some of their family-friendly titles.
» Read morePAX Unplugged 2019: Move38
At the last day of PAX Unplugged, Anitra talked to Jon, the designer of Blinks – the world’s first smart tabletop game system.
» Read morePAX Unplugged 2019: Luma Imports
Andrew and Colin talk about the newest game partnerships for Luma: Treasures of Cibola, Similo, Team 3, Snowman Dice, and Incubation.
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