Aug 9, 2026

This week Shelley and I check out a fun castle-building little tile-laying game for up to 6 players

Sandcastles by Alex Cutler from Pandasaurus Games

then we tackle a MUCH bigger game of star and planet creation as we design new solar systems in

Entropy by Tommaso Battista, Simone Luciani and Nestore Mangone from...

Aug 2, 2026

This week Shelley and I check out two smaller games that work as fun fillers. The first is a shedding game with 2-sided cards

dnup by Kei Kajino from Asmodee for 2-6 players/15-20 minutes

then we build bizarre instruments, trying to add birds and notes in

Twisted Trumpets by Matthew Rodela from Play to Z Games for...

Jul 26, 2026

This week Shelley and I play two games at the ends of the physical size scale

First, we check out a fun card game where you don't want to go out

2 Win by Florian Racky from Blue Orange Games (2-6 players, 15 minutes, 7+)

Then we tackle the BIG box game of making these games we love

The Game Makers by Ben Rosset from...

Jul 20, 2026

This week we preview two upcoming releases, then dive a bit deeper into a gorgeous game of Art and design:

Siege Perilous by Ivan Alexiev and Brian Saliba from Play to Z Games

Computer Junkyard by Allan and Jared Pinkus from Dream Egg Games

Artistry - Art Nouveau by Amy and Dusty Droz from Dux Somnium

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Jul 12, 2026

This week Shelley and I revisits the Dungeons and Dragons universe in 2012's

Lords of Waterdeep by Peter Lee and Rodney Thompson from Wizards of the Coast, along with it's Scoundrels of Skullport expansions

then we face off in the 2-player-only 2025 release 

Rival Cities by Andreas Steding from Deep Print Games...