So often city building games don’t live up to my SimCity ideals. But Happy City does exactly what I have wanted in a competitive city building game. Here you build the best city you can with the resources you have.
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I love games that require constant reconfiguring of strategy due to changing conditions. I can’t think of many other games that force this upon you more than Capital Lux.
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Andrew dresses up with his fancy plumage – but I’m not sure that will work to attract Anitra.
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Traditional trick taking games are fine in their own way, but they don’t draw me in. Enter Sea Change, a new evolution of trick taking card games.
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It’s time for a safari with Animix! Collect animals of different types and make sure the ones still on the table are arranged in their favorite patterns.
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Alien robots have come and challenged your group to a puzzle! Finish poorly, and they’ll eat all your pizza. Finish well, and… well, you’ll have some pizza left for yourselves to enjoy.
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It’s the Poison Vendor Association gala. Use this opportunity to prove how sneaky you are, and poison the drinks of the competition!
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Quatorze seems like a short filler game, but it’s deeply strategic. It will probably take longer to learn it than to play it the first time.
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It’s rush hour! Can you build a network of busses, trains, and ferries to get every commuter home to the suburbs?
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Decktective is a mystery presented as a deck of cards with a full case for 1-6 detectives to solve.
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Nick reviews the first edition of Boomerang, a phenomenal small box game. Draft cards to collect photos and souvenirs all around Australia, but be careful that your “throw” card is less than the final card you “catch”!
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A game about Pop-Tarts? Yes! Play action cards to manipulate a line of Pop-Tarts, from the freezer to the toaster, and “eat” the best ones for points.
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Manage your own Adventure Mart franchise in this deck-building card game. Buy stock, fixtures, and hire staff, then sell your stock for the best price to passing adventurers! Best for gamers who enjoy min/maxing with lots of discrete information.
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In What the Heck? players bluff their way to victory using a deck of cards numbered from 1 to 15. Each card can only be played once, and players who play the same card cancel each other out. The game rewards crafty and unexpected play — with either a Point Card in your pocket or a friend berating you for your silly play style!
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Deduce the bulbs in your hand and get them out in the right order in Christmas Lights, a light family game for the holiday.
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In this time when we’re being urged to stay socially distant, it may seem odd that I would review a game designed to bring you together with strangers. But more than ever, we need ways to connect with the people around us, even as we wash our hands, cover our faces, and try not to touch each other.
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The Kringle Caper is an escape room / mystery game with just 18 cards. We think it’s a perfect way for families to wind down after Christmas dinner.
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Conspire to acquire punderful creatures in this take-that set collection game. Best at 6-8 players, you’ll be showing cards to fellow players, marveling at how so many puns can be crammed into such a small box.
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It’s been a weird Gen Con, but Gamewright still has a ton of games to show us! Check out the interview about some of our new favorites and their events Gen Con weekend.
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