Ezra & Nehemiah is the newest game in the Ancient Anthology series.Unlike Garphill's "Trilogy" series, these games are fully self-contained and without expansions. Mechanically, this has been described as a "greatest hits" of Garphill games catalog.And as much as I love Garphill games, I went into this a little skeptical of what that would mean… Continue reading Ezra & Nehemiah – A Solo Review
10 years and over a dozen games later, Garphill Games has certainly changed from the fledgling company they were when they first went and made the original Shipwrights.To say this game was instrumental to their growth is an understatement.But, 10 years is a lot of time for growth, so to tidy it up to the… Continue reading A Return to the North Sea – A Shipwrights Redux Review
Well, here we are. It feels like little over a year ago, I was sitting down unboxing my first ever review copy - that's right, Wayfayers of the South Tigris. Here I am typing up a review to the end of the trilogy. Currently on Kickstarter Inventors marks the end of the 3rd trilogy by… Continue reading Inventors of the South Tigris – the end of a trilogy – A Shaymurai Solo Review
Gathering Gloom, is an interesting take on the horror genre. Rather than chasing monsters out of town, you take the role of one member in family of 12 monsters. There's a quick backstory of how this collection of monsters came to be a part of the same family. Basically, your family runs the local morgue… Continue reading A Werewolf, Banshee and a Phantom walk into town…a Gathering Gloom Solo Review
Well, I've never played Splendor, so if you're after a comparison to the original, turn away. But, what I have done is play alot of games at 2 players. And that is the only player count this game plays at - so let's dive in! The game is effectively a race to collect jewels, you'll… Continue reading Splendor Duel – A Game of Almost Perfect Knowledge in a Perfect Little Package
Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria is a game by Stan Kordonskiy (Endless Winter, Dice Hospital) and is part of the Valeria series. This is my first foray into the Valeria series and sees you playing as a bit of an anti-hero in the fantasy genre - thats right, you'll find yourself playing as a general for… Continue reading A Solo Review of Burning Valeria – Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria
Scholars is the second entry into Garphill Games "South Tigris" trilogy. Following on from 2022's tableu/dice building Wayfarers comes what definitely feels like the heaviest, and tightest Garphill Game to date, lets dive in! Gameplay: The gameplay in Scholars definitely shares DNA with its predecessor. You can still reserve cards using influence. There is still… Continue reading Scholars of the South Tigris – A Solo Review.
3 Ring Circus is a new game by Fabio Lopiano (Autobahn, Zapotec). You take the role of being the director for a small 3 ring circus at the end of the 19th century, just as the behemoth that is the Barnum Circus is going on tour. Mechanically, this medium-light euro plays with lightning efficiency, it's… Continue reading 3 Ring Circus Review – Is it the greatest show? (Solo included)
Over the past week I've spent a bit of time with this game. (Thanks to BuddyPal Games for the preview copy!) Leaning heavily into its theme in a unique way - while there isn't anything overly thematic about your clean energy expansion as you are scoring points, the theme shows in just how clean and… Continue reading Power Advance – A Clean Deck Builder (Preview)
It's 1570, corruption was at an all time high...in what form you ask? Well the tradition of gift exchanging was being exploited. If you wanted an official to get something done you exchanged gifts...yours just had to be worth more. And that, is the key mechanic of Gùgōng, a game by Andreas Steding. Playing a… Continue reading Gùgōng – A game of Gift Exchanging! A Solo Review
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