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JW
May 5, 2023
My Poker Fates
Lock & Spell: A Game of Fortunes is a solitaire push-your-luck hand management card game. It has simple rules, plays in 20 minutes and,...
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Athena
May 1, 2023
A tight Grip
The invention of in-hand games is probably one of the best things that's ever happened to solo gaming. You can take your game with you...
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JW
Apr 27, 2023
Play Dice with the Universe
A galaxy so small you can hold it in your hand. You can explore its wonders and build a federation – if you can survive the obstacles put...
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JW
Apr 20, 2023
Quick Civ Fix
In Nations: The Dice Game you will make an Ancient Civilization evolve into modern times in the best possible way: by rolling dice. You...
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JW
Apr 17, 2023
Last Knight
Aeon's End! In! Space! One of the very best deck-building games reimagined in my favourite setting. What more could I wish for? Well,...
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JW
Apr 15, 2023
Not-so-Freshwater Fly
My sincere apologies to our overseas YouTubing correspondent Byron. He can't put his videos on our website himself, his mails got...
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JW
Dec 31, 2022
End Times 2022: Ark Nova
Ark Nova is, without a doubt, Game of the Year 2022. It rose to the #4 spot on BoardGameGeek and is among the most played games (that are...
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Athena
Dec 30, 2022
End Times 2022: Faiyum
When I play a board game, I often want to see the fruit of my labour displayed on the board. For example, in Terraforming Mars: you play...
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JW
Dec 29, 2022
End Times 2022: Terraforming Mars - Ares Expedition
Terraforming Mars is my #1 solo game. I’ve only added the Prelude expansion and it has enormous replayability for me already. So back...
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JW
Dec 28, 2022
End Times 2022: Atiwa
Atiwa is the game I was looking forward to the most in 2022. A medium-weight game by Uwe Rosenberg - my favourite designer. A farming...
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Athena
Dec 26, 2022
End Times 2022: Pingyao - First Chinese Banks
It's not expected of me to enjoy playing a game about banking. I'm not the biggest fan of economic games, and the mere sound of the work...
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Athena
Dec 25, 2022
End Times 2022: Meadow
I just finished another playthrough of Meadow and can easily say it's the most relaxing game I've ever played. For me, gaming and...
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JW
Nov 14, 2022
(Almost) Lost in Space
This time our YouTube correspondent takes us into space for a playthrough of Xia. We almost lost contact with his spaceship during...
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Zerbique
Nov 7, 2022
Worst Uwe Ever
A review of the alleged worst Uwe Rosenberg game ever published, Tulpenfieber.
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Athena
Oct 28, 2022
Unveiling our newest feature
JW and I (and most likely Zerbique too) are relatively introverted. Reluctant to expose ourselves to the camera, too shy to make videos,...
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Zerbique
Aug 10, 2022
Zero to Hero
Paupers’ Ladder is an indie Adventure game that has intrigued me from the start – but when the The Moon Towers and its alluring cover got...
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Zerbique
Jul 25, 2022
Killing a Scarab
Ever heard of Scarabya? Probably not. This is a fairly obscure title (designed by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc) that has mostly...
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JW
Jul 10, 2022
Grove is the New Agropolis
Stop the presses! This just in. The Solitaire Times Official Revisioned Recommendation for 18-card tile laying games. I know it's just...
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JW
Jul 7, 2022
Let's Move to the Country
We've got funny ideas about agriculture in The Netherlands. Not unlike the phenomenon of phonebooth stuffing before there were mobile...
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JW
Jun 27, 2022
Still, better than the movie
Terminator: Dark Fate – The Card Game is a co-op deck-builder with some unique twists that make it very thematic. Unfortunately, it is...
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