🎡 Ferris Wheel | Publisher: Rush by RoseArt Games | Designer: April Mitchell 👥 1 to 6 players | ⏳ 20 to 30 minutes | ⚙️ Tile placement and hand management I love when a board game gives me a little piece of history. Ferris Wheel Rush is set in 1893, and after my first play, I went down a completely unnecessary rabbit hole. I can now tell you way too much about the World's Columbian Exposition 🤓 The world's first ferris wheel is about to open, but all the carts are in the w

Icing on the Cake by FoxMind Games 👥 2 to 4 players | ⏳ ~10 minutes per player ⚙️ Abstract, tile placement, “I cut, you choose” drafting If you have ever dreamed of building the ultimate cake without getting flour all over the kitchen counter, Icing on the cake brings that sweet vision right to the table. You are dividing up displays of cake cards, drafting layers, and covering them in icing and toppings to build the highest scoring slice. ⚠️ Warning: this game will want you

I honestly thought Habitats was a brand new release. The artwork is gorgeous, the table presence is beautiful, and everything about the production feels modern. My only complaint? I desperately want the little wooden jeeps to have wheels that actually turn 😅 As we were learning the rules, I kept thinking, This feels a lot like Nova Luna. I was convinced Habitats had taken inspiration from Nova Luna or Sagani. Then someone pointed out that it was actually the other way around

I saw Floristry and immediately wanted to play it. Then I learned it needed an app, and I was skeptical. I prefer my board games to be, well, board games. I have a strict no phubbing rule at the table, but thankfully, this isn't a case of everyone staring at their phones. The phone stays between the players, the app does one very specific job, and then you get back to playing. I hate to admit it, but the app works. More importantly, it doesn't distract from the game. It creat

I got Paris: La Cité de la Lumière for Christmas a few years ago. We played it once, put it on the shelf, and apparently decided that was enough. Then I stumbled across a video featuring the game. Suddenly, I remembered that little box sitting on the shelf and thought, Wait. We own that So I dusted it off and brought it to our date night. Social media is constantly pushing the next shiny new release, but sometimes it does something even better. It reminds you about the games

Jewel Box: A Quick, Cute, and Strategic Beetle Collector Game 🪲 1-4 players ⏳ 10 minutes per player ⚙️ Dice rolling, tile placement, set...

Carcassonne was my gateway board game. The familiar tile-laying mechanic, the meeples, and the replayability hooked me into the gaming world

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Introduction Curious Cargo is a 2-player board game by Ryan Courtney and published by Capstone Games. The game is set in a factory where you aim to quickly build pipelines for efficient goods delivery while handling trucks. It's a unique blend of logistics, spatial puzzles, and resource management. Components The game has high-quality, well-designed components, including double-sided player boards, shipping boards, a turn order board, truck cards, cargo tokens, a forklift pla

Intro Favor: Gods of Oethera is a tile-placement board game designed for 2-6 players. In this game, you select one of six unique...