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Star Wars: Battle of Hoth – Fighting for Position in the Snow
Hoth is not exactly a cozy place. It’s cold, it’s messy, and everything is trying to shoot at you. In Star Wars: Battle of Hoth, you’re dropped right into that…
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Cup the Crab! – Build It Up, Then Watch It Go
Cup the Crab! is a small card game about building stacks together… and hoping no one grabs them before you do. It looks light, a bit silly even. You’ve got…
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Captain Flip: Isla Bomba – Fresh Boards for Familiar Waters
If you’ve played Captain Flip a few times, you probably already know the feeling. Quick turns, a bit of luck, a bit of “why did I flip that tile”… and…
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Eye 2 Eye Duel – Keep Your Eyes Up While You Play Your Cards
I’ll be honest, this is one of those games that sounds simple… and then feels a bit unusual the moment you actually play it. Eye 2 Eye Duel is a…
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Gatsby – A Duel of Connections and Control
Long Island, early 1920s. Jazz in the background, people pretending they’re not watching each other, and everyone trying just a bit too hard to look important. That’s the vibe Gatsby…
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Gazebo – Reiner Knizia Builds a Garden, Then Lets You Fight Over It
Reiner Knizia again. You kind of have an idea of what you’re getting… but I was still curious how this one would feel. It looks like a calm little garden…
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Slime Artist – Turning Blobs into Masterpieces
Most party games ask you to draw, guess, or explain. Slime Artist does something a bit weirder… in a good way. The idea is that you’re a tiny slime that…
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Astraios: Starlight – Building Constellations Together
In Astraios: Starlight, the stars are just gone. Completely. And without them, the world is left in darkness. The game puts you in the role of children chosen by Astraios,…
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Underwater Cities: Data Era – Not A Big Change, But A Noticeable One
So… remember when building cities under the sea already felt like a lot to manage? Yeah, now we’re adding data to that mix. In Underwater Cities, humanity has already moved…
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Viticulture: Bordeaux Expansion – A New Board, A New Perspective
In Viticulture, you’re running a vineyard. You plant vines, harvest grapes, make wine, and try to build something that actually works over time. The game follows the seasons, and that…
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DNUP – Sets That Come and Go
Some games give you a clear path. You build something, you improve it, and by the end you can point at it and think, yeah, that worked. DNUP doesn’t really…
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Scurry Up! – We All Picked the Same Spot, Obviously
Let’s be honest, a game about squirrels running up a tree already has a bit of an advantage. I mean… it’s hard not to like that idea. In Scurry Up!,…
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Snowp – More Than Just Flicking Rings
Snowp is one of those games where you look at the table and think, ok… what exactly is going on here? You’re sliding metal rings across what looks like a…
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Yotei – A Town Builder Where Potatoes Run the Economy
At the foot of Mt. Yotei in Hokkaido, life changes with the seasons. Spring brings wildlife, summer brings food and activity, and winter turns the area into a snowy destination.…
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Zoology – Guess Who’s Who in the Animal Kingdom
Zoology is one of those games that seems easy to understand at first, but once you start playing, it turns into something a bit different than you expected. The idea…
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Duel for Middle-Earth – Allies: Worth Adding?
If you’ve played The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth and thought, “this is already pretty tight… but what if it pushed just a little bit more?”, then Allies…
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OrthoGnomes – A Puzzle That Changes From Every Angle
Let’s start with this: OrthoGnomes looks simple. Small box, a few blocks, a rotating board. I thought, ok, quick abstract, place pieces, make lines, done. Yeah… not quite. It’s a…
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Keer op Keer 3 – Simple Turns, Not Always Simple Decisions
So… you know that feeling when a roll-and-write looks nice and relaxed, and then halfway through you’re staring at your sheet like it personally betrayed you? Yeah, that’s kind of…
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Thebai – Not Just What You Do, But When You Do It
Dark times have fallen upon Thebes, and things are not going well. The old king Oedipus has stepped away from the throne, leaving his sons in charge… which, let’s face…
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Goa – Still Worth Playing After All These Years?
Some games don’t really disappear… they just kind of sit on a shelf somewhere and wait. And then suddenly they’re back again, like nothing happened. Goa feels like that. Now…
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Honey Wall – Building and Protecting Your Hive
Honey Wall looks like a calm little game about bees… and then you play it and realise it’s not that peaceful at all. I mean, you’re building a hive, sure,…
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Ghosts Galore – Building Tracks in a Haunted Mineshaft
Deep underground, in an abandoned mineshaft no one really wants to visit anymore, things haven’t exactly gone quiet… they’ve just gotten a bit strange. Instead of doing typical monster things,…
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Paddy – Growing Terraces and Chasing Majority
Paddy is one of those games that looks very relaxed at first. You see green tiles, little animals, waterfalls… it almost feels like it should come with background music. But…
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Phoenix – A Small Puzzle About a Fire Bird
In Phoenix, you’re helping a small mythical bird come back to life. Not in a big over-the-top way, but slowly, feather by feather. I guess you could say you’re more…
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