a polished, enjoyable drafting game with solid decisions, but it struggles to stand out in an already crowded genre.
Category - Drafting
Matthew Bailey
LEGO Monkey Palace
Today’s review has been an awfully long time coming. It’s something I intended to review as far back as Christmas last year, but for some reason, I’ve never got round to it. Even though I’ve owned this game along...
Gloomies – First Impressions
Gloomies was hands down one of the main games that stole the show for me. It’s from the same design team as Mycelia, and it shares the same gorgeous artwork by Justin Chan, who you might recognise from the Century...
Under the Mango Tree
Today we’re going to be talking about Under the Mango Tree, a brand new tile drafting and set collection game from Pegasus Spiele that reminds me of Draftosaurus, but has enough ideas of its own to stand on its own two...
Azul Duel
Azul Duel finally delivers a duel version of a game worth playing.
Pier 18
An ultraportable game of just 18 cards always worth having on hand or in a glove box for unexpected family gaming.
Trailblazers: Travel Edition
For game 4 of our travel games log, we’re taking a look at “Trailblazers: Travel Edition”. Produced by Bitewing Games and more recently distributed by Allplay.Played here with Jack(9) and Toby(6)...
Hideous Abominations
Monster making fun for all ages with simplified rules for younger kids.
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...
Zuuli
Just returned from camping and have a good number of games to talk about in the coming days, including some outstanding ones (and some bad ones). So, let’s kick things off with something very good… Game 35...
Dice Forge
Game 7 of the “Bailey House Mini Xmas, not quite a marathon but let’s see how we go, Boardgameranza” is “Dice Forge” played by myself and Jack(7) late one evening after everyone else is in...
Canvas
ormally I do my research before buying a game and I like to think I am fairly knowledgeable about what is “new” and “up and coming” in the industry. Today is one of those games that I sat down to...
Draftosaurus
What do you call a dinosaur with one eye?… Do-you-think-he-saurus What do you call a dinosaur with cracks under its doors?… Draft-o-saurus… Anyway having had it on my wishlist for ages (it constantly...