Matthew BaileyUKGE Roundup 2025 Game 4 Tachii First Impressions One of my favourite things about going to the UK Games Expo is the chance to discover cool games from upstart indie designers—ones you’re just not going to find easily in your local shop. These are often the games that get lost in the constant wave of new releases, so it always feels special when you stumble across something great.
That’s exactly what happened when I found Curious Cats UK, a small design team with two different games on show—both of which I really liked. The first is Cosmic Quest, a very cool card-laying, partly social deduction game (I actually bought a copy, so look out for a proper review of that in the coming weeks). The second is Tachii, a wonderful little colour-matching game, that feels a little bit like Tacta that we looked at yesterday but feels distinctively different to play.
The concept of Tachii is very simple. Each player gets a hand of cards. These cards are made up of six different symbols in various configurations, and they’re double-sided—the spots aren’t the same on both sides. You all play simultaneously, trying to get rid of your cards as quickly as possible by overlaying at least two squares of your card onto matching coloured squares of a card already on the table.
That’s basically it! But the game really grabbed me as something that’s absolutely perfect for that all-important “throw it in a bag, take it to a restaurant, play a quick game while waiting for food” spot. It’s a great size—just a deck of cards in a small box—and so simple that you could explain it to a set of grandparents in 30 seconds flat.
I really liked Tachii. I think it’s a lovely concept, and I’m genuinely surprised I haven’t played anything exactly like it before. I’m really looking forward to getting my hands on a copy for some extended plays and a full review as we get closer to the game’s official Kickstarter.
