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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/6910522/joan-of-arc-orleans-draw-and-write Designers: Ryan Hendrickson, Reiner StockhausenPublisher: DLP GamesArtist: Klemens Franz Disclaimer: I have never played the original Orleans (I feel like I really need to, though, right?), so I cannot make any comparisons. I’m going to keep this review short. I won’t provide much information on the game play itself, I’ll just…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/6314116/bullet Designer: Joshua Van LaninghamPublisher: Level 99 GamesArtists: Collateral Damage Studios, Sebastian Koziner, Usanekorin, Davy Wagnarok I’m not going to lie, I was a little disappointed in this game. In the early weeks of my solo gaming research, I came across this game and many people raved about it, especially for solo…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/7923094/rivages Designer: Joachim ThômePublisher: Pandasaurus GamesArtist: Xavier Gueniffey Durin Rivages is such a pleasure to play! In the first week of owning it (this past week), I played over fifteen times. 🙈 It’s just so quick, fun, and beautiful! In Rivages, you are exploring islands with the goal of collecting scrolls, which…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/7978202/nusfjord-big-box Designer: Uwe RosenbergPublisher: Lookout GamesArtist: Patrick Soeder Disclaimer: I have never played the original Nusfjord so this will not have any comparisons. This is just a review of the Big Box as it is! Nusfjord is a worker placement and resource management game that takes place over seven rounds. Each round…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/7786552/pirates-of-maracaibo Designers: Ralph Bienert, Ryan Hendrickson, Alexander PfisterPublishers: dlp games, Game’s UpArtists: Christian Fiore, Odysseas Stamoglou Disclaimer: I have never played the original Maracaibo, so this will not have any comparisons. In Pirates of Maracaibo you are pirates… in/near Maracaibo… The game is played over a series of three rounds. Each round,…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/7111048/wild-gardens Designer: Isaac VegaPublisher: Rose Gauntlet EntertainmentArtist: Alyssa MenoldWriters: Lindsey Rode, Isaac Vega If you only read the beginning of this review (trust me, I get it), know this: Wild Gardens is an adorable, beautiful, fun, cozy game that I highly recommend for solo play. There is a specific solo scenario booklet…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/7442805/witchcraft Designers: Trevor Benjamin, Roger Tankersley, David ThompsonPublisher: Salt & Pepper GamesArtist: Albert Monteys Witchcraft! is a solo only board game where you play as witches that have gained suspicion from their community. In the base game, you are working to gain persuasion over three jurors to prevent conviction. To do this,…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/7657810/evenfall Designer: Stefano Di SilvioPublishers: dlp games, Nanox GamesArtist: Martin Mottet Evenfall was a bit of a splurge buy for us. We went into a game store planning on coming out with one thing but ended up snagging this gem instead (and MLEM – shoutout to MLEM). The store manager indicated that…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/7796391/windmill-valley Designer: Dani GarciaPublishers: Board&DiceArtists: Pedro Codeco, Zbigniew Umgelter This is such a lovely game. I was super excited to finally get my hands on it, and the game really lived up to the hype and my expectations – it’s amazing! One of my favorite aspects of a board game (not a…
