End Times 2022: Ark Nova
Ark Nova is, without a doubt, Game of the Year 2022. It rose to the #4 spot on BoardGameGeek and is among the most played games (that are...
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Athena
- Dec 30, 2022
End Times 2022: Faiyum
When I play a board game, I often want to see the fruit of my labour displayed on the board. For example, in Terraforming Mars: you play...
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JW
- Dec 29, 2022
End Times 2022: Terraforming Mars - Ares Expedition
Terraforming Mars is my #1 solo game. I’ve only added the Prelude expansion and it has enormous replayability for me already. So back...
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JW
- Dec 28, 2022
End Times 2022: Atiwa
Atiwa is the game I was looking forward to the most in 2022. A medium-weight game by Uwe Rosenberg - my favourite designer. A farming...
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Athena
- Dec 26, 2022
End Times 2022: Pingyao - First Chinese Banks
It's not expected of me to enjoy playing a game about banking. I'm not the biggest fan of economic games, and the mere sound of the work...
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Athena
- Dec 25, 2022
End Times 2022: Meadow
I just finished another playthrough of Meadow and can easily say it's the most relaxing game I've ever played. For me, gaming and...
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JW
- Nov 14, 2022
(Almost) Lost in Space
This time our YouTube correspondent takes us into space for a playthrough of Xia. We almost lost contact with his spaceship during...
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Zerbique
- Nov 7, 2022
Worst Uwe Ever
A review of the alleged worst Uwe Rosenberg game ever published, Tulpenfieber.
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Athena
- Oct 28, 2022
Unveiling our newest feature
JW and I (and most likely Zerbique too) are relatively introverted. Reluctant to expose ourselves to the camera, too shy to make videos,...
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Zerbique
- Aug 10, 2022
Zero to Hero
Paupers’ Ladder is an indie Adventure game that has intrigued me from the start – but when the The Moon Towers and its alluring cover got...
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Zerbique
- Jul 25, 2022
Killing a Scarab
Ever heard of Scarabya? Probably not. This is a fairly obscure title (designed by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc) that has mostly...
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JW
- Jul 10, 2022
Grove is the New Agropolis
Stop the presses! This just in. The Solitaire Times Official Revisioned Recommendation for 18-card tile laying games. I know it's just...
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JW
- Jul 7, 2022
Let's Move to the Country
We've got funny ideas about agriculture in The Netherlands. Not unlike the phenomenon of phonebooth stuffing before there were mobile...
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JW
- Jun 27, 2022
Still, better than the movie
Terminator: Dark Fate – The Card Game is a co-op deck-builder with some unique twists that make it very thematic. Unfortunately, it is...
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Zerbique
- Jun 23, 2022
Edge Case (The Pew Pew Series #1)
This post is the first of a series of reviews dedicated to soloable games based on a loose “Space Invaders” theme. What defines the theme...
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JW
- Jun 19, 2022
Ruined
We were so happy Aeon’s End. War Eternal. Legacy. New Age. Outcasts. Over 170 plays. One of them made it to Game of the Year. It’s been a...
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JW
- Jun 9, 2022
Rolling on the Beach
I overslept for D-Day. Got there two days late. “I couldn’t figure out what the ‘D’ stood for, Sir. I’ll catch up with you in Caen.” And...
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Zerbique
- Apr 11, 2022
For Northwood!
Disclaimer: This is a negative review of the upcoming solo trick-taking game For Northwood!, and a rough one at that. Yet I wish no ill...
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Zerbique
- Apr 4, 2022
Habitats
This post is peculiar in the sense that it is both a KS spotlight post on a game I’m currently backing, and a Table Presence post on a...
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Zerbique
- Jan 20, 2022
Bizarre Quest
Bazar Quest (the French 'translation' of Bargain Quest, once again in English) counts as one of my recent attempts to try out games in...
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