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Reviews   -   Sep 24, 2022 Hues and Cues review — Brilliant fun
Hues and Cues review — Brilliant fun

What color, exactly, is “lavender”?  How about “traffic cone”? “Human Tongue”? Knowing the answer is the difference between winning and losing in Hues and Cues, a color guessing game for 3 to 10 players published by The OP.   In Hues and Cues, each player will take turns being the cue-giver.

by James van Tonningen
Reviews   -   Aug 19, 2022 Viticulture: Essential Edition review — A new beginning
Viticulture: Essential Edition review — A new beginning

Italy is world famous for its pasta, its idyllic plains, and of course, wine. In Viticulture, you are in charge of your own winery. Viticulture: Essential Edition is a re-release of the original Viticulture with some upgrades from the iconic Tuscany expansion. Specifically, it includes Mama’s and Papa’s,

by James van Tonningen
Reviews   -   Jul 21, 2022 Usurp the King review — The tangled web we weave
Usurp the King review — The tangled web we weave

Knives in the night, poison in the banquet, conspiracy and betrayal abound. A revolution is brewing, and you are among the architects that pull the strings. Usurp the King is a political strategy card game for between 2-5 players, designed by Dan Hundycz. Each player represents a noble family, looking

by James van Tonningen
Reviews   -   Jul 20, 2022 Madoshi review — Yokai Duel
Madoshi review — Yokai Duel

The priests of the sun and moon are in opposition, as they have been since Japan was raised from the ocean. The only way to decide the fate of Japan is to duel… by capturing yokai! Madoshi, designed by Dan Hyundicz, is a short 2 player game about using a

by James van Tonningen
Reviews   -   Jun 28, 2022 Rune review — Big puzzle, tiny box
Rune review — Big puzzle, tiny box

Masters of magic, gather here, claim your runes, and summon forth powers beyond imagination! Rune, by Zemilio, is a 2-3 player area control card game.  Players take turns placing cards with 6 runes on them, and must place them on the table over existing rune cards following some very strict

by James van Tonningen
Reviews   -   Jun 09, 2022 In the Hall of the Mountain King review — Building better tunnels
In the Hall of the Mountain King review — Building better tunnels

The ancient mountain, the ancestral home of the trolls, rumbles and the tunnels within crumble. The usurping gnomes within have fled, and the trolls heard the heart of the mountain calling, calling them home. In the Hall of the Mountain King is a tile laying strategy game for 2-5 players,

by James van Tonningen
Reviews   -   May 31, 2022 Satanimals review ⏤ Heck is other zookeepers
Satanimals review ⏤ Heck is other zookeepers

Have you ever considered a petting zoo, but demonic? This is the question that Satanimals asks. Satanimals is a light-hearted card game for 2-4 players by Marlon Fussell and published by Megamint Games. Players draw 3 cards at a time from a 3×3 queue of face up cards, then

by James van Tonningen
Reviews   -   May 31, 2022 Potemkin Empire review — Fake it ’til you make it
Potemkin Empire review — Fake it ’til you make it

In 1787, Catherine II traveled along the Dnieper River, and Governor Grigory Potemkin erected phony settlements along the river to impress the empress. In Potemkin Empire, published by Indie, you are tasked with managing your own phony cities in order to be seen as the most impressive city. Each month,

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