Animal Rescue Team – Saving the World Without Existential Dread
Matt Leacock paired with Lisa Towell to create another cooperative classic. This time, you’re saving animals. And this time, the game’s got some toy factor.
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Dragonarium: Ingenious Incubation
The Minister of the Imperial Hatchery has abdicated their role and the ruler of the land is in search of the next Minister. It’s up to you to build the best dragon hatching environment with the best territory tiles, artfully arranging the three elements to breathe life into your dragon eggs. Will you best your opponents and be placed in
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Tidal Blades 2 – Rise of the Unfolders
Episode 427 – Room to Grow: Trick-Taking Games
Off With Their Heads! – Don’t Go Mad And Keep Your Head!
I’ve taken to calling it a “trick-and-write” game. The writing part is so much more central to this game than the trick-taking aspect. You’re simply using the cards to try and make marks where you want to.
» Read moreA Place for All My Books – Cozy and Challenging
Move and stack books in your apartment to meet temporary goals, and build up your social battery so you can go to town and buy more books! A boardgame all about introverts who love being surrounded by their stuff.
» Read moreHoliday Hijinx #16: The Pride Pursuit – Parade Preparations
The Pride Pursuit is a reusable escape-room puzzle game where players solve clues and prepare for a Pride parade.
» Read moreLost Ruins of Arnak: Twisted Paths – Soar? Or Venture into the Dark?
Lost Ruins of Arnak: Twisted Paths puts a new twist on the island and temples of Arnak. It requires some extra thinking…
» Read moreVineyard: A Winemaking Game – A Shared Vintage
In Vineyard, players cultivate grapes, harvest them, craft wines, and ship them to earn stars. The player who contributes the most to producing quality wines wins the game.
» Read moreGot Five! – Finding Familiar Figures’ Factual Flow
Blue Orange has managed to even shoehorn some personality into a game that could otherwise be fairly dry.
» Read moreAdventurous – Sail Past the Edges
The open ocean was both marvelous and terrifying… Sailing out of sight of land was only for the most desperate – and the most adventurous.
» Read moreGuildlands – Shared Streets, Private Scores
Guildlands feels medium weight on the surface, but medium-heavy thinking unlocks the real strategic depth. Meaningful choices abound if you can master your faction.
» Read moreTamagotchi Collections – It’s Potty Time
Tamagotchi Collections is a fine game for someone who wants to revel in nostalgia or introduce that cute-but-frustrating experience to young children.
» Read moreSquirrel Away – Bluff Your Nuts Off!
A scurry of squirrels just pulled off the heist of the century and made off with a mountain of acorns. Now it’s time to divide the loot. Each round, you’ll grab acorns in a fast, messy scramble, using a little sleight of hand to make it harder for everyone else to spot your real stash.
» Read moreS’mores Galore: Roast and Write – Outdoors for All
In the original S’mores Galore, you pull ingredient cards from a 2-dimensional grid on your turn. You add them (in order) to your line. But in Roast and Write, every player is taking the same ingredients every turn and building s’mores on their own 2D grid.
» Read morePiña Coladice – Shake, Roll, Sip
I like piña coladas and rolling dice in a tray –
Chasing combos on coasters and planning each play…
Emberheart – These Flames Burn Bright
Poachers are trying to capture the dragons of Emberheart! Rescue the dragons and save the land.
» Read moreFrank’s Zoo – Get Ready To Rumble!
Old games often get overlooked even though they still deserve plenty of love. Frank’s Zoo first released in 1999, and it’s been on my radar for a while.
» Read moreShallow Regrets
Shallow Regrets hit a sweet spot with my son. He’s 12 and a budding fisherman, so the fishing theme and simple gameplay lured him right in.
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