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 […]
Leaf by Weird City Games is a cozy game designed for 1-4 players ages 10 and up. Gameplay for Leaf lasts approximately 30-45 minutes and takes players through the seasons, creating a large tapestry of multicolored leaves on the forest floors. Players connect leaves to earn animal cards, grow mushrooms and collect additional leaves to play, all the
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
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
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
The box reads “Warm rain falls, soft music in the lake, where lillies dance” and you are brought into the soothing world of A Gentle Rain. A Gentle Rain is designed for 1 player but could easily handle more if you wanted it to be a cooperative experience. A great fit for a quiet activity!
Takenoko is a wonderfully adorable game from Bombyx & Matagot. Designed for 2-4 players, ages 8+, a game of Takenoko plays in about 45 minutes. The background story is illustrated through a comic that is included in the box: China gifts a giant panda to the Emperor of Japan, and you are tasked with caring
Overview Hocus Pocus – The Game is a cooperative board game where players team up to defeat the Sanderson Sisters and save the children of Salem by successfully adding ingredients to the cauldron. The goal is to match all 5 ingredients of the same color or type to stun the witches. If players can
Block Ness by blue orange games is a lightweight game for 2-4 players, ages 8+ that plays in about 15 minutes. In Block Ness you are fighting over control of the Loch by piecing together the segments of your monster. You have to strategically plan where you will place your differently sized pieces to grow
What’s In the Box? Setup To set up Kindomino, first you will need to set up the 4 3D castles, in colors pink, yellow, green, and blue. Each player will take 1 castle, 1 matching King Meeple, and a Starting Tile. The remaining castles and meeples go back into the box. Players will then place
