Today marks the first of July, and that means we are going to start this year’s summer marathon. Last year I managed to review 56 games, and this year I am going for a nice round 60. Before I begin, the slight...
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Matthew Bailey
Anger Smash
As I start to plan out what’s going to be included at least in the first half of this year’s summer marathon, (which we are aiming to start on July 1st) , I thought I would post a quick review of “Anger...
Go For Gold – UKGE 24
Game #5 of our “UKGE ROUNDUP 2024” is “Go for Gold,” which we played at the “Gibsons Games” stand. “Go for Gold” is a relatively simple card game that is better described as “Dobble with a bit more...
Mycelia – UKGE
Game #4 of our “UKGE ROUNDUP 2024” is “Mycelia,” which we played at the “Ravensburger” stand and like “Happy Home” was one of the “must have games” people were buzzing about on my travels at the...
Happy Home – UKGE
Game #3 of our “UKGE ROUNDUP 2024” is “Happy Home,” which we played at the “Alley Cat Games” stands and definitely was one of the “must have games” people were buzzing about on my travels at the expo...
Star Realms Academy
Game #2 of our “UKGE ROUNDUP 2024” is “Star Realms Academy,” which we played at the “Wacky Wizard Games” stand (The new family friendly offshoot of Wise Wizard Games). Star Realms Academy is a “my first deck...
Minecraft Explorers
We kick off game #1 of our “UKGE ROUNDUP 2024” with “Minecraft Explorers,” which we played at the Ravensburger stand. The game is a cooperative card game where you try to gain a certain amount of...
Garden Heist
As we head into the “UK Games Expo” season, I had not planned to release a review ahead of the deluge of games I’ll be turning to over the next few weeks. This, however, quickly went out the window...
Harmonies
Today, we are going to play the current hotness, and that is “Harmonies”, played with Jack (9 and Toby (6). “Harmonies” is a cute and beautiful tile drafting and placing game that has caused quite a bit of press over...
Light Speed Arena
Generally speaking, about once a year a game comes along that becomes the game of the group. Two years ago it was Sync and Sand, and last year Subway Squeeze took that crown. If I had to go out on a limb and say what...