Azul: Queen’s Garden

The palace of Sintra is already decorated with glass and beautiful mosaics, and now the king wants you to redesign the garden for his lovely wife Queen Maria of Aragon. You will use bright colors, birds, flowers and ornaments to try to create the most prestigious garden! 2-4 players, ages 10+Playing time: 45-60 minutesDesigner: MichaelContinue reading “Azul: Queen’s Garden”

Glow

Gather your companions around you and try to collect enough shards of light to dispel the darkness and bring back the colors in the world! 2-4 players, ages 10+Playing time: 45 minutesDesigner: Cédrick ChaboussitArtwork: Ben Basso & Vincent Dutrait Publisher: Bombyxhttps://studiobombyx.com/en/ Each of the eight rounds represents a day. Each morning, players recruit a newContinue reading “Glow”

7 Wonders: Architects

Build your own Wonder of the World in this light and simplified version of 7 Wonders! 2-7 players, ages 8+Playing time: 25 minutesDesigner: Antoine BauzaArtwork: Etienne Hebinger Publisher: Repos Productionhttps://www.rprod.com/en Players start the game by choosing a wonder and take its pieces out of its plastic tray, placing it in front of them with theContinue reading “7 Wonders: Architects”

Kemet: Blood and Sand

Become an Egyptian God, build your army and destroy your rivals to claim your dominance and earn eternal worship! 2-5 players, ages 14+Playing time: 90 minutesDesigners: Jacques Bariot & Guillaume MontiageArtwork: Arnaud Boudoiron & Pierre Santamaria Publisher: Editions Matagothttps://www.matagot.com/ Everyone has a few games that they would like to try out, but for some reasonContinue reading “Kemet: Blood and Sand”

Botanik

A revolutionary idea will bring salvation for people living in a world ruined by polluted soil and toxic fumes. A prominent scientist is engaging her two best teams to construct her invention that’ll allow her to produce food with the help of machines! 2 players, ages 10+Playing time: 30 minutesDesigners: Frank Crittin, Grégoire Largey &Continue reading “Botanik”

Cóatl

A family game in which players make colorful serpents, trying to match them with the patterns on their prophecy cards! 1-4 players, ages 10+Playing time: 30-60 minutesDesigners: Etienne Dubois-Roy & Pascale BrassardArtwork: SillyJellie Publisher: Synapses Gameshttps://jeuxsynapsesgames.com/en/ — Brief gameplay overview — On their turn, players perform one of three possible actions: Take pieces from theContinue reading “Cóatl”

Caylus 1303

In this medium-weight eurogame, you’re a master builder, managing workers to gather resources, erect buildings and help with the construction of the castle. Who will prove himself worth being called the most prestigious builder of Caylus? 2-5 players, ages 12+60-90 minutesDesigner: William AttiaArtist: Andrew Bosley Publisher: Space Cowboyshttps://www.spacecowboys.fr/our-board-games When the original Caylus was released backContinue reading “Caylus 1303”

Meadow

Wander through nature and observe your surroundings, on the lookout for animals, plants and landscapes. Your goal is to collect these different types of cards in your own personal meadow, and to prove you are the most skilled observer! 1-4 players60-90 minutesDesigner: Klemens KalickiArtists: Karolina Kijak & Katarzyna Fiebiger Publisher: Rebel Studiohttps://www.rebelstudio.eu/ In Meadow, playersContinue reading “Meadow”

Lost Explorers

Clues leading to the secret entrance of the lost world have been hidden all around the world! Your task is to lead an expedition in uncovering them, by finding means of transportation and sending your team to the locations on your missions. The first player who finds all four clues, discovers the entrance and winsContinue reading “Lost Explorers”

The Specialists

Assemble your own gang of specialists in order to rob casinos, banks and jewelries all around the world! 1-4 players60 minutesDesigners: Marco Canetta, Stefania Niccolini, Dimitri Perrier, Anne-Catherine PerrierArtist: Christine Alcouffe Publisher: Explor8https://explor8.com/ You start your turn by drafting one of the available dice from the dice pool. With those dice, you’re able to recruitContinue reading “The Specialists”