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A game box labeled Tattoo Stories is pictured on a wooden table. The box reads good ink or bad ink... the art is how you sell it. Prompt cards reading monkey, pizza and ninja weapon are pictured along with a dry erase board and markers

Tattoo Stories Game Review

Variant Berry / July 27, 2026

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

A close up of the game board with dice and a player token in the foreground, and more dice and the game box in the background.

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Chicken! Game Review

Variant Berry / June 22, 2026

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

An orange, hexagon top reads Cobra Paw - Ninja like know how steals the game on top of a wooden surface.

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Cobra Paw Game Review

Variant Berry / February 13, 2026

Cobra Paw is a game brought to us by Bananagrams. It is rated for 2-6 players and plays in about 5-15 minutes for players (or ninjas) ages 6+. I picked up Cobra Paw strictly for the theme. I mean, cats and ninjas? Where could you go wrong? I bought this game expecting to laugh a

The board game box for Castle Combo is on a blank surface. The icon for Pandasaurus is in the bottom left corner. The picture on the front depicts a fancy courier on a white horse in the foreground, overlooking a village and a castle in the background in a cartoon style.

Game Reviews, Card Games, Other Games

Castle Combo Game Review

Variant Berry / February 12, 2026

What’s In the Box? Setup To set up Castle Combo, shuffle all of the Castle Cards into a deck and place them in the center of the table. Flip over the top three cards and line them in a row next to the deck. Repeat this process with the Village Cards. The Messenger Pawn will

A small tin reading Tinderbox is shown. Pictured on the tin is a campfire in a campground. Icons show 3-15 minutes, 2-6 players and ages 6+.

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Tinderblox Review

Variant Berry / February 12, 2026

Overview Tinderblox is a small tin, dexterity game that is easy to take on the go. It has a great theme of building a campfire. Designed by Rob Sparks and published by Alley Cat Games, Tinderblox is made for 2-6 players, ages 6 and up and plays in under 15 minutes. What’s In the Box?

A notebook is open showing the words trust, empathy, nurture and unknowable on the left hand side. On the right had side there is an array on numbers, some crossed out. In the center of the page is a 20 sided die showing a 20 on the top surface and a 6 sided die showing a 6 on the top surface.

Game Reviews, Other Games, Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Sapling Soul: Solo TTRPG Review

Variant Berry / February 11, 2026

Smell the fresh pines, listen to the chattering birds and deeply breathe in the rain-soaked, moss-covered woods. Gather ‘round the forest, as I tell you the story of Sapling Soul! Sapling Soul is a solo TTRPG by Logan of Breathing Stories. What drew me in to this game was its tagline- “There is as much

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Mandala Stones Game Review

Variant Berry / February 11, 2026

Mandala Stones is a tile placement game for 2 to 4 players aged 10 and up, and plays in about 30 minutes. I was initially drawn to the game due to the bright colors of the tiles and my love for Azul. This looked like a natural fit for some relaxed game play in my home!