In the last few months, the number of people asking for solo games you can enjoy on your own has gone up loads, so I made a note to try and play more solo games I could recommend. Now, by the rules of anything I review...
Category - Puzzle
Matthew Bailey
Ubongo Pokémon
A simple retheme of Ubongo that isn't quite what it could be.
MicroMacro: Kids – Crazy City Park
I love the original MicroMacro game – it’s a cooperative detective type game mixed with hidden pictures. There’s a huge line drawn image with characters in a city but it shows multiple times all together, so you...
Ambie Valdés
Spy Guy Fantasy – First Impressions
Meta Game Spy Guy Game! – Spot the group member in the background of one of the photos.If you were at the UK Games Expo, one of the hardest things to miss was the massive stand-sized version of Spy Guy...
Puzzle Quick
A fast, fun little puzzle game that’s perfect for restaurants and got a big thumbs up from Henry!
My Puzzle Adventure
On the 11th day of Christmas, my children played with me… Eleven jigsaw pieces, Ten Farting Canines, Nine Naming Words, Eight Hamster Homes, Seven Toiling Train Lines, Six locking safe keys… FIVE CARLSBERG CHIPS...
Capt’n Pepe: Treasure Ahoy!
One of my 5yo twins got Capt’n Pepe: Treasure Ahoy! for his birthday a few months ago and we’ve played through 17 of the 25 chapters since. It’s currently his favorite game and the one he chooses to play after dinner...
A Gentle Rain
The first rule of “A Gentle Rain”, not flavour text but an actual rule, states: Get comfortable. Change into some loose clothing if you can. Perhaps turn on some soft music or make yourself some tea or...
Chip Theory Kids independent play series
This isn’t a board game but a set of logic puzzles for kids – the Chip Theory Kids independent play series. I got the set as a review copy and had my 4 year old twins try them out. There are four...
Bullet (Orange)
“Bullet” is a tile-clearing cascade puzzle game where each player chooses a heroine that comes with a multitude of different abilities. You start the game with an empty grid, and at the beginning, around you...
Bullet (Heart)
As someone who is incredibly passionate about both board games and video games, today’s game is a fantastic amalgamation of two of my main passions. “Shmups” (short for “shoot-em-ups”) are...
The Night Cage
Game 6 of our “Halloween Half-term Spooktacular” is… “The Night Cage” played by myself, Jack (.8.), and Toby (5). Firstly it’s worth mentioning that Jack(.8.) and Toby(5) have both...
Recto Verso
As we gear up to start our “Halloween Half-term Spooktacular,” I thought I would quickly share a little game that Toby(5) and I played today called “Recto Verso.” “Recto Verso” is a...