Ichor – A Battle of Gods & Monsters
Ichor’s stylized art brings out aspects of the gods and monsters, especially with their unique powers.
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Enthrone – Ascendant Simulacrums
ENTHRONE is a unique, abstract deduction strategy game for two players. You are the power behind the power. You are the silent hand and one of these unwitting 8 pawns will be your key to securing complete dominion. But your rival hides their own machinations to challenge you.
» Read moreAspens: Fantastic Forests and Majestic Marvels
Every so often a game comes along from an unheralded publisher that makes you stop and look. It might be incredible table presence, it might be gorgeous artwork, it could be two people bouncing between intense focus and laughter that you can’t help but ask what’s going on.
» Read moreGot Five! – Finding Familiar Figures’ Factual Flow
Blue Orange has managed to even shoehorn some personality into a game that could otherwise be fairly dry.
» Read moreLeaders – A Finely-Tuned Team
Leaders fits into the same niche as chess – a tight duel where nothing is hidden except your opponent’s plans.
» Read moreINK – Where Color Meets Strategy
INK is a very satisfying puzzle, even playing solo, that takes less than an hour from start to finish.
» Read moreEpisode 399 – Room to Grow: Modern Abstract Games
We talked about older games last week – this week we’re moving on to modern abstract games (within the last 20 years).
» Read moreEpisode 398 – Room to Grow: Classic Abstract Games
This week is devoted to older, classic abstract games. You probably know how to play these timeless games already, and have some of them relegated to the back corner of your shelves or your closet.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Obelus
Shift obelisk dice around the circle, banishing opponent’s dice and re-forming your own. Can you attain supremacy by blocking out your opponent entirely?
» Read moreSNAP Review – boop the Halls!
I saw the Christmas-tree board for boop the Halls and wondered if that was the only change, or if there was anything else that would make this game feel different than the original boop.
» Read moreEpisode 381 – Top 5(ish) Beautiful Family Games
0:00 Hello and welcome! This week, we’re talking about beautiful games – ones you would leave out on a coffee table – that are great for families to play. Fact for 381 We’re back to the Guinness Book of World Records, friends. The largest hand-held video game console party was on 12 October 2007, at the Parramatta mall in Sydney
» Read moreSNAP Review – Jinxx
Two games in 5 minutes! Jinxx and Hijinks are Looney Pyramid games that feel like a classic 3-in-a-row with a few twists.
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SNAP Review – Mind Up!
We recommend Mind Up! for families; but not for kids under 8. You’ll bid cards from your hand to acquire cards on the table… but the cards you bid become the cards you might get next turn!
» Read moreSNAP Review – Qawale
Qawale is another abstract board game from Gigamic – but this game forces you to think further ahead!
» Read moreBetta – Arrange Fishy Displays
Betta is an enjoyable game that will remain in our library. It only takes about a minute to explain the rules and players will be off swimmingly.
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Fyfe – A Beachside Getaway
With Fyfe, I can envision myself drawing out a board in the sand and using found objects to play. This game is incredibly open-ended, almost to the point of being overwhelming.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Quarto
There’s a reason Quarto has been winning awards for over 30 years. It’s easy to learn, incredibly quick to play, and looks great on a table.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Winter
Winter is a tiny abstract strategy game for two players that captures the freeze and thaw cycle of a mid-winter day.
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