We Love Games – Board Game News & Reviews
Bites is a beautifully-produced, deceptively simple set collection game about ants grabbing snacks! With chunky tiles and ever-changing rules, is Bites a delicious morsel, or a table-scrap worth skipping? Check out Game in a Minute and find out!
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Title: Unmatched Battle of Legends, Vol. 1 Publisher: Mondo Games, Restoration Games Release Date: 2019 Designer: Rob Daviau, Justin D.
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Prospero Hall’s Horrified is a light, cooperative game where players face off against classic movie monsters. Based in pick-up-and-deliver gameplay and offers different mechanics for each monster, Horrified delivers a modular, yet cohesive experience that could appeal to a variety of players. Is it a chilling tale of terror and suspense or should it be relegated to the a B Movie list? Watch our review of Horrified to find out!
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In Animix, players will try to score the most points by gaining majority control over the suits of animal cards while maneuvering the tableau into an optimal scoring configuration. Does this abstract set majority game seem like a good fit for you? Check out Game in a Minute this week to find out!
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We recently did a Game in a Minute feature on Squire for Hire, and for those who can’t spare the 60 seconds to watch it I will summarize here by saying that it’s a light, fun, super-portable little puzzle of a microgame that we’ve really enjoyed. It’s not every game that sings the song of the unsung heroes of every fantasy adventure – the people in charge of organizing and carrying the hero’s bags! We loved the art and found its modest card count belied a game that delivered a delicious bite of gameplay.
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Dungeon Mayhem is an uncomplicated little brawl of a card game. We found that it fell flat with 2, but more players might mean more fun, except of course for the inevitable pile-ons that could easily occur.
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Title: Friends of a Feather Genre: Set Collection Publisher: Ravensburger Release Date: 2019 Designer: Forrest-Pruzan Creative, Prospero Hall Player Count:
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Conspiracy: Abyss Universe manages to bring a lot of what we love about Abyss (one of our favorite games) to a smaller, tighter format. Want to know more about this beautifully illustrated drafting game? Watch Game in a Minute and find out!
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Now it’s no secret that Team Gameosity loves a good cooperative game. And up there with some of our favorites is Legends of Andor, a narrative-driven adventure game. In The Liberation of Rietburg, players will return to the world of Andor, but this time instead of being tasked with defending an entire kingdom over the course of several scenarios, they must instead contend with the defense of the titular city as waves of monsters batter its walls and infiltrate its depths. Do you and your fellow adventurers have what it takes to protect the city before it’s overrun with monsters? Lets find out as we take a look at Liberation of Rietburg!
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Stellar, from veteran designers Ben Pinchback & Matt Riddle delivers a surprisingly thinky card drafting/set collection puzzle in a beautifully-presented package. While the gameplay is decidedly abstract, the theme only adds to the charm of this head-to-head stargazing challenge!
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