Tile placement games are about putting down tiles so they connect or block in clever ways, usually earning you points or triggering little effects as the board grows. They can be calming or maddening, part puzzle, part chaos, but there’s real satisfaction in watching something take form, one tile at a time.
Some examples of tile placement are Captain Flip , Fathom and Carcassonne.
Pura Vida – A Park With Directions
“Pura Vida” means “pure life”, and in Costa Rica the phrase is closely connected to the country’s way of life and relationship with nature. That makes it a fitting name for a game filled with rainforests, mangroves, volcanoes, savannahs and…
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Sandcastles – A Little Competition at the Beach
Going to the beach and building a sandcastle is usually a fairly relaxed activity. In Sandcastles, apparently somebody decided we needed to turn that into a competition as well. The game has everyone building their own castle from square tiles,…
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Tolleno – Every Canal Leads to Another Decision
Some board games are easy to understand after watching a single turn. Tolleno isn’t really one of them. It looks straightforward enough. Place a tile, build a few houses, score some points. Then you realise almost every action affects what…
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Under the Leaves – Making Every Tile Count
If you’ve ever stopped to look a little closer at a garden, you’ll know there’s far more going on than flowers and grass. Under the Leaves takes that idea and turns it into a tile-laying game where you’re creating a…
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Tatsumi – More Puzzle Than Dragon
The islands of Tatsumi have fallen out of balance. Elemental rifts have appeared across the land, and the people are relying on their guardian dragons, known as Tatsu, to put things right. You’ll fly across the surrounding sea, gather rings…
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Pinkuins – Keeping the Band Together
A group of penguins is about to play the biggest concert of their lives. The audience is ready, the instruments are waiting, and somehow you’ve ended up as the stage manager. In Pinkuins, players collect tiles and place them on…
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Bunny Kingdom Town – More Than Just Bunny Kingdom for Two
When I first heard about Bunny Kingdom Town, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. The original Bunny Kingdom is a game about expanding across a large kingdom, claiming territories, and building fiefs. This one goes in a different direction.…
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Link City – Building by Association
Most cooperative games ask players to stop something terrible from happening. A virus spreads across the world, monsters appear, a spaceship breaks apart, or somebody accidentally opens a portal to another dimension. Link City goes in a much stranger direction.…
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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 then you immediately want another round. Isla Bomba is an…
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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 game. Flowers, water, nice colors… you know the type. Something…
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