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The board gamer's dream vacation...
LeiriaCon 2025 • 3 min read

The board gamer's dream vacation...

We are on vacation! 🏖️ And a very special one at that: 🥳 We are visiting LeiriaCon for the very first time....
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Four ancient games you need to see
Ludos: Americas • 3 min read

Four ancient games you need to see

So there's this beautiful little game collection called Ludos - a box with 4 traditional 2-player games from...
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The worst rulebook ever?
Black Rose Wars: Rebirth • 2 min read

The worst rulebook ever?

🌹 Black Rose Wars has always been hailed as an amazing game, which led us to blindly back Black Rose Wars:...
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A new take on the Roll&Write genre
Draft & Write Records • 3 min read

A new take on the Roll&Write genre

You have probably seen roll&writes and flip&writes before, but have you ever seen a draft&...
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A war between vegetables
Garden Rush • 3 min read

A war between vegetables

🍅 Garden Rush (aka. Zoff am Zaun in German ) is a light-hearted duel game - a battle between two neighbouring gardens...
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Build Your Dream Home – One Tile at a Time!
Happy Home • 2 min read

Build Your Dream Home – One Tile at a Time!

Are you ready to get new furniture for your home? 😊 We moved to a new house “relatively recently”, and finding...
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Craft your very own galaxy!
Crafting the Cosmos • 3 min read

Craft your very own galaxy!

Become a cosmic architect and design your very own galaxy one star at a time, creating colorful nebulae and sprinkling...
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Defending Hegra against the invading forces
Halls of Hegra • 3 min read

Defending Hegra against the invading forces

I’m not a history buff, and normally I am not drawn to games with historical settings. The primary reason...
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Trick-taking, where each card is a step on the dance floor
Tango • 2 min read

Trick-taking, where each card is a step on the dance floor

💃 Tango is a little card game from @grailgames that we grabbed at Gen Con last year. We couldn’t leave...
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Shakespeare in a fighting game?
Unmatched: Slings & Arrows • 3 min read

Shakespeare in a fighting game?

⚔️ Unmatched is one of the most popular skirmish games, so it probably doesn’t need a big introduction. But I’...
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In pursuit of enlightenment
Snowcrest • 3 min read

In pursuit of enlightenment

Did I ever tell you that I love cute anthropomorphic animals? No? I’ve heard people complain about them being...
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Ancient abstract games from the Americas
Ludos: Americas • 2 min read

Ancient abstract games from the Americas

♟️ Ludos is back! 😊 The Ludos series is a collection of traditional abstract games from around the world. After Ludos: Asia...
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