Area control games are about claiming spaces on a map and squeezing the most out of them, even when others are trying to do the same. The board’s divided into uneven regions, and who controls what often comes down to timing, numbers, and how much risk you’re willing to take to stay on top.
Some examples of area majority games are The Wolves, MLEM: Space Agency and Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age.
Loyalty: Rome – Where Did All My Messengers Go?
Keeping the gods happy was rather important in ancient Rome. In Loyalty: Rome, you’re one of several senators trying to maintain the Pax Deorum, the peace between Rome and its gods. Of course, you’re also trying to become more prestigious…
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Moytura – Someone Should Deal With the Fomorians
There are two of you trying to become High Ruler of Ireland. Unfortunately, there are also three Fomorian clans spreading across the country, and they don’t seem particularly interested in either of you winning. That’s the basic situation in Moytura,…
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Underwood – There’s Not Mushroom for Everyone
There’s quite a lot happening underneath a forest that we normally never see. Mycelia spread through the soil, mushrooms appear above ground, and different species compete for the same space. Underwood takes that idea and turns it into a game…
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Las Vegas – The Biggest Payout Isn’t Always the Best
Welcome to Las Vegas, where everyone is chasing the biggest payouts, but the casino that looks the most attractive isn’t always the one you want to visit. One well-placed die can completely change your plans, which is something we learned…
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Nippon: Genro – Add Political Influence to Your Zaibatsu
We’ve loved Nippon for a long time. Back when the original game released in 2015, it quickly became one of our favourite economic eurogames. It was simply a game where everything seemed to fit together. Building factories led to more…
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Compile: Main 2 – Battling Across Three Protocols
Sometimes a game comes in a small box and immediately makes you wonder if there’s more going on than it first lets on. That was pretty much our first impression of Compile. The theme is a little unusual. Players take…
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Planepita – Aliens on a Magnetic Planet
Far beyond Earth, different alien factions are fighting over control of a drifting planet somewhere in space. Players launch their little alien crews onto the surface using cardboard launch pads, trying to control the most valuable areas before everyone else…
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Toy Battle – Toy Armies Fight for Control
Few things work better in board games than the simple idea of toys coming to life and fighting each other. It instantly makes people curious. In Toy Battle, pirate monkeys, skeletons, robots, ducks, unicorns, and toy soldiers all end up…
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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 yeah… it doesn’t really stay like that. In Paddy, you…
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Reef Gardens – Not All Dives Go as Planned
Saving coral reefs sounds calm, right? Nice colors, relaxing vibes… yeah, not quite. In Reef Gardens, you’re basically building something beautiful and then letting it go again because you ran out of money. I mean, it’s kind of like gardening,…
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