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Birds with malicious intent
Perch • 3 min read

Birds with malicious intent

Do you see all these cozy birds and cute animals hanging out in the park? What if I told you...
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Beavers building cute little towns
Timber Town • 3 min read

Beavers building cute little towns

You have probably heard that beavers can build dams to make protected “lodges” for themselves to live in, but did...
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How about a free game?
Robo Rescue - Origins • 1 min read

How about a free game?

🤖 Robo Rescue: Origins is a super quick and simple game about assembling robots. It is actually a small prequel spin-off...
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Saturdays are the best
Weekend Gaming • 3 min read

Saturdays are the best

We had a long 4p gaming session on the weekend. 🥳 The games we played were mostly all games that we...
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Innovative trick-taking
LUZ • 3 min read

Innovative trick-taking

🕍 LUZ is a trick-taking card game for 3-5 players. But not just like any other trick-taker! ☝️ The main twist is...
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A great expansion for a great game!
White Castle: Matcha • 3 min read

A great expansion for a great game!

🏯 White Castle is one of those games where I say it feels whole and doesn’t need an expansion. That...
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Everdell for two
Everdell Duo • 2 min read

Everdell for two

🐾 Everdell is one of our favorite games, so naturally we are drawn to every new version that comes out. The...
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Another Uwe classic
Le Havre • 3 min read

Another Uwe classic

Playing Agricola and Caverna both for the first time got us into an Uwe Rosenberg euro-mindset, and gave us the...
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Welcome to the Theater!
Shadow Theater: Legend of the Monkey King • 3 min read

Welcome to the Theater!

🐒 ‘The Shadow Theater: The Legend of the Monkey King’ is a small box 2p duel game (with a lengthy title...
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The best Egyptian-themed euro?
Men-Nefer • 3 min read

The best Egyptian-themed euro?

We bought 🏺 Men-Nefer at SPIEL24, but somehow it took us 6 months to finally get it to the table. 🙈 We’...
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Don't be fooled by the cover
Space Bureau • 2 min read

Don't be fooled by the cover

Before getting into 🚀 Space Bureau, let me start by pointing out that this is not a family game - even...
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New editions can be amazing!
Calimala • 3 min read

New editions can be amazing!

🛡️ Calimala is a game from 2017, rated as the second best Fabio Lopiano game on BGG. Unfortunately it only used...
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