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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/9225195/honeypot Designer: Joseph Z. ChenPublisher: Flatout Games, AEGArtist: Kwanchai Moriya Honeypot is an “I stack you choose” game that reminds me of Devious (2026 release by Glenn Cotter, Smirk & Dagger Games). I learned to play solo first then was teaching the husband and caught myself saying “just like in Devious” on…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/8402950/whispering-woods Designers: Cristian Bustos, Bernardo VásquezPublishers: Fractal Juegos, WonderbowArtist: Weberson Santiago Whispering Woods is a tile drafting and placement game where players score points by creating paths for various animals through the forest. In a multiplayer game, each player controls one of four types of animals, but in the solo game, the…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/9225193/forage Designers: Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Shawn StankewichPublishers: AEG, Flatout GamesArtist: Beth Sobel Forage is a quintessentially cozy roll and write game that plays quickly, has a lot of variety, and provides interesting optimization decisions. Building on that, it also has a solid player count range (1-6), and even more importantly, the…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/8518419/diatoms Designer: Sabrina CulybaPublishers: Ludoliminal, 25th Century GamesArtist: Nim Ben-Reuven Diatoms is an abstract (but thematically abstract?) game focusing on tile placement and pattern building. There are two main solo game play modes: “commissions” and “private tutor”. The commissions variant provides precise patterns that need to be constructed in a certain amount…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/5301335/bonfire Designer: Stefan FeldPublishers: Hall Games, Pegasus SpieleArtist: Dennis Lohausen Bonfire was our first experience with a Stefan Feld game, and I think it was a great entry point! It’s thinky, clever, and has an interesting mix of action selection and resource management, but it’s not overwhelming or overly complicated. There can…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/7442376/barcelona Designer: Dani GarciaPublisher: Board&DiceArtists: Zuzanna Kolakowska, Aleksander Zawada Many other reviews explain the mechanics and actual design of this game very well, so go check those out if you’re not familiar with how it works; this is just an actual review. The solo mode in Barcelona is well designed, and I…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/9085822/storybook-saga Designer: Justin SchroederPublisher: Best With 1 GamesArtist: Cole Munro-Chitty From what I understand, Storybook Saga is based on the mechanics of 7th Inning Stretch with some tweaks to fit the new theme. After having played 7th Inning Stretch and feeling pretty meh, I had high hopes I would like this one…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/9475768/forest-rivals Designers: Prof. Ryan Cooke, Steven L. SmithPublisher: Button ShyArtist: Manon Mergnat Before delving into this, remember this is a preview copy so components and rules are subject to change. Forest Rivals is a quick and simple two player card laying game where one player is the bears, the other is the…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/9576957/the-cursed-cat Designer: Scott AlmesPublisher: Button Shy Oh my gosh, have I got a story for this game! I promise I’ll explain more about the actual game, how it works, the gameplay, etc., but let me just share a quick anecdote. Before that, remember this is a preview copy so components and rules…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/7091632/race-to-the-raft Designer: Frank WestPublisher: The City of GamesArtists: Miguel Da Silva, Frank West Race to the Raft is a card laying game where players cooperatively help cats avoid spreading fire and deliver them safely to their life saving raft. Every time a card gets added to the board, an oddly shaped fire…
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