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Evenfall solo rules (Essen preview #2)
One book to rule them all: belated September edition In Evenfall the witches' seat of power has been vacated and the veil is thin enough...
SnowDragonka
Oct 16, 2023
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Maps of Misterra solo rules (Essen preview #1)
One book to rule them all: week August 14 - August 20 Maps of Misterra tasks you with chartering an unknown island. However it’s not...
SnowDragonka
Aug 18, 2023
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But wait, there's more! (Bare Essen-tials, part 2)
Yeah. Another year we’re not going. But if I was, these are some of the games I’d check out at Essen Spiel 2022. I am not someone who...
JW
Sep 24, 2022
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25 comments


Bare Essen-tials
JW reminded me that Essen Spiel is going to take place at the very beginning of October this year, so I went through the BGG preview list...
Athena
Sep 21, 2022
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11 comments


Essener Delikatessen
Since neither JW nor I are going to Essen this year, we decided to do some online Spielunking and unearth the games we might be...
Athena
Oct 10, 2021
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13 comments

Protect the fallen kingdom
Oltréé is a cooperative game of narrative adventure, resource management, and threat containment for 2 to 4 players, but it can be played...
Zerbique
Oct 4, 2021
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0 comments

Legends of the App
Descent: Legends of the Dark is a 1-4 player cooperative app-driven fantasy game in which a band of heroes is journeying across the land...
Athena
Sep 8, 2021
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0 comments

Lucky numbers
Super Mega Lucky Box is a 1-6 players Bingo-style game, designed by Phil Walker-Harding. It is available to purchase from the Gamewright...
Zerbique
Jul 24, 2021
78 views
1 comment

Fire the catapults!
Space Invaders is a dexterity-based board game for 1-4 players, inspired by the Space Invaders video game, and designed by Kane Klenko....
Zerbique
Jul 22, 2021
175 views
5 comments

My cards will go on
SOS Titanic is a 1-5 player Patience-style card game in which you are trying to save as many passengers as possible from the Titanic...
Athena
Jul 18, 2021
291 views
14 comments

Aboard the Nostromo
ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo is a 1-5 player cooperative adventure game inspired by the Alien movie franchise. You are playing as the crew...
Athena
Jul 16, 2021
350 views
5 comments

Uncover the Secrets of the Houses of Dune
Dune: House Secrets is a 1-4 player cooperative app-driven storytelling game inspired by Frank Herbert's novel (and associated 2021...
Athena
Jul 15, 2021
190 views
5 comments

Get the pizzas rolling
Mozzaroller is a 1-4 player set collection and push-your-luck game in which you are trying to fulfill the most customer orders in a...
Athena
Jul 11, 2021
129 views
5 comments


Line up for fantasy battles
Card Tactics is a pocket-sized solitaire tactical combat game set in a Fantasy world. You'll manage a squad of three heroes fighting...
Zerbique
Jun 29, 2021
305 views
2 comments

Track your sheeping patterns
Sheepy Time is a 1-4 players push-your-luck game in which you play as dream-world sheep that jump over a fence to get their dreamer...
Zerbique
Jun 14, 2021
101 views
7 comments

Go back to your roots
Now or Never is a 1-4 players game by Ryan Laukat featuring a mix of adventuring and city-building, as you lead a hero through the...
Zerbique
Jun 13, 2021
297 views
4 comments

No more monthly bleeding for Arkham Horror expansions
Starting with the next pair of expansions, Arkham Horror: The Card Game will change its release model. Until now for each cycle you had...
JW
Jun 4, 2021
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1 comment

Push your luck and earn some coin
Cut Throats Tavern is a card-based solitaire game in the Zadorf mini card games series. In all these games, you play to earn some...
Zerbique
May 31, 2021
168 views
5 comments

Flower zen
A Gentle Rain is a solitaire (and possibly co-op) tile laying game about water lilies blooming in a pond. This is a very small box game...
Athena
Apr 17, 2021
228 views
14 comments

Nature spotting
Meadow is a 1-4 players card drafting and tableau-building game about nature appreciation. Players go on a hike and try to see the most...
Zerbique
Apr 1, 2021
150 views
4 comments

Puzzle solving in the '90s
The Initiative is a 1-4 players narrative-driven game by Corey Konieczka. The story is presented through a comic book that talks about a...
Zerbique
Mar 26, 2021
167 views
1 comment

Flip 'n' write journeys
Explorers is a 1-4 player flip-and-write game in which you are traveling through a fantasy world, searching for gems and lost temples. It...
Athena
Mar 12, 2021
189 views
2 comments

Place your bets and take a dive
Dive is a 1-4 players bidding game in which you are trying to be the first diver to reach a sacred stone lying at the bottom of the...
Zerbique
Mar 3, 2021
94 views
1 comment

Rise up through the ranks
Red Rising is a 1- 6 player hand management game inspired by the novel by Pierce Brown. You are playing as a low caste character, trying...
Athena
Mar 2, 2021
215 views
3 comments

Sewer quest
The Rat’s Lair is the first in a series of mini solitaire games published by Zadorf, currently available to order from the company’s...
Zerbique
Mar 1, 2021
260 views
1 comment

Ginkgopolis returns to the stores
The 1-5 player urban city planning game Ginkgopolis has recently been reprinted, and is now available to purchase from European stores...
Athena
Feb 21, 2021
204 views
2 comments

Crawl 'n' write
Paper Dungeons: A Dungeon Scrawler Game is a 1-8 player roll and write game in which you explore a dungeon with a team of four...
Zerbique
Feb 19, 2021
214 views
0 comments

Be the Boss in Space
After a failed Kickstarter campaign in August 2019, Bossin’ Space by Czech publisher Albi has now gone straight to retail and is...
Zerbique
Feb 17, 2021
206 views
4 comments

Flee the Dungeon!
Available to order from The Game Crafter, Dungeon Flee has been on crowdsale since Friday the 11th. In a Game Crafter crowdsale, the game...
Zerbique
Feb 15, 2021
367 views
15 comments


Polyominoes? Check. Roll-and-write? Check. Legacy? Check. What do you mean, no minis?
Ada Lovelace. The woman. The myth. The legend. Ada Lovelace. Who saw the potential of computers, when they were just seen as calculating...
JW
Jan 30, 2021
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2 comments

GMT Games announces solo-focused in-house studio
In their latest newsletter, GMT announced the creation of an in-house development team -GMT One-who will work on solo modes for the...
Athena
Jan 26, 2021
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11 comments


Fresh out of the portal: Portal Games releases for 2021
Ignacy Trzewiczek, live from PortalCon, just announced the games Portal Games is planning to release this year. We will only mention...
Athena
Jan 23, 2021
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Coffee in the cards
Café is a 1-4 player card drafting and resource management game in which you are building an efficient coffee supply chain. It was...
Athena
Jan 23, 2021
148 views
2 comments

Two of Cops
Buddy Cop is a 1-2 player cooperative hand management and dice rolling game set in the same universe as Blacklist Games' previous...
Athena
Jan 6, 2021
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0 comments

Living the Paleo life
Paleo is a 2-4 player cooperative game in which your tribe is trying to survive the adversities of everyday life in the Stone Age. It can...
Athena
Dec 4, 2020
410 views
4 comments


Bowls of hearty ramen
Ramen! Ramen! is a 1-4 player card game about serving the best soup in a ramen restaurant. The game was planned to hit the stores this...
Athena
Dec 4, 2020
204 views
5 comments

Glorious Day for the release of Aliens
Gale Force 9 is finally starting the distribution of the long-awaited Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps to retail on December 5....
Athena
Dec 2, 2020
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Develop croc-free plains
Faiyum is a 1-5 player hand management game in which you try to win the favour of the Pharaoh by developing the Faiyum basin. This is a...
Athena
Nov 15, 2020
192 views
0 comments

Harmony of the spirits
Sagani is a 1-4 player tile laying game in which you are trying to connect your tiles so that the elemental spirits are in balance with...
Athena
Nov 14, 2020
159 views
2 comments

A Treasure Chest full of Robinson goodies
Treasure Chest is an expansion for the 1-4 player cooperative adventure game Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island. It...
Athena
Nov 8, 2020
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0 comments

Build the majestic Cathedral
The Red Cathedral is a 1-4 player action selection and area control game about building St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. Devir just...
Athena
Nov 8, 2020
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0 comments


Roll 'n' write in Troyes
Troyes Dice is a 1-10 player roll 'n' write game set in the Medieval city of Troyes, like the dice allocation game Troyes by the same...
Athena
Oct 30, 2020
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Let the spice flow
Dune: Imperium is a 1-4 player worker placement and deck building game in which you play as one of the factions that fight over the...
Athena
Oct 28, 2020
306 views
4 comments


Unlock the secrets of the island
Lost Ruins of Arnak is a 1-4 player worker placement and deck building game in which you lead an expedition to explore the fabled island...
Athena
Oct 26, 2020
197 views
6 comments


Hopping on to a new Uwe game
Hallertau is a 1-4 player worker placement game by Uwe Rosenberg in which you cultivate crops (mainly hop) and develop your village in...
Athena
Oct 14, 2020
256 views
0 comments


The glory of a long lost city
Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road is a 1-4 player action selection game in which you try to gain the most wealth and power in the medieval...
Athena
Oct 12, 2020
223 views
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The Bug Hunt is on
Aliens: Bug Hunt is a 1-4 player cooperative dice rolling game based on the popular Aliens IP. It has recently become available through...
Athena
Oct 8, 2020
225 views
0 comments


Look closely
As soon as Eric Martin posted about MicroMacro: Crime City on the Home page of BGG, I clicked on the demo link and gave it a try. This is...
Athena
Sep 12, 2020
782 views
8 comments

Spreading the Christian Faith
The Mission: Early Christianity from the Crucifixion to the Crusades is a solitaire game by Ben Madison about the early days of the...
Athena
Aug 24, 2020
317 views
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