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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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Ready, Set, Chop!
Diced Veggies • 2 min read

Ready, Set, Chop!

🥕 Diced Veggies has one of the best novelty mechanics I’ve seen: to draft dice 🎲 representing ingredients for recipes, you...
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Let the adventure Unfold before your eyes
Unfold • 3 min read

Let the adventure Unfold before your eyes

There are spades of escape room games on the market, but we aren’t complaining. We really cherish this genre!...
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Mapping the bottom of the ocean - together!
Endeavor: Deep Sea • 3 min read

Mapping the bottom of the ocean - together!

🤿 Endeavor: Deep Sea was among our favorite new games from last year. It’s much lighter than the usual euros...
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Game of the year 2025?
Galactic Cruise • 3 min read

Game of the year 2025?

We wrote extensively about 🚀 Galactic Cruise back when its Kickstarter was running, and it was all very positive - for...
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Put on your chef hat and start chopping!
Maki Master • 3 min read

Put on your chef hat and start chopping!

Put on your chef hat and start chopping, because we are making some sushi today! 😁 Maki Master 🍣 is a gateway...
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An introductory euro of Witches
Witchdom • 3 min read

An introductory euro of Witches

🔮 Witchdom is a game that I would call a “gateway euro”. It has a lot of interesting game mechanics like...
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