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Nov 26, 2023

Shelley and I check out two solid titles this week. The first, a game that once again has Darwin as its theme (though much lighter than Darwin's Journey that we discussed previously)

In The Footsteps of Darwin by Gregory Grard and Matthieu Verdier from Sorry We Are French and Hachette Boardgames

then we head to the...


Nov 19, 2023

Shelley and I grow our forest glades and populate the trees with animals in

Forest Shuffle by Kosch from Lookout Games

then we travel the galaxy picking up resources and fulfilling contracts in a game that reminds us for Parks (and it's by the same designer!)

Space Park by Henry Audubon from Keymaster Games

Remember...


Nov 12, 2023

Shelley and I tackle the REST of Darwin's Journey, exploring all of the expansion and discussing their incorporation into the base game. Then we try out a smaller-box game with some nasty 'take-that' elements.

Darwin's Journey and Expansions by Simone Luciani and Nestor Mangone from ThunderGryph Games, CMON Global...


Nov 5, 2023

Shelley and I decorate our spaces with various flora in

Planted by Phil Walker-Harding from Buffalo Games

then take on one of the BIG games that's been on the shelf for a few months

Darwin's Journey by Simone Luciani and Nestore Mangone from CMON Global Limited, ThunderGryph Games and Korea Boardgames

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Oct 29, 2023

After playing the original 

Voyages of Marco Polo by Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini (2015) at Meeplefest, Shelley and I wanted to reflect on why we made a choice back in the day to only keep

Marco Polo II: In The Service of the Khan (2019)

We hope you enjoy our reflections on these two titles once again.