Today, as part of our little Back to School educational series, I’m going to be looking at Turing Tumble, another game from Upper Story, who also produced Spintronics and Bridge or Bust, which...
Category - Solo
Matthew Bailey
Minecraft: Cave Adventure
A clever solo puzzle game making brilliant use of the Minecraft License.
Magshuto Stuntpark
a fun concept for a dexterity game that sadly doesn’t quite hit the nail on the head when it comes to several parts of the execution.
The Dealer’s Tarot
As we enter our final week of the Summer with the kids going back on Friday, this is going to be a slightly unusual preview. Why?Because The Dealer’s Tarot isn’t a board game in a box — it’s a book of 22...
Gloomhaven: Bugs & Buttons
A small travel version of the full fat game that keeps all of the flavour of its bigger brothers.
One Card Dungeon
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...
BOX ONE
Disclaimer before I begin: this review is about a solo game that is marked as being for ages 14 and up, but a younger child could quite happily play. Equally, you could easily play this in a group and it...
Catch the Moon
A really simple and quick one today, but probably one of my biggest recommendations so far, as this can be picked up in most shops for under £5 and it’s great for occupying the kids (and adults)...
Mission Savane
A fun, animal themes, tile matching game from new publisher Kiwi Zou that scales well as your children grow.
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...
Ambie Valdés
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...
Screwball Scramble Level UP
“Screwball Scramble Level UP” is the latest addition to the Screwball Scramble Series by Tomy, alongside the “Screwball Scramble Card Game” (which I also picked up and found to be utterly...