As we head into the summer break, it’s nice to look into new board games you can play with the entire family. We’ve recently been playing Stella, which is labeled as being part of the Dixit Universe, another line of popular titles from Asmodee. It was designed for three to six players with a minimum age of 8, but we found that younger players can also have fun with it when paired up with an adult. Continue reading “Stella – Dixit Universe review”
Category: Board games
Ticket to Ride: San Francisco review
The Ticket to Ride franchise is one of most popular and recognizable names in board gaming, and today Asmodee and Days of Wonder announced the imminent release of Ticket to Ride: San Francisco. More than just a re-skin of the existing games in the series, it’s a city-based edition that takes familiar mechanics and applies them to a game that was designed to be more portable than the big box equivalents that are already out there. Ticket to Ride: San Francisco launches this Sunday (June 19) as a timed exclusive for Target stores across the US, and will receive a wide an international release in August as well. We were fortunate enough to get an advance copy of the game – here’s what to expect. Continue reading “Ticket to Ride: San Francisco review”
Star Wars: Outer Rim – Unfinished Business review
It hasn’t been that long since we reviewed Star Wars: Outer Rim, but we’ve recently been able to build on our experience with the game using a brand new expansion. Here’s a look at Star Wars: Outer Rim – Unfinished Business, which is out now from Fantasy Flight Games and Asmodee. Continue reading “Star Wars: Outer Rim – Unfinished Business review”
Splendor review
What’s a typical gift for Mother’s Day? Candy? Flowers? Perhaps even jewellery? But if she’s not into those things, you could give her the gift of time spent together while playing a board game – while still tying in that jewellery. Enter Splendor, a popular card-based board game that released back in 2014 where up to four players strive to become successful gem merchants in the Renaissance era. Continue reading “Splendor review”
Star Wars: Legion review
Over the years, we’ve visited a galaxy far, far away many times. We’ve covered movie releases, video games, card games and board games. A few of us also happen to enjoy tabletop gaming though, so for May the 4th we’re checking out what happens when you combine their love of all things Warhammer with the lore and fandom that surrounds Star Wars. Here’s a look at Star Wars: Legion by Fantasy Flight Games. Continue reading “Star Wars: Legion review”
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