Board Game Review: Euthia: Torment of Resurrection and Its Expansions Overall Rating: 8.8/10 Introduction Euthia: Torment of Resurrection, designed by Diea Games and later published by Steamforged Games, is a sprawling open-world fantasy board game for 1–4 players. Blending elements of RPGs, tactical combat, and sandbox exploration, it offers a modular scenario-based experience that evokes…
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Forging Fortunes: Brass: Birmingham’s Industrial Ingenuity
Board Game Review: Brass: Birmingham Overall Rating: 9.4/10 Introduction Brass: Birmingham, designed by Martin Wallace, Gavan Brown, and Matt Tolman, is a strategic economic board game set during England’s Industrial Revolution. Released in 2018 as a sequel to Brass: Lancashire, the game has garnered critical acclaim, ascending to the top ranks on BoardGameGeek. Players assume…
Swearing Fealty: A Dive into Oath’s Chronicles of Empire and Exile
Board Game Review: Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile Overall Rating: 8.5/10 Introduction Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile, designed by Cole Wehrle and published by Leder Games, is a 1-6 player game that immerses participants in a world of political intrigue, shifting powers, and evolving narratives. Released in 2021, Oath challenges players to shape…
Mastermind the Marketplace: Yedo Brings Strategy to the Streets of Edo!
A Board Game Review: Yedo Overall Rating: 8.5/10 Introduction Yedo, designed by Thomas Vande Ginste and Wolf Plancke and first published in 2012 by Eggertspiele, immerses players in the bustling streets of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) during Japan’s Edo period. Often described as a more cutthroat cousin to Lords of Waterdeep, Yedo blends worker placement, resource…
Lost in Space? Drift Your Way to Glory in Xia!
A Board Game Review: Xia: Legends of a Drift System Overall Rating: 8.7/10 Introduction Xia: Legends of a Drift System, designed by Cody Miller and published by Far Off Games, is an open-world sandbox-style board game set in a sprawling galaxy where players can take on various roles such as traders, explorers, or pirates. First…
Gaia-ing for Glory and Terraform Your Fun: Gaia Project
Overall Rating: 9.0/10 Introduction Gaia Project (2017) is a spiritual successor to the acclaimed Terra Mystica, developed by Jens Drögemüller and Helge Ostertag and published by Feuerland Spiele. This game takes the core mechanics of its predecessor—terraforming, area control, and resource management—and transports them to space, where players represent one of 14 asymmetric factions vying…
Zerg Rush to Victory: Outplay and Outlast in StarCraft: The Board Game
Released in 2007 by Fantasy Flight Games, “StarCraft: The Board Game” brings the iconic real-time strategy (RTS) video game universe into a turn-based tabletop experience. Designed by Christian T. Petersen and Corey Konieczka, the game aims to replicate the intense, strategic battles between the three main factions—the Terran, Protoss, and Zerg—while incorporating resource management, unit…
Voidfall: Ambitious 4X Board Game Review – 8.4/10
Voidfall is an ambitious and intricate board game designed by Dávid Turczi and Nigel Buckle, published by Mindclash Games in 2023. It combines the 4X genre (explore, expand, exploit, exterminate) with Euro-style mechanics, creating a complex, strategy-heavy experience aimed at veteran gamers. Components & Design (9.5/10) Voidfall is lauded for its high production quality, including…
“Foundations of Rome”: A Strategic Masterpiece in City-Building
“Foundations of Rome” is a city-building board game designed by Emerson Matsuuchi and published by Arcane Wonders. The game is set in ancient Rome, where players assume the roles of architects competing to construct buildings, control areas, and gain influence through strategic placement of structures. Components and Production Quality: 9/10 “Foundations of Rome” stands out…
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