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Read more about the article Laserox Clans of Caledonia Industria Organizer Review

Laserox Clans of Caledonia Industria Organizer Review

  • Post published: 10 September 2026
  • Reading time:2 mins read

Clans of Caledonia is one of our favorite games, and when the Industria expansion came to Kickstarter, we backed it immediately. The big box comes with an insert that is…

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Read more about the article Voidfall Review: A Perfect Board Game for Heavy Gamers

Voidfall Review: A Perfect Board Game for Heavy Gamers

  • Post published: 16 July 2026
  • Reading time:5 mins read

Voidfall is a heavy 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) game for 1 to 4 players. You start the game with a small fleet and low resource production, and your…

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Read more about the article Wingspan Americas: A Short Review

Wingspan Americas: A Short Review

  • Post published: 12 June 2026
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Americas is the newest expansion for Wingspan. Besides the most important addition in any expansion, the birds local to the region, it adds a major new mechanic: hummingbirds. Hummingbirds are…

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Cozy Stickerville Board Game Review

  • Post published: 2 May 2026
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Cozy Stickerville is a legacy city-building game for 1 to 6 players. In this game, you start with a barebones piece of land (the main game board) and begin building…

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Read more about the article Vantage Review: An Open-World Board Game Like No Other

Vantage Review: An Open-World Board Game Like No Other

  • Post published: 9 March 2026
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Vantage, one of the latest games from Stonemaier Games, is all about exploration. You move from location to location, interact with NPCs, find animals and items, and discover more about…

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Read more about the article Wispwood Board Game: A Short Review

Wispwood Board Game: A Short Review

  • Post published: 28 January 2026
  • Reading time:3 mins read

Wispwood, one of the latest releases from CGE, is a simple tile-laying game. On a turn, you choose a wisp tile from a central board, which provides a choice between…

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Fromage Board Game Review

  • Post published: 12 October 2025
  • Reading time:4 mins read

Fromage is a medium-light euro game about cheese making, featuring unique mechanics and quick gameplay. The main board is divided into four quadrants, and everyone plays in their own quadrant…

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Read more about the article Finspan Review: A Lighter Wingspan?

Finspan Review: A Lighter Wingspan?

  • Post published: 9 July 2025
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Finspan is the newest addition to the Wingspan line. With similar ideas to Wingspan, Finspan is focused on fish. Players play fish cards with various powers and activate them to…

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Do you buy inserts for your board games? Clans of Do you buy inserts for your board games?

Clans of Caledonia is one of our favorite games, and when the Industria expansion came to Kickstarter, I backed it immediately. The big box comes with an insert that is much better than most game inserts, but nothing beats a well-designed wooden insert!

Laserox’s Industria Organizer is designed for the big box and fits all available content for the game, including both the base game and the expansion. It comes with separate trays for players, different types of tokens, resources, and more. Unlike the default insert, none of the trays need lids, and everything fits together perfectly. The trays for resources and coins are also designed so that taking tokens out of them is very easy. And my favorite part is that most trays have beautiful engravings on them.

Assembly is mostly straightforward. Taking the parts out of the sheets requires patience and caution; otherwise, the wooden pieces can chip. You can use glue to reinforce some parts, but almost all of them fit together tightly and don’t need any. The instructions show a map of the pieces on each sheet, but I wish the numbers were printed next to the pieces instead of having to find them visually.

This insert is nicely done, makes setup and teardown quick, and looks incredible on the table. If you take Clans of Caledonia to the table often, this insert is worth checking out.

Please keep in mind that we received a review copy of this insert.

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Have you played Voidfall? Do you like this game? Have you played Voidfall? Do you like this game?

As a heavy gamer, I have fallen in love with Voidfall, especially for solo play. There is quite a learning curve, but once the rules click, they stop being an issue, thanks to the excellent iconography and graphic design.

There is also so much variety in this game. The modular board makes endless scenarios possible, each house plays very differently from the others, and the different technologies and ships in each game create a new experience every time. I can see myself playing this game hundreds of times without getting tired of it.

It’s rare to see a game that offers solo, coop, and competitive modes and plays perfectly in all of them. I prefer it solo because the game is shorter, the experience is just as good, and it’s hard to find people to play a complex and long game like this. That said, the coop and competitive modes are just as good (at least with two players).

The main downside is setup and teardown. A good insert is a must to save time, and the game is also a table hog, even in solo games. I ended up 3D printing an insert for it, and I couldn’t be happier.

Overall, Voidfall is a perfect game for heavy gamers. Excellent gameplay, beautiful art, great production quality, and massive variety leave little to be desired.

What are your thoughts?

A full review is available on the website (link in bio).

Please keep in mind that we received a review copy of this game.

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Do you like Lost Ruins of Arnak? Did you know ther Do you like Lost Ruins of Arnak? Did you know there’s a new expansion for it?

Arnak is one of my most played games and an all-time favorite. Twisted Path was the last major expansion for this game, but CGE recently announced a new small box expansion out of the blue: Surprise Shipment. A very fitting name!

This expansion includes two new sites, both with a new benefit: taking back an idol from a slot on your player board, which plays very well with expedition leaders. There’s also an updated site that makes a site from the base game more balanced.

Most importantly, Surprise Shipment includes 50 new cards: 30 artifacts and 20 items. Some of these cards introduce new effects. For example, an item gives you benefits depending on the round, another lets you activate sites in a row above where you have a worker, and some artifacts can be purchased using compasses, coins, or any combination of both. Some cards also provide powerful bonuses but score negative points, and you get a fear card when you exile them.

If you love Arnak, this expansion is a no-brainer. It adds variety to the game, the cards are as thematic as before, and the new sites make playing with the leaders more fun.

What are your thoughts? Have you seen this expansion?

Please keep in mind that we received a review copy of this expansion.

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Do you like Heat? Have you played any of the new e Do you like Heat? Have you played any of the new expansions that came out this year?

Heat is one of the best light games out there. We always enjoy getting it to the table and have a blast playing it every single time. It has been getting expansions every year for the past few years, and 2026 was no exception. Unlike previous years, we got two new expansions this year instead of one: Rocky Roads and Legends.

Rocky Roads is your classic Heat expansion. It comes with two new tracks (Germany and South Africa), a new player color (white), and more cards. The South Africa track has a new mechanic: gravel. If you end up on a gravel space at the end of your turn, you have to pay one Heat, as long as you have Heat cards in your engine. The Germany track also includes a minor mechanic called chicanes, which mostly matters if you play with the weather module. This expansion adds more variety, but it is not groundbreaking. If you liked previous Heat expansions, you will most likely enjoy this one too. If you did not, this one won’t change your mind.

Legends is a small box expansion that aims to improve the Legends module in the base game. As you know, the Legends module lets you add more cars to the race and make it more fun regardless of the player count. With the base game, you can only race with a maximum of 6 cars. The Legends expansion increases that number to 12. But that’s not all! The legend cars are now smarter and can simulate a human player better. There are also six levels of difficulty you can choose from (the easiest one being the base game’s difficulty). If you want as many cars in the race as possible, play the game solo, or play the championship mode, this expansion is the way to go.

What are your thoughts? Have you tried any of these expansions?

Please keep in mind that we recieved a review copy of this game. 

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