Author name: Variant Berry

The game box for Everdell featuring a forest scene is on a wood table. A bookcase is in the background.
Board Games, Game Reviews

Everdell- Revisited

I have frequently expressed how Everdell is my favorite board game in the hobby. Way back in 2018, somewhere between liking board games and becoming a hobbyist, I found a Kickstarter for what seemed like a sweet little game about forest critters. I backed it, my first time ever backing anything on Kickstarter, and waited.

Words read switch games that feel like fall over an autumn leaf background. Below a switch 2 is pictured.
Series, Lists, Video Games

Switch Games That Feel Like Fall

Autumn hits different in Florida. Instead of nice, crisp days, apple picking, and fuzzy blankets, we’re smack dab in the middle of a humid hurricane season with thunderstorms almost every single day. While the weather has it’s charm, it just is not quite the same as the New England fall I grew up with. Luckily,

The boop shuffle game box sit onto of a pile of boop shuffle playing cards. The box features a cartoon calico cat and the phrase "a wildly thinky card game for 2 clever cats."
Game Reviews, Card Games

boop. Shuffle Game Review

After having played Boop, we tried Boop Shuffle. I thought for sure I would understand gameplay right away. After all, I had just learned Boop. But, once again, I was wrong! Boop Shuffle is a game in its own right with a different set of rules. You still want three cats in a row, but

The boop game box is open and two piles of cats and kittens, one gray and one orange, sit aside the box. Several of the cat and kitten figures are on a blue quilt that is peeking out from under the box. The box features a cartoon calico cat and the phrase "a very thinly game for 2 clever cats."
Game Reviews, Board Games

boop. Game Review

Boop goes by the tagline “A Very “Thinky” Game for 2 Clever Cats.” It is a MENSA Select winner, won Game of the Year as an Origins Award Winner and was also the winner for American Tabletop Awards – Early Gamers. Needless to say, it has been well recognized for both it’s thoughtful mechanics and

Port of Entry Session 0. A page of a book is shown with the title Safety and Consent
Port of Entry

Port of Entry – Session 0

The first time I heard about any Dungeons and Dragons campaign in detail, a friend described how their game broke up and they were no longer on speaking terms with some of the players. In the campaign, two player characters began dating. The two characters were happy in the setting. In real life, one of

Port of Entry Series Introduction A set of 7 polyhedral dice set on a bed of moss
Port of Entry

Port of Entry – Series Introduction

Berry here,! Join me at the Port of Entry! Any and all willing creatures are welcome here! When I began to play more and more TTRPGs, my friends who had not yet joined the community became interested and asked to join. As I welcomed them into our games, it became increasingly apparent that many TTRPGs

Three card boxes read, front left to right, Pickles & Poppycock, Overlap and mishy match.
Game Reviews, Card Games

Niche City Games

Recently Berry Plays Games was gifted a package from Niche City Games. Inside were three card games: mishy match, Pickles & Poppycock, and Overlap. We were very excited to get to try these out and dedicated a whole game night to playing them.  We first played mishy match. This might have been one of the

berryplaysgames king of tokyo cover 2
Game Reviews, Board Games

King of Tokyo – Game Review

I was first introduced to King of Tokyo through King of Tokyo Duel, the two player version of this monster of a game. The two player version was a lot of laughs so a friend recommended to try the original. One thing that drew me to this version of King of Tokyo is that up

The game box cover for P for Pizza is shown. The box reads The easy, cheesy letter game.
Game Reviews, Card Games

P for Pizza Game Review

P for Pizza from Big Potato Games is a nice lightweight game for 2-4 players, ages 8 and up that plays in about 10 to 20 minutes. I have been looking to Big Potato Games a lot recently for their lightweight party games that pack a lot of punch in some relatively small boxes. Big

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