All posts by Stephen Hall

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Review: Godzilla: Tokyo Clash

July 2, 2020

Godzilla: Tokyo Clash is an all-out kaiju battle on the tabletop. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.4

Review: Pan Am

June 19, 2020

Pan Am is a game about the golden age of air travel. Does this midweight economic game deliver? Check out our review.

by Stephen Hall

8.0

Review: Tortuga 1667

June 19, 2020

Tortuga 1667 is a social deduction of piratey pillaging and plundering. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

9.5

Review: Funkoverse Strategy Game

June 10, 2020

Funkoverse takes the popular Funko Pop! figures and pits them head-to-head in a wild tabletop skirmish. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.0

Review: Chai

May 28, 2020

Chai is a family-weight game about crafting delicious teas. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.0

Review: The Liberation of Rietburg

May 16, 2020

The Liberation of Rietburg is a cooperative tower defense set in the world of Legends of Andor. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

9.0

Review: Cupcake Academy

May 14, 2020

Cupcake Academy is a puzzles game where players cooperate in real time to solve delicious challenges. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.0

Review: Piece of Pie

May 9, 2020

Piece of Pie is a lightweight game of drafting delicious desserts. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.8

Review: Save the Dragon

May 9, 2020

Save the Dragon is a children's game with an amazing table presence. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

8.5

Review: TumbleMaze

May 6, 2020

TumbleMaze is a solitaire logic game with a fun element of marble action. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.5

Review: Escape Tales: The Awakening

April 29, 2020

Escape Tales: The Awakening is a highly narrative game which follows a father desperately seeking a cure for his daughter's unexplained coma. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

6.5

Review: Traintopia

April 25, 2020

Traintopia is a tile-drafting and tableau-building game with euro tendencies. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.9

5.1

Review: The Search for Planet X

April 19, 2020

The Search for Planet X is an app-driven deduction game of competitive planet hunting. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.0

Review: Marshmallow Test

April 10, 2020

Marshmallow Test is a clever trick-taking game from Dr. Reiner Knizia. A game with squishy foam marshmallows?! Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.7

Review: MetroX

March 29, 2020

With so many roll/flip-and-write games coming out these days, how does MetroX compare to the rest? Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

Getting Started with Dungeons & Dragons

March 26, 2020

With over 45 years of history behind it, Dungeons & Dragons can seem a bit daunting for a first-time player, but fear not! This handy guide will help you get started!

by Stephen Hall

9.3

Review: The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine

March 14, 2020

The Crew is a trick-taking game that feels both very familiar and very new. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.0

Review: Succulent

March 5, 2020

Succulent is an abstract tile-laying game with a lovely horticulture theme. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

6.7

Review: Space Explorers

February 23, 2020

Space Explorers is a game of card drafting and tableau building, set in the golden age of astronautics. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

6.2

Review: Bugs on Rugs

February 15, 2020

Bugs on Rugs is a small drafting card game for kids and families. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

8.0

Review: Wreck Raiders

February 14, 2020

Wreck Raiders is a dice drafting and worker placement game of subaquatic treasure hunting. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.1

8.5

Review: In the Hall of the Mountain King

February 8, 2020

In the Hall of the Mountain King is a euro game of tile laying and resource management. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.0

Review: Tapestry

January 19, 2020

Tapestry is a civilization-building game in which players can discover everything from eyeglasses to space travel. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

7.0

6.0

Review: Sanctum

January 17, 2020

Sanctum is an RPG-style board game adventure in the vein of the popular video game Diabolo. Check out our review!

by Stephen Hall

8.5

Review: Paladins of the West Kingdom

January 9, 2020

Paladins of the West Kingdom is the latest game from Shem Phillips. It bears many of the hallmarks of his design style, and offers lots of opportunities for deep strategy.

by Stephen Hall

9.1

Review: Raiders of the North Sea Expansions

January 5, 2020

The expansions for Raiders of the North Sea introduce some very interesting elements to an already great game. Without adding deadweight to the game system, they enhance the experience by offering new strategic opportunities.

by Stephen Hall

8.5