board game night Archives

Carrossel: We spin it to win it [Review]

Carrossel is an abstract game for 2-4 players with tile placement and pattern building as its mechanics. What’s interesting, the board can spin! Gain the most points to win the game and get the total control over the old carousel.

Towers of ÄmHärb: Heed the Call of the Ancient Ones [Review]

Towers of ÄmHärb is a medium area control game from Moaideas Game Design. It is released in Spiel Essen 2019 and includes Lovecraft’s horror masterpieces. If you like Cthulhu and its ancient ones, you will like this medium euro game.

Fertility: Build the best Metropolis along the Nile [Review]

Fertility is a tile-placement and set collection game taking place along the Nile River. This game is designed by Cyrille Leroy. Collect the most points to please the Pharaoh and bring your Metropolis to the glory.

Spring Rally: A cute racing game from Korea [Review]

Another cute board game from Asia, Spring Rally is a board game with trick-taking to win the race between the spring cars. This game comes from Korean’s publisher, Mandoo Games and was showcased in Spiel Essen 2018.

Wangdo: The Bear Kingdom Needs a King [Review]

Welcome to the Kingdom of the bears, Wangdo. The king gets old and the new princes are competing to get the throne. Who will be crowned as the next king? Wangdo is a cute board game with colourful rubber statues. This game is a set-collection game that will please younger audiences.

Siam: Rivalry Between the Elephants and the Rhinos [Review]

Another 2-player-board-game that was designed so pretty: Siam. Siam feels like a lite-chess where every move of your pawn counts. Whether you are on the elephant’s or rhino’s side, you have to be the first to push the stone out of the area.

Itchy Monkey: Spread Your Lice Colonies [Review]

Itchy Monkey is one of many board games we found in Spiel Essen 2018 with the most refreshing ideas. Spread your lice and make the apes getting itchy. The game looks so cute but actually, it is full of strategy and pretty much competitive.

Ambar: Becoming the Most Successful Amber Trader [Review]

Ambar is a push-your-luck game published by Invedars. You will be the amber merchant who competes with the others to gain the most fortunes at the end of the game.

Hatsuden: Introducing Sustainable Energy Through Board Game [Review]

Hatsuden is a compact, light, and fast game for two players. You have to manage energy production through sustainable sources. Will you be able to manage all the sources to deliver adequate electricity demand for the cities?