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Age of Bitcoin – Speculation Around The Table
In 1971 the world left the gold standard. Since then money has felt a bit… abstract. Inflation creeps up, markets go up and down, and most of us just try…
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Celestia – Push Your Luck in the Clouds
In Celestia, you climb into a wooden flying machine and head off toward floating cities full of treasure. It sounds heroic. It feels heroic. And then the captain rolls the…
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Emblems – Coins Over Crowns
The king is dead. No heir. Five families suddenly looking at the throne like it’s been left unattended for just a second too long. That’s the situation in Emblems. And…
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Hot Heads – Flying High, But Not Too High
There’s something funny about hot air balloon racing. It looks peaceful. Blue skies, colorful balloons, everyone floating around. But in Hot Heads, it really isn’t like that. You’re all trying…
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Perch: Birds of Play – Small Modules, Noticeable Impact
Birds of Play is a modular expansion for Perch. What you get are three small add-ons that you can use separately or all together. Think of it as the same…
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Inferno 1348 – So… Florence Has Rats Now
If you already thought Inferno was intense, well… it can get worse. In a good way. Or at least in a way that makes you sit up a bit straighter.…
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Sensu – Folding Fans & Finding Fifteen
In Sensu, you’re basically trying to make 15. That’s it. That’s the hook. It’s dressed up in beautiful folding fan artwork inspired by traditional Japanese design, but once you sit…
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Snorkeling – A Card Game About Staying Underwater
I’ll be honest, when I first saw Snorkeling, I expected something very light and maybe a bit forgettable. Cute fish, bright colours, small box. You know the type. But after…
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Perch – Not Quite as Peaceful as It Looks
Don’t let the cosy farm setting fool you. Perch looks like something you’d play on a quiet Sunday with tea and biscuits. I mean, it has trees, nests, little birds.…
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Ichor – A Knizia Duel on Mount Olympus
When you see Reiner Knizia’s name on a small two-player abstract, you probably already have a picture in your head. Clean rules, tight decisions, and a game that looks simple……
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Bug Run – Teamwork With Fine Print
Bug Run is one of those games that tricks you at first glance. You see the table, you smile, you think “oh this is adorable.” Five minutes later you’re calculating…
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Severton – Sneaking Through the City Together
I didn’t really know what to expect going into Severton. The theme is very specific, the setting is unusual, and it doesn’t look like the typical co-op hero game. You’re…
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Agent Avenue – A Two-Player Game of Risky Neighbors
Agent Avenue is a two-player game about spies pretending to be normal suburban neighbors. You live next door to each other, you smile, you wave… and you’re both trying to…
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Combo Fighter – Arcade Duels in a Deck of Cards
Combo Fighter is one of those games where the idea clicks almost instantly. It’s a competitive card game inspired by old one-on-one arcade fighters, the kind where you stare at…
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Yokohama Duel – The Tightest Trip to Yokohama
Yokohama Duel is a two player game set in early Meiji era Japan, when trade suddenly opened up and Yokohama went from quiet fishing town to busy port city. You…
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Land vs Sea: Uncharted – Expanding the Puzzle
Land vs Sea: Uncharted is an expansion for Land vs Sea that adds new tiles and a few optional scoring systems. It doesn’t change what the game is trying to…
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Evergreen: Cherry Blossoms & Bamboo – Same Planet, New Habits
Cherry Blossoms & Bamboo is a modular expansion for Evergreen that adds two new plant types. On paper that sounds small. In practice it nudges a lot of the decisions…
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Lodge – A Hotel Shaped By Its Guests
If you’ve ever imagined owning a cozy mountain hotel where everything runs perfectly, Lodge is here to gently ruin that dream. In the nicest way. It looks bright and welcoming,…
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Codenames: Back to Hogwarts – When a Party Game Goes to Wizard School
Codenames is one of those games that just keeps showing up at tables. I mean, even people who don’t really follow board games know it. Someone always brings it out…
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Thesauros – Treasure Diving, But First The Budget
In Thesauros, you run a deep sea recovery company and compete with others to bring lost shipwreck treasures back to the surface. Not the movie version with one diver and…
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LUDOS Europe – Small Games With a Long History
After Asia, Africa, and America, the LUDOS collection now moves to Europe. And yeah, that already sounds bigger than it actually is. These are still small games. Pocket games. The…
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SETI: Space Agencies – Why Start Slow If You Don’t Have To?
(or why we kind of stopped setting up SETI without it) If you’ve been paying attention to board games over the last few years, you probably know SETI. And if…
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Ancient Empires – Decisions That Come Back Around
Big empires don’t just appear out of nowhere. They usually start small, make a few solid decisions, survive a couple of bad ones, and somehow keep going. Ancient Empires tries…
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Stamp Showdown – Building Poker Hands Without Much Privacy
Stamp Showdown is a game where the theme sounds very polite, but the table experience ends up being a bit sharper than you expect. You’re competing in a stamp exhibition,…
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