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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/5608344/honey-buzz Designer: Paul SalomonPublisher: Elf Creek GamesArtist: Anne Heidsieck First of all, the fact that the meeples in the game are called beeples is amazing. 🐝 Honey Buzz is primarily a worker placement, action selection, and tile organizing game that is expectedly themed around a beehive. Over the course of the game,…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/8650590/apothebakery-the-culinary-alchemists Designer: Paolo JonesPublisher: Lux LupoArtists: Jonas Fischer, Paolo Jones If you don’t want to read this whole review, here’s what you need to know about Apothebakery: it’s adorable with fabulous artwork, it is fun, silly, light-hearted and is more luck-dependent than strategic. It does still create some interesting decisions, though, using…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/8061612/neko-syndicate Designer: Dani GarciaPublishers: Combo Games and 25th Century GamesArtist: Jennifer Giner (Graphic Designer : Pablo Sanz) While this is only the second Dani Garcia I’ve played (with the other being Windmill Valley), I absolutely adore his game designs. Neko Syndicate is a unique action selection game where you construct a pyramid…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/8352118/mana-mania Designer: Anonymous but on the Diceratops teamPublisher: Diceratops GamesArtist: TortleDove (@DoveTortle on X) Before I get into the nitty gritty of the review, please note that a preview/prototype copy of the game was provided via Diceratops for an honest review. All mentioned and pictured gameplay, components, and artwork are subject to…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/8111783/mine-your-business Designer: Art CaseyPublisher: Envy Born GamesArtist: Gabi Naftaly Mine Your Business is a quirky and quick action selection game where you are a gnome travelling through a mine with the goal of gaining the most treasure. Each turn, players choose between moving their gnome in the mine, rotating a card, swapping…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/8733032/noble-escape Designer: Zach SullivanPublisher: Grazing Bear GamesArtist: Diego Sanchez Noble Escape is the third in the trilogy of print and play roll and write games released by Grazing Bear Games in a Kickstarter a few months ago. Over the course of thirteen quick rounds, players use cards drawn from a standard deck…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/8427593/ecologic-europe Designer and Publisher: The one and only Borys BinkowskiIllustrations: Anna Winkiel First of all, I’m not being sarcastic with my line above; it’s truly incredible that he designed and self-published this game. Besides my interest in the game theme and mechanics, a major driving factor for me backing this game was…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/6996584/endeavor-deep-sea Designers: Carl de Visser and Jarratt GrayPublishers: Burnt Island Games and Grand Gamers GuildArtist: Fahed Alrajil Besides the fact that it takes up a lot of table space (which I guess makes sense since you’re in the ocean, right?), this game is a real winner. It has beautiful artwork, deliciously intriguing…
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Image taken from https://boardgamegeek.com/image/3712899/oh-my-goods-longsdale-in-revolt Designer: Alexander PfisterPublishers: Lookout Games, GaGa GamesArtist: Klemens Franz The Longsdale in Revolt expansion for Oh My Goods! is necessary to play solo, so it’s the only way I’ve ever experienced it. The beauty of this expansion, at least for me, is the slightly branching campaign that introduces a story, additional…
