Deep Sea Adventure Review – Drowning Because Your Friends Are Greedy
Someone always panics and tanks the air supply for the entire submarine. A neat push-your-luck that always devolves into a sea of floating bodies.
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Hanamikoji Review – The Agony of Handing Your Opponent the Winning Cards
Win the favor of rival geishas using sharp I-split-you-choose tactics. A tiny masterpiece packed with agonizing decisions.
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Secrets Review – When Legendary Board Game Designers Miss The Mark
Interrupting trades with the UN token is glorious, but your agency ends right there. A middling party game that abandons its secret identities too soon.
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Hanabi Review – A Brilliant Design Ruined by Human Nature
Hold your hand backwards and rely on vague colour clues from other players to build a fireworks display. A logic puzzle that invites cheating.
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Munchkin Review – Playing Whack-A-Mole at the Level Nine Threshold
Laughing at D&D puns is great until someone almost wins and the game stalls into a three-hour slog. A stale gateway game where bad draws dictate everything.
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Cockroach Poker Review – A Game Where Nobody Wins
Slide a facedown stink bug across the table with a stone-cold lie. A lightning-fast bluffing game that will have the table in stitches.