Game Review: Arboretum

In the world of board games you’d think a game about growing trees would not be interesting. But you’d be wrong. Arboretum by Renegade Game Studios is a deceptively simple game with complex decisions that provides a great experience every time you play. Designer: Dan Cassar Artist: Philippe Guérin, Chris Quilliams, Beth Sobel, Waldo Ramirez Publisher: Renegade Game Studios…

Game Review – Dinosaur Island

Ever wanted to create your own dinosaur theme park? Well, here’s your chance with Pandasaurus Games’ Dinosaur Island! As the manager of the park, you must work to create the best dinos around while also hiring the proper security to keep your dinos in check. Once you have some interesting dinosaurs to look at, the visitors…

Game Review – NMBR 9

Take a deep dive into the world of NMBR 9, a simple yet challenging puzzle and abstract game from Z-Man Games. All players build up a structure using numbers 0-9 and the one with the best structure wins. Designer: Peter Wichmann Artist: Fiore GmbH Publisher: Z-Man Games Genre: Abstract/Puzzle Players: 2-4 Play Time: 15-20 Minutes Number of Logged…

Game Review – Catacombs & Castles

In an epic battle between light and dark, courageous castle defenders are battling mighty heroes from the catacomb team in defense of their land. Whatever side you fall on, you must flick your way to victory in Elzra Games newest game – Catacombs & Castles. *A review copy of this game was provided to us…

Game Review – Ex Libris

The Mayor has just announced a brand new position, the Grand Librarian, for the Village Council. Anyone who lives in the town can apply for the position by showing off their library to the mayor. The competition will be fierce between the town’s librarians as they acquire more books through auctions, private booksellers, and even…

Game Review – Whistle Stop

All aboard the Whistle Stop Express! Pick up shipments from the East Coast and deliver across the ever-expanding railroad system in Bezier Games’ latest pick-up and deliver game, Whistle Stop. Will you choose to race across the entire country to be the first one to get all of your trains to the west coast or will…

Game Review – Photosynthesis

In a small forest, several varieties of trees compete to grow and spread their seeds. As trees grow, leaves that are exposed to the sun and cast shadows on smaller trees around it. Over time, the larger trees will reach the end of their life cycle, falling to create room for new trees to grow…

Game Review – Flip Ships

It was just another ordinary day when the invasion happened. The sky went dark and, through the clouds, you could see a massive object floating for what felt like an eternity. There was an eerie calm before the invasion began as wave after wave of alien fighter crafts swarmed from the hull of their mothership….

Game Review – Loot the Body!

Like many adventurers, obtaining the greatest treasure imaginable is the ultimate goal. When a group of adventurers in Dragon’s Den Inn heard of an ancient dungeon that could provide unimaginable treasure, they set out to work together to acquire some awesome loot. In B Team Games’ upcoming Kickstarter Loot the Body!, players work to defeat…

Game Review – Magic Maze

In adventure movies, everything usually goes right for the band of merry heroes and you never really see any major setbacks in their journey. The party is usually well-equipped and ready for a perilous journey, but what would happen if all of their belongings got taken from them? This is where Magic Maze shows us…

Game Review – Word Domination

WANTED: Calling all criminal masterminds for the biggest heist in history! Get ready to S-P-E-L-L your way to victory with Uproarious Games’ Word Domination – a masterfully blended word/strategy game. Designer:  Jeff Beck Artist: Ryan Goldsberry Publisher: Uproarious Games Genre: Word Game, Area Control, Tile Placement Players: 2-4 Play Time: 20-45 minutes Number of Logged Plays: 3…

Game Review – Yokohama

Japan has just opened itself up to the foreign trade market and Yokohama is the premier hub for all of Japan’s exports. There is a lot of potential money to be made in this market so all the merchants of the city came out in droves to make a name for themselves. Players will take…

Game Review – Too Many Bones

It’s time to take down a tyrant! Too Many Bones is a cooperative, dice-based, adventure role-playing game (RPG) that will test a team of Gearlocs with deadly monsters and games of skill on their quest to defeat a tyrant threatening the lands. With seven unique tyrants to defeat, the Gearlocs have quite a challenge in front…

Game Review – 5 Minute Dungeon

Dungeons rarely take five minutes to navigate, but in this speed card game, heroes from all classes must work together to defeat obstacles, people, events, and, ultimately, the evil dungeon master. But quick – you only have five minutes! Designer: Connor Reid Artist: Alex Diochon Publisher:KOSMOS & Wiggles 3D Genre: Real-time/Speed Game, Cooperative Players: 2-5 Play…

Game Review – Unfair

In the world of amusement park management, the competition is cutthroat. Though selling fun is the goal, it’s not always fun and games. In CMON Limited and Good Games Publishing latest game, Unfair, players compete to build the best possible amusement park. Designer: Joel Finch Artist: Nicole Castles, Lina Cossette, David Forest, Philippe Poirier Publisher: CMON…