Here to Slay OverviewHere to Slay is a fast-paced card game where players assemble a party of heroes to defeat monsters while navigating sabotage from their opponents. The game offers two victory conditions: either slay three monsters or recruit all six hero classes into your party. What’s in the Box SetupTo set up Here to Slay, […]
What’s In the Box? Chicken! is a push-your-luck dice rolling game from Keymaster, for 2 to 8 players that plays in about 10 to 20 minutes. This one will have you laughing and gambling on your chickens. The game comes in a small, brightly colored cylinder that is the perfect size to throw into a
You Can’t Say “UMM…” is a party game by Big Potato Games designed for 4-10 players. The game is played in 2 teams, and you work together to guess your team’s words without using the sounds “umm,” “er,” “ah,” or “uh.” In full disclosure, this game was sent to me by Big Potato Games to
If you are like me, you enjoy playing poker, but you don’t really enjoy gambling. I was fairly young when my mum first introduced me to Texas Hold ‘Em, and we’d play with pretzels instead of poker chips. I really enjoyed it, but playing the same game for decades can begin to feel a bit
Are you looking for a “thinky” game for two? Ever wonder what it was like to be an AI construct? Enter Compile! A game where two AI bots are competing against each other to Compile their data the fastest. Choose from different AI protocols such as Earth, Psychic, or Plague and race to see who
Canvas is a delightfully creative adventure by R2i Games for 1-5 players ages 10+, with a playtime of about 30 minutes. At the time of this writing there is the base game of Canvas and 2 expansions: Reflections and Finishing Touches. This is a review of the Canvas base game. I look forward to trying the expansions in the future, if for
Cover Your Assets from Grandpa Beck’s Games is a card game for 2-6 players ages 7+ that plays in 20-40 minutes. I was first introduced to Cover Your Assets at a friend’s wedding. They used different games as their centerpieces, allowing guest’s to play while waiting for the festivities! In Cover Your Assets, players are fighting
Sea Salt & Paper, designed by Bruno Cathala and Theo Reivere, is a small box card game from Pandasaurus Games. Designed for 2-4 players ages 8+, it plays in about 30 minutes. Sea Salt and Paper has a very unique art style, in which artists Lucien Derainne and Pierre-Yves Gillard created origami and then photographed
I first met Adam Hancock and VJ Harris through their work on “An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby”, a Dungeons and Dragons 5e compatible supplement. In said work, they took the races and the classes from the sourcebook and helped create a system where any player could be anything they wanted! I
I first saw High Tide on Bluesky when the creator, Marceline Leiman, was posting about the game design. The wooden tiles looked so pleasing, I had to check out the game! I was happy to find I was able to pre-order through Underdog Games. I am excited to share my thoughts of High Tide with
