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The Great Exhibition (and more)
Ada's Dream • 3 min read

The Great Exhibition (and more)

We were lucky enough to get to play the prototype of 🖥️ Ada’s Dream last year, so it was clear...
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New, but very familiar
Nemesis: Retaliation • 3 min read

New, but very familiar

I was afraid that the recently arrived 👽 Nemesis: Retaliation would be stuck on our shelf of opportunity for months (especially...
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T-Games are back!
Tianxia • 2 min read

T-Games are back!

The newest heavy T-game, 🏯 Tianxia,  is here from Board & Dice , and it transports us back to ancient China, to...
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Crafting cards & shedding cards
Ruins • 3 min read

Crafting cards & shedding cards

Ruins is a ladder-climbing & card-shedding game from Allplay, designed by John D. Clair - and you know what that...
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A deeper dive into Ayar
Ayar: Children of the Sun • 3 min read

A deeper dive into Ayar

As promised, we are here to dive deeper into ☀️ Ayar: Children of the Sun! I find the action selection really...
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Surviving the apocalypse on raft cities
Kalypso • 3 min read

Surviving the apocalypse on raft cities

🌊 Kalypso is an upcoming tile-laying game from @insideupgames . The world has been swallowed by the sea, and it is up...
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Building the world's first computer
Ada's Dream • 3 min read

Building the world's first computer

Coming back to 🖥️ Ada’s Dream feels amazing! 🥰 About one year ago we played the prototype of this mid-heavy weight...
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The Tribunal is a must-have!
Veiled Fate • 3 min read

The Tribunal is a must-have!

We already established how brilliant of a game ⚖️ Veiled Fate is. It is a strategic deduction game, a playground of...
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Wroth against an Automa!
Wroth • 3 min read

Wroth against an Automa!

💠 Wroth is an area-control game, so you might be surprised to learn that it has a solo mode and you...
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The Incan origin myth as a euro
Ayar: Children of the Sun • 3 min read

The Incan origin myth as a euro

We have something spicy for today! ☀️ Ayar: Children of the Sun, which is the third game in Osprey Games'...
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A lane battle of rival AIs
Compile: Main 2 • 3 min read

A lane battle of rival AIs

💽 Compile: Main 1 was quite a big hit last year, so it is not a big surprise seeing the new...
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Strings and Pushpins
Pulitzer • 9 min read

Strings and Pushpins

I never thought I’d see thumbtacks and red strings as official components in a board game, but I am...
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