Astra

Embark on a celestial odyssey in Astra, where players become intrepid astronomers, unveiling the mysteries of the night sky’s constellations, home to mighty gods, legendary heroes, and enchanting creatures. Inspired by the 48 constellations chronicled in The Almagest by the ancient astronomer Ptolemy, players gather stardust to illuminate stars, uncover constellations, and gain boons andContinue reading “Astra”

Tidal Blades: Banner Festival

In this standalone game set in the world of Tidal Blades, merchants gather for the Banner Festival! Their goal is to make as much profit as possible while selling goods on the docks and to place the right bets on the watercraft race! 2-5 players, ages 8+Playing time: 30-45 minutesDesigners: J.B. Howell & Michael MihealsickArtwork:Continue reading “Tidal Blades: Banner Festival”

The Wolves

Build your wolf pack and compete with rival packs to claim territories and show your dominance during the region scorings. Will your pack prevail this lunar cycle? 2-5 players, ages 14+Playing time: 75 minutesDesigners: Ashwin Kamath & Clarence SimpsonArtwork: Pauliina Linjama Publisher: Pandasaurus Gameshttps://pandasaurusgames.com/ 🔸 In The Wolves, each player becomes the leader of aContinue reading “The Wolves”

WordCraft

From the Far East, vendors have brought 26 new ingredients for the alchemists to use in their potions. Now is the time to prove that you’re the most capable alchemist in town. 2-4 players, ages 14+Playing time: 25-40 minutesDesigner: Christian GioveArtwork: Kuo Yang Publisher: Artipia Gameshttps://www.artipiagames.com/ During a game of WordCraft, players take on theContinue reading “WordCraft”

Amygdala

AMYGDALA is the new abstract strategy game from Kramer & Kiesling, two designers who have a proven track record with games like Azul, Paris, Renature and many others. Game Brewer is launching a Gamefound campaign for Amygdala next week, on June 13, and we were lucky enough to play the game on a prototype providedContinue reading “Amygdala”

Small Samurai Empires

Take control of your Samurai army and fight for control over Japan in this light area majority game! 2-4 players, ages 13+Playing time: 30-60 minutesDesign & Artwork: Milan Tasevski Publisher: Archona Gameshttps://www.archonagames.com/ Small Samurai Empires is played over the course of 3 eras, each consisting of 2 rounds.To start an era each player picks aContinue reading “Small Samurai Empires”

A War of Whispers

As a secret society, you try to manipulate the war for the world to your own advantage. 2-4 players, ages 14+Playing time: 60 minutesDesigner: Jeremy StoltzfusArtists: Tomasz Jedruszek & Dann May Publisher: Starling Gameshttps://www.starling.games/ During setup players place their loyalty tokens secretly on their player boards, defining where their loyalties lie. These can shift duringContinue reading “A War of Whispers”