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.
Palworld 1.0 Review Platform: PC, Mac, Playstation, Xbox | Genre: Open World Survival/Crafting & Monster Tamer | Developer: Pocketpair | Release Date: July 10, 2026 | Price: $29.99 usd Rating: 6/10 First Impressions Palworld initially grabbed my attention because of all the controversy around it, and let’s be real – some of it is warranted.
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
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
Platform: Xbox, Playstation 5, Switch, PC | Genre: Open World MMORPG / SIM | Developer: Singularity 6 | Release Date: Still in Beta Rating: 8/10 If you’ve got your eye on the gaming universe, you’ve probably noticed the rise of cozy sim games over the last decade. Once a genre that many “hardcore” players didn’t
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
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
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
Tattoo Stories Tattoo Stories is a lighthearted party game for 4-6 people, ages 12+ and plays in around 30 minutes (unless you are all talkers like we were, in which case it takes longer). Players are competing to sell their tattoo art to another player by describing all of their artistic choices. This can lead
Toil and Troublez is a spooky card game from Grandpa Beck’s Games for 2-6 players. It plays in about 20-30 minutes and is targeted for ages 7+. Technically the game says it is for ages 7-99 but I am sure if you are still allowed to play if you are 100. Players are battling it
