I picked up D.O.T at UK Games Expo bundled with Fetching Feathers. I will be honest: it was an afterthought. I preorderd Fetching feathers nad the bundle was an option. I knew nothing about it but Chris Priscott games are usually fab so i too a chance. I was there for the birds. D.O.T was … Read more
There is a specific kind of evening where you have about two hours, everyone is already sitting down, and someone suggests a board game. This is the moment that separates quick setup board games from everything else on the shelf. A game that takes 25 minutes to set up has already lost half your table … Read more
The gloriously daft party game where you steal pigeons, flick dice, and lose all dignity in about twelve minutes. It’s super quick and easy to teach too. First Impressions I am not going to pretend this is a game for serious gamers. It is not. Oh My Pigeons! is a brightly illustrated box of chaos … Read more
The roll-and-move game that should not work, the one designed by the creator of Magic: The Gathering, and the one you will genuinely want to play again immediately. First Impressions Let me be upfront: I am not naturally a roll-and-move person. The genre peaked about the same time as the Betamax, and most people moved … Read more
Onitama is the game I describe as chess for people who find chess intimidating, and chess players usually agree it holds up. It is a two-player abstract played on a five-by-five grid, where both players move their pieces using a rotating set of movement cards. No memorising piece types. No decades-long theory to study. Just … Read more
The Brilliant Abstract Strategy Game You Need to Try Hive is one of those games that looks deceptively simple until someone pins your Queen Bee and you suddenly realise you have been outmanoeuvred for the past four turns. It is a two-player abstract strategy game with no board and no luck. Just you, your opponent, … Read more
Fluxx divides opinion more sharply than almost any game I own. Half the people I have played it with love the controlled chaos. The other half find the constantly shifting rules actively aggravating. Both responses are completely valid, and knowing which camp your group falls into is the only real question before buying. What Is … Read more
One Night Ultimate Werewolf is a social deduction game for 3 to 10 players in around 10 minutes. Everyone has a secret role. Eyes close, the night phase happens, roles take actions. Then everyone argues for a few minutes and simultaneously votes to eliminate someone. No one sits out. No one is eliminated mid-game. The … Read more
The bluffing game that needs no luck, no strategy, and still manages to end friendships What Is Skull? Skull is a bluffing game for 3 to 6 players that plays in around 15 to 45 minutes and teaches in under two minutes. I bought it on the way to a pub, opened it at the … Read more
