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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
  • Reading time:5 mins read

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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Read more about the article Fromage Board Game Review

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
  • Reading time:4 mins read

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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Read more about the article Galactic Cruise Board Game Review

Galactic Cruise Board Game Review

  • Post published:3 June 2025
  • Reading time:7 mins read

Galactic Cruise is a crunchy euro game for 1-4 players. It combines worker placement, resource management, and launching space cruises to compete for the most victory points. Gameplay The worker…

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Read more about the article SETI Board Game Review

SETI Board Game Review

  • Post published:24 May 2025
  • Reading time:6 mins read

SETI is a crunchy eurogame for one to four players. In this game, you’ll search for extraterrestrial life, uncover their traces, discover and interact with them to compete for victory…

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Read more about the article Laserox SETI Organizer Review

Laserox SETI Organizer Review

  • Post published:17 April 2025
  • Reading time:3 mins read

The number of popular big and complex board games has grown over the years. This usually means games come with many components, often stored in plastic baggies, making setup and…

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Read more about the article Underwater Cities and New Discoveries Expansion Review

Underwater Cities and New Discoveries Expansion Review

  • Post published:13 April 2025
  • Reading time:9 mins read

Underwater Cities is a worker placement and engine-building game for one to four players. In this game, you gradually build underwater domes and production buildings that generate resources, which can…

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Have you played Voidfall? Do you like this game? Have you played Voidfall? Do you like this game?I know a lot of you are already backing the second Kickstarter campaign, but I'm just getting started with the base game! This game is incredible! I've always enjoyed heavy games, the heavier the better. Voidfall is one of the heaviest games out there and really works your brain. And I love that!There are a lot of rules to learn, but once they click, everything makes perfect sense. The tutorial is excellent and does a great job of giving you this information slowly and step by step.There is a lot of variety in the game: many scenarios (solo, cooperative, and competitive), 14 houses with unique rules and strategies, and many different technologies, galactic events, and so on. There are so many combinations that I don't think I'll ever manage to play them all!The artwork is fantastic, the iconography is clear, and the production quality is great. This game leaves little to be desired! It's worth mentioning that setup and teardown are quite involved and take time. So, an organization solution is a must.I'm just starting to explore the game and can't wait to see how every single house plays.The reprint of the game and a new expansion for it are in the final hours of the campaign on Kickstarter. If you enjoy heavy strategy games and haven't tried Voidfall, make sure to check it out.What are your thoughts? Have you played this game?Please keep in mind that we received a review copy of this game.#boardgame #boardgames #tabletop
Have you played Vantage? This game is all about Have you played Vantage? This game is all about exploration! You move from location to location, interact with NPCs, find animals and items, and discover more about the world. There are nearly 800 locations in the game. Almost all actions are skill checks that cost resources, and as the game goes on, you build a 3x3 grid of cards that can house dice and help you preserve your resources and prolong your exploration. The dice mechanic is clever, and that sense of progress as you build your grid is satisfying.There's little overall structure and no long-term planning or strategy. This is not a campaign game, and there's no overarching story, just small storylines and quests. I adore the exploration aspect of the game. It captures the same feeling as wandering off the main path in an open-world video game. But if you need a strong narrative, Vantage won't provide that. There's also little player interaction, so this game works best as a solo experience or with two players. I wouldn't want to wait for my turn in a 6-player or even a 4-player game!The component quality is excellent, as expected from Stonemaier Games. The game comes with over 1,300 cards, and the artwork on the location cards is beautiful. Vantage is a unique game and probably unlike any board game you've experienced. If you love exploration and the thrill of not knowing what's around the next corner, you'll have a great time with this game.What are your thoughts? Do like this game?Read the full review on the website (link in bio).Please keep in mind that we received a review copy of this game.#boardgame #boardgames #tabletop
Do you like tile-laying games? Have you played Wis Do you like tile-laying games? Have you played Wispwood?Tile-laying is one of our favorite mechanics, and even though there are so many of these games out there, we still get excited about new ones!Wispwood's gameplay is quick and quite fun. The game does an excellent job of limiting options and creating a focused decision space for each turn. Most of the time, everyone knows what they are looking for by the time it's their turn to pick a wisp.A clever mechanic helps players out of tough situations. Each player has a cat token that can be flipped to take one of two possible actions: refresh the wisp board, or take a wisp and choose any polyomino shape instead of the two usual options. Another great feature is that tiles are used in two different ways, which makes shuffling easier and less important than in many other games in this genre.The artwork is excellent and works well with the theme. The production quality is also great, with thick cardboard for the tiles and game pieces. The game even includes custom pieces for each player to measure the size of their forest without having to count the tiles.Overall, Wispwood is a great tile-laying game. If you don't like this genre, it's unlikely this game will change your mind. However, if you enjoy tile-laying games, you will likely have a great time with this one.Read the full review on the website.Please keep in mind that we received a review copy of this game.#boardgame #boardgames #tabletop
Have you played Calico? Do you like this game?We Have you played Calico? Do you like this game?We have been missing out! It is such a brilliant game. The mechanics are simple, the gameplay is fun, and it looks great on the table. This combination creates an excellent, cozy experience.The brilliance of this game is in its simplicity. You always have two tiles in hand. On your turn, you play one tile to your board and then pick one tile from a display of three. Points are scored by forming adjacent groups of the same color, creating specific patterns based on the cat tiles in play, and following placement patterns around the three design goals on your board. Those are all the rules.Despite the simple rules, the game has quite a bit of depth. Since each placed tile can potentially contribute to scoring in three different ways, you need to think carefully on your turn. However, the game does an excellent job of limiting player choices to prevent analysis paralysis. There is also a family variant in the rulebook that removes the design goal tiles from your board to make the game much simpler.There is a luck element in the way tiles are drawn from the bag. Your opponents might get exactly what they need, while you might not be able to finish a pattern you have spent the whole game trying to make. However, the rulebook suggests a way to minimize the impact of this by removing tiles from the bag at lower player counts.The component quality is excellent. Recessed boards, tiles and buttons made of thick cardboard, and a bag that (while not essential) was added for a better experience, leave little to be desired.Overall, Calico is an excellent option for cozy game nights. Quick playtime, fun gameplay, and great presentation make it a great game to play with people new to the hobby and board game veterans alike.What are your thoughts? Have you played this game?Please keep in mind that we received a review copy of this game.#boardgame #boardgames #tabletop
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