The latest and greatest board games, and the classics. Unboxed and reviewed for your pleasure.
Potion explosion by Cool Mini Or Not (My favourite board game publisher) manages to engage players in a great game, whilst providing a truly unique and original style. In simple terms, this game is Candy Crush in a box. Each turn, a player will remove a marble from the dispenser and add it to their […]
Photosynthesis is another fantastic game from Blue Orange Games (publisher of the renowned ‘Kingdomino’). In short, the aim of the game is to grow your trees from seedlings to towering giants, in order to harvest them, and gain victory points. The game is easy to learn, with simple and intuitive rules. The main mechanic in […]
If you’re like me, you really like Splendor. If you’re too much like me, you are also very bad at actually winning Splendor, but that doesn’t seem to be the case with most people I have played with/taught this game to. If this is the case, I think you might be very excited to learn […]
Puzzle escape rooms are popping up everywhere these days. With the combination of clever thinking in the face of time pressure and exciting themes, they are a blast. Taking those physical rooms as inspiration, the much-hyped new EXITÂ series of games has landed to huge critical acclaim. The winner of 2017 Kennerspiel des Jahres (Enthusiast Game […]
When I first heard about this game I was told that it was designed by a pair of NASA scientists, a husband and wife, who grew sick of finding loopholes, play-styles, and strategies which could be applied to even the most asymmetrical of games, resulting in a similar gameplay experience each time. I am unsure […]
Pentago couldn’t be simpler; it’s Connect 4 with a twist, literally. Similar to regular Connect 4, players place marbles on the board attempting to get theirs in a row. With Pentago you’re aiming for 5 in a row. The twist is, after placing a marble on the board, the player then also twists one of […]
