Euphoria Essential Edition Review – Clever Ideas Shackled by Time
Stonemaier’s overlooked dystopia still delivers clever bump mechanics, but modern worker-placement design leaves this artifact behind.
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Hand Management
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Res Arcana: Lux et Tenebrae Review – Because Four Players Weren’t Enough?
More mages, more dragons, same four-player traffic jam. A seamless expansion that adds fantastic 2P variety without fixing multiplayer bloat.
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Res Arcana Review – Eight Cards and a Loo Break
Too many mages spoil the potion. A sharp, incredibly tight two-player engine-builder that turns into a miserable slog at four players.
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Crafting the Cosmos Review – A Stellar Strategy Game Where Physics And Fiddly Bits Collide
Forging nebulae and solar systems is easy; wrestling with an oversized card deck is where the space race gets messy. A heavy, beautiful puzzle.
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Finspan Review – The Aquatic Engine-Builder That Finally Gives Predation Some Bite
There are plenty of fish in the sea, but fewer painful decisions. A smooth, colourful ocean stroll that trades the tension of the original Wingspan for breezy combo-building.
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Catan Review – A 6th Edition Facelift For Board Gaming’s Most Polarising Rite Of Passage
Beg your friends for wheat and watch the robber ruin your income. A shiny facelift that leaves Catan’s dated, luck-heavy dice rolls untouched.
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It’s a Wonderful Kingdom Review – A Solid Sequel With A Toothless Twist
Sharpens the original’s card to deliver a tight head-to-head engine-builder. A brilliant duelling design dragged down by a limp drafting phase.
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Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter Review – Where Logic Goes To Die
Swaps Love Letter’s surgical deduction for Eldritch madness and felt-bag portability. A snappy travel filler with enough randomness to make you mad.
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5-Minute Dungeon: Curses! Foiled Again! Review – More Variety, More Viciousness, And Much More Waffles
Boss-specific curses and artefact powers bring fresh life to real-time dungeon runs. A stand-out expansion that cures the base game’s repetition.
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Fives Review – A High-Stakes Game of Chicken That Rewards Flying Too Close to the Sun
Scoop up points at your own peril. A clever trick-taker where riding your score too close to 25 means one extra win will knock you out.