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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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Read more about the article Cozy Stickerville Board Game Review

Cozy Stickerville Board Game Review

  • Post published:2 May 2026
  • Reading time:4 mins read

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
  • 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
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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
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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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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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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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Do you like deck-building games? Have you seen Dri Do you like deck-building games? Have you seen Drillers?Deck-building is one of my favorite mechanics in games. The sense of progression and the constant tension of deciding when and how to spend resources to add cards to your deck or remove them from it is so fun.Drillers is a medium-weight pick-up-and-deliver, deck-building game with fairly simple rules. You work in a mine, collectively unlock lower levels that contain more valuable minerals, and move them to the surface to sell and earn credits. With those credits, you can remove cards from your deck, purchase new cards from the market, and upgrade your fuel (what you pay to play cards) or mineral storage capacity. All these actions happen on the surface, so you have to move up when you are running out of fuel or capacity and spend credits for a stronger subsequent run. You also have access to drones that let you sell one mineral or buy one card each without surfacing.Each turn, you get three new cards in your hand plus whatever you saved from your previous turn. Most cards provide movement and drill points. As the game goes on, you need better cards to move more and to have enough drill points for the lower floors.This is a deck-building game. You cannot ignore your deck. As part of a winning strategy, you must buy new cards and remove cards from your deck. For that reason, people who don't like deck-builders will not enjoy this game. But if you like this mechanism, you'll certainly have fun with it.There isn't much player interaction besides competing for cards, milestones, and sometimes valuable minerals, but turns play quickly most of the time. That said, this game can also cause analysis paralysis. If you or someone in your group suffers from AP, some turns could take a while.Overall, we've been enjoying this game so far. It's fun, plays fairly quickly, the rules are simple, and the artwork is beautiful. If you don't like deck-builders or pick-up-and-deliver, this might not be a game for you. Otherwise, definitely give it a try.Please keep in mind that we received a review copy of this game.#boardgame #boardgames #juegosdemesa #brettspiel
Do you like 3D puzzles? I love all sorts of puzzl Do you like 3D puzzles?I love all sorts of puzzles, but I've never said yes to covering them here. When I saw these Arkitec ones, though, I couldn't say no 😄 They are absolutely beautiful!The two models I received come in small boxes with flat wooden sheets, a motor, a PCB in a case, battery housing, and LEDs. Assembly takes a few hours, but the end result is impressive. Arkitec has done a great job adding depth to the final builds.Everything you might need, including a screwdriver, tape, glue, and sandpaper, is already included in the box. You start the build by connecting all the electronic parts together to make sure everything works. The motors are so quiet that I thought it was broken when I tested one for the first time. After that, you'll follow the instructions and build everything step by step.In the end, some pieces move using the motor, while others are lit up with the LEDs. You can power the build with batteries or USB-C, and everything turns on with a touch sensor. The quality of the sheets is great, and the final result is sturdy.These kits are fun to build, look beautiful, and are quite affordable. They can make wonderful gifts or an excellent option to wind down and end up with a new decoration for your game room.Have you tried any of the Arkitec kits?Please keep in mind that we received review copies of these units.#puzzle #3dpuzzle #boardgame #boardgames
What is your favorite polyomino game? Have you pla What is your favorite polyomino game? Have you played Frosted Blooms?Frosted Blooms is a tile-drafting polyomino game for 1 to 4 players. In this game, you start with a single tile and draft more tiles over 10 rounds to add to your garden. Your goal is to make big groups of flowers with the same color, creating gaps in your garden to place workers and buildings, and competing for objectives.This game is straightforward, with rules that can be explained in a couple of minutes. There are five tiles on the table at any given time. You also have three cards in your hand that score for flowers. Pick a tile, place it in your garden, and score points based on the card you play for that round. You also aim to create enclosed gaps between your tiles, and place workers and buildings that score points at the end of the game. Each game also has a random set of objectives that reward you based on the number of flowers, workers, and buildings you have, and can be claimed on your turn.We've been having tons of fun with this game. While some of the mechanics are similar to other games in this genre, Frosted Blooms has new ideas and feels different. It's a cozy game that is very easy to get to the table and play multiple times with quick setup and teardown. The component quality is also excellent and it comes with chunky wooden workers and buildings.If you like polyomino and tile-laying games, it's very likely that you'll enjoy Frosted Blooms as well.What are your thoughts? Have you played this game?Please keep in mind that we received a review copy of this game.#boardgame #boardgames #juegosdemesa #brettspiel
Do you like Lost Ruins of Arnak? Have you played t Do you like Lost Ruins of Arnak? Have you played the Twisted Paths expansion?Twisted Paths is the last major expansion for the game. Besides adding more variety through new dig sites, assistants, guardians, idols, and research track reward tiles, the two new maps and their research tracks introduce new mechanics to the game. Both maps are printed on two sides of a new board that is bigger than the original.Let's talk about the Owl Temple side of the new board today, which has the simpler of the new research tracks. One of the best changes of the board is a new tier of Level I sites. You can pay three compasses and two coins to dig at this tier, but as a reward you get two idols instead of one (one is facedown, similar to Level II sites). This makes idols more readily available in the game, which is a welcome change. Besides the normal uses of idols for player board actions and cards, you now gather a new type of puzzle-piece-shaped temple tile from the temple. When you get two pieces and combine them, you get an extra idol action space (only normal actions and not the blue character ones).There is also a new player piece that moves up the research track: the lantern. At certain levels of the temple, you can retire your magnifying glass into new spots on the two sides of the temple, collect a puzzle-piece temple tile, and then start moving up with your lantern from the bottom of the track. You still have to pay the costs to move up, but the rewards are stronger for the lantern. At the end of the game, the lantern scores points in the same way as your other tokens.Arnak is one of our favourite and most played games. We are always happy to get it to the table and enjoy playing it every time. Expansions for a game like that are always great. With the two new research tracks, the game now has eight, which gives you a lot of options. The new Owl Temple research track includes enough changes to introduce new challenges without adding too much complexity.What are your thoughts? Have you played the new expansion?Please keep in mind that we received a discounted copy of the Adventure Chest.#boardgame #boardgames #juegosdemesa #brettspiel
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