Today I’m talking about “Gems of Iridescia”, a family-weight game that mixes set collection, dice rolling, worker movement and a dash of end-game bonuses. You start by laying out all of the gem tiles – and honestly...
Category - Set Collection
Matthew Bailey
Squishmallows Take 4
As we approach our last few games of Summer Games Fest, which comes to an end this week, we’re taking a look at a game that’s been sitting on my shelf for quite a while but has never actually hit the table until...
Cascadia Junior
Cascadia is a well-loved tile-laying game where you’re matching up habitats and animals, from the same people that brought us the wonderful Calico, which pops up here at Little Board Gamers all the time. I’m...
Colorful Treasure
A real gem. A real diamond in the rough (insert more puns here).
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...
Potion Express
Today, I’m looking at the final game from Kiwi Zou in this series of four, and that’s Potion Express. Potion Express is actually the oldest in terms of age rating out of all the Kiwi Zou games I’ve played...
Mission Savane
A fun, animal themes, tile matching game from new publisher Kiwi Zou that scales well as your children grow.
Carcassonne: Over Hill and Dale
The game that is a better "My first Carcassonne" than "My first Carcassonne"
Roll for It!
Roll for It! was one of the very first games I ever reviewed here at Little Board Gamers, and that review is looking pretty long in the tooth now. It’s about time we gave it an update, especially as Roll for...
Grunling: Fantastic Fruit – Preview
Wonderful Set Collection with beautiful “Studio Ghibli” inspired artwork.Just so you know, the game I am talking about today is an early prototype, not a finished version. As part of my time with it, I’ve...
Halloween Party
Game 5 of the”Halloween Spooktacular 2024″ is “Halloween Party” a set collection card game that arrived in my house on the 1st of November last year, which meant we missed out on adding it to...
Seaside
Game 60 of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “Seaside” played with Jack(9), Toby(6) and Katie. In the first week of this marathon, I played “A Gentle Rain,” which was meant...