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A site dedicated to board game reviews, news and more. Everything you need to find the next great game to play on your tabletop. All posts made by Tony.
The annual PAX Unplugged wrapped recently and Victoria has her full convention recap ready for you. So check out the gaming hits and highlights here: www.boardgamequest.com/pax-unplugge... #boardgames
PAX Unplugged 2025 Recap: Gaming Hits and Highlights
It’s that most wonderful time of the year—the temperatures are dropping, the days are getting shorter, and the latest board game releases from SPIEL Essen have started to make their way across the…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The annual PAX Unplugged wrapped recently and Victoria has her full convention recap ready for you. So check out the gaming hits and highlights here: www.boardgamequest.com/pax-unplugge... #boardgames
A fun and chaotic filler game that gives a new take on the classic card game War. Zach reviews Fight 5 from @chiptheorygames.bsky.social www.boardgamequest.com/fight-5-revi... #boardgames
Fight 5 Review
We review Fight 5, a quick playing card game published by Chip Theory Games. This game is a reimagining of the classic game War, players clash against their opponents across five stacks — no matter th...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A fun and chaotic filler game that gives a new take on the classic card game War. Zach reviews Fight 5 from @chiptheorygames.bsky.social www.boardgamequest.com/fight-5-revi... #boardgames
A quick playing party game that is both silly and fun where you can ruminate on the emotional capacity of a potato. Emma reviews Perfect Mismatch from Ares Games www.boardgamequest.com/perfect-mism... #boardgames
Perfect Mismatch Review
We review Perfect Mismatch, published by Ares Games. In Perfect Mismatch, players take turns explaining words to each other using pairs of mind-blowingly disparate attributes as hints.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A quick playing party game that is both silly and fun where you can ruminate on the emotional capacity of a potato. Emma reviews Perfect Mismatch from Ares Games www.boardgamequest.com/perfect-mism... #boardgames
An elegantly designed medium-weight area control Eurogame that requires a balance of building, crowd-control, and brutality. Victoria reviews Aeterna from Ares Games www.boardgamequest.com/aeterna-revi... #boardgames
Aeterna Review
We review Aeterna, published by Ares Games. In Æterna, you take the role of a Roman Gens (family) that will try to increase its prestige through three eras: the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, and ...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
An elegantly designed medium-weight area control Eurogame that requires a balance of building, crowd-control, and brutality. Victoria reviews Aeterna from Ares Games www.boardgamequest.com/aeterna-revi... #boardgames
With art that looks like it came from the 1970’s, Magical Athlete somehow makes roll and move both more random than normal and fun. Check out Tony's review of this wacky game from @CYMK Games: www.boardgamequest.com/magical-athl... #boardgames
Magical Athlete Review
We review Magical Athlete, published by CMYK Games. Magical Athlete is an easy to play and wacky racing game that’s full of a lot of humor.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
With art that looks like it came from the 1970’s, Magical Athlete somehow makes roll and move both more random than normal and fun. Check out Tony's review of this wacky game from @CYMK Games: www.boardgamequest.com/magical-athl... #boardgames
One Team, One Tower... One Plan? Michelle reviews the cooperative stacking game TowerBrix from @thamesandkosmos.bsky.social www.boardgamequest.com/towerbrix-re... #boardgames
TowerBrix Review
We review TowerBrix, published by Kosmos. In the co-operative dexterity game TowerBrix, you build a tower out of bricks, with the cards in your hand telling you who has to fulfill which conditions.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
One Team, One Tower... One Plan? Michelle reviews the cooperative stacking game TowerBrix from @thamesandkosmos.bsky.social www.boardgamequest.com/towerbrix-re... #boardgames
A game where players take on the role of a Seeker and their workforce to pass decrees, combat shadowy threats, and build lighthouses to keep the city within the glow of the ancient light. Brand reviews Kinfire Council @incredibledream.bsky.social www.boardgamequest.com/kinfire-coun... #boardgames
Kinfire Council Review
We review Kinfire Council, published by Incredible Dream. Kinfire Council is a competitive game of strategy and politics.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A game where players take on the role of a Seeker and their workforce to pass decrees, combat shadowy threats, and build lighthouses to keep the city within the glow of the ancient light. Brand reviews Kinfire Council @incredibledream.bsky.social www.boardgamequest.com/kinfire-coun... #boardgames
Just in time for Black Friday (week?), we've got our 2025 Board Game Gift Guide ready! www.boardgamequest.com/2025-board-g...
2025 Board Game Gift Guide
We present our 2025 board game gift guide. Whether you are shipping for yourself or a friend, we’ve got some great tabletop games for you to check out.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Just in time for Black Friday (week?), we've got our 2025 Board Game Gift Guide ready! www.boardgamequest.com/2025-board-g...
Primal The Awakening is back with a restock and new expansions. And Brian has his review ready for the second wave of expansions for this boss batter:
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Primal: The Awakening Second Wave of Expansions Review
We review the second wave of expansions for Primal: The Awakening, published by Reggie Games. This new wave of expansions adds in new characters, biomes, gameplay and storage.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Primal The Awakening is back with a restock and new expansions. And Brian has his review ready for the second wave of expansions for this boss batter:
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Win the loyalty of Rome’s powerful patricians in this two-player game of influence. Michelle reviews Caesar and Cleopatra from Kosmos www.boardgamequest.com/caesar-and-c... #boardgames
Caesar and Cleopatra Review
We review Caesar and Cleopatra, published by Kosmos Games. Caesar and Cleopatra is a card laying game where players assume the roles of these two great leaders.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Win the loyalty of Rome’s powerful patricians in this two-player game of influence. Michelle reviews Caesar and Cleopatra from Kosmos www.boardgamequest.com/caesar-and-c... #boardgames
What happens when an analytical chemist, a PhD metallurgist, and her husband sit down to play a chemistry game? Find out as Andrea reviews Periodic: A Game of the Elements from Genius Games www.boardgamequest.com/periodic-a-g... #BoardGames
Periodic: A Game of the Elements Review
We review Periodic: A Game of the Elements, published Genius Games. In Periodic: A Game of the Elements, players collect sets of elements and advance their research by moving through the periodic tabl...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
What happens when an analytical chemist, a PhD metallurgist, and her husband sit down to play a chemistry game? Find out as Andrea reviews Periodic: A Game of the Elements from Genius Games www.boardgamequest.com/periodic-a-g... #BoardGames
A fun and quick game play with a tight theme and great design suitable for various player levels. Kerry reviews the card game Umami from @czechgames.com www.boardgamequest.com/umami-review/ #boardgames
Umami Review
We review Umami, a set collection card game published by HeidelBÄR. In Umami, you will whip up the tastiest dishes possible of just three ingredients each.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A fun and quick game play with a tight theme and great design suitable for various player levels. Kerry reviews the card game Umami from @czechgames.com www.boardgamequest.com/umami-review/ #boardgames
Looking to cuddle up with a casual board game this weekend? Today April and Andrea talk about their Top Ten Cozy Board Games: boardgamequest.com/top-ten-cozy... #boardgames
Top Ten Cozy Board Games
Looking for a relaxing board game? Then look no further then our Top 10 Cozy Board Games as April and Andrea help you find that next cozy game.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Looking to cuddle up with a casual board game this weekend? Today April and Andrea talk about their Top Ten Cozy Board Games: boardgamequest.com/top-ten-cozy... #boardgames
A game that offers a wellspring of meaningful choices while maintaining the crystalline clarity of straightforward mechanics. Kerry reviews Fountains from The Op Games www.boardgamequest.com/fountains-re... #boardgames
Fountains Review
We review Fountains, published by The Op. Fountains is a take-and-make game in which each player starts with a round fountain that features a spout and room for four features.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A game that offers a wellspring of meaningful choices while maintaining the crystalline clarity of straightforward mechanics. Kerry reviews Fountains from The Op Games www.boardgamequest.com/fountains-re... #boardgames
Reiner Knizia's roll and write city builder comes to the digital realm. Check out @andyhre.bsky.social review of My City for iOS and Android: www.boardgamequest.com/my-city-digi... #boardgames
My City Digital Review
We review the digital version of My City, designed by Reiner Knizia. This digital version brings the gameplay of My City to both iOS and Android.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Reiner Knizia's roll and write city builder comes to the digital realm. Check out @andyhre.bsky.social review of My City for iOS and Android: www.boardgamequest.com/my-city-digi... #boardgames
A fun deduction game with good replay value, set in the majestic city of Cuzco during the year 1450. Chris reviews Kronologic: Cuzco 1450 www.boardgamequest.com/kronologic-c... #boardgames
Kronologic: Cuzco 1450 Review
We review Kronologic: Cuzco 1450 published by Pegasus Spiele. Kronologic are modern alternatives to Clue: find the culprit, the weapon and the location.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
A fun deduction game with good replay value, set in the majestic city of Cuzco during the year 1450. Chris reviews Kronologic: Cuzco 1450 www.boardgamequest.com/kronologic-c... #boardgames
A punchy, fast-paced deck-building game with some neat twists on the automatic card play craze. Chris reviews Fliptoons from @thunderworksgames.bsky.social www.boardgamequest.com/fliptoons-re... #boardgames
Fliptoons Review
We review Fliptoons, a card drafting and deck building game published by Thunderworks Games. You’ll begin with a deck of hopeful toon actors. Each round, flip six of these toons out from your deck int...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A punchy, fast-paced deck-building game with some neat twists on the automatic card play craze. Chris reviews Fliptoons from @thunderworksgames.bsky.social www.boardgamequest.com/fliptoons-re... #boardgames
Like its cookie rabbit pieces, it's a game that's absolutely adorable, but also quite crunchy. Check out Victoria's review of Sweet Lands: www.boardgamequest.com/sweet-lands-... #boardgames
Sweet Lands Review
We review Sweet Lands, a heavy euro game published by Uchibacoya. During the game, each player develops Cities on their Map Board whilst advancing on their Prosperity Tracks.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Like its cookie rabbit pieces, it's a game that's absolutely adorable, but also quite crunchy. Check out Victoria's review of Sweet Lands: www.boardgamequest.com/sweet-lands-... #boardgames
An easy to pick up two-player trick taker with some interesting tactical choices throughout. Check out Andrew's review of Lone Wolves www.boardgamequest.com/lone-wolves-... #boardgames
Lone Wolves Review
We review Lone Wolves, a 2 player trick taking game published by Wonderful World Board Games. Lone Wolves is a two-player dueling game with trick-taking and area-majority elements that is played over ...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
An easy to pick up two-player trick taker with some interesting tactical choices throughout. Check out Andrew's review of Lone Wolves www.boardgamequest.com/lone-wolves-... #boardgames
A quick and flexible card-based game exploring the fight for control of North Africa in WW2 through the lens of strategic supply lines. Dawn reviews Quartermaster General: South Front from Ares Games www.boardgamequest.com/quartermaste... #boardgames
Quartermaster General: South Front Review
We review Quartermaster General: South Front, a 2 player war game published by Ares Games. This is a dynamic, fast-paced game of World War II on the Mediterranean front, for two players.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A quick and flexible card-based game exploring the fight for control of North Africa in WW2 through the lens of strategic supply lines. Dawn reviews Quartermaster General: South Front from Ares Games www.boardgamequest.com/quartermaste... #boardgames
Tokaido is back on shelves, this time with @stonemaiergames.com and April reviews the Crossroads and Matsuri Expansions
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Tokaido: Crossroads and Matsuri Expansion Review
We review the Tokaido: Crossroads & Matsuri expansions, which combine the original two expansions and most promos into one box, adding a level of complexity to the core game.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Tokaido is back on shelves, this time with @stonemaiergames.com and April reviews the Crossroads and Matsuri Expansions
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A good game for a lazy afternoon or evening. Short rule set, quick to learn, accessible to non-gamers. Andrea reviews Big Sur from @25thcentury.games www.boardgamequest.com/big-sur-revi... #boardgames
Big Sur Review
We review Big Sur, published by 25th Century Games. In Big Sur, players draft cards to use them either as resources to build new road sections or as the road sections themselves.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A good game for a lazy afternoon or evening. Short rule set, quick to learn, accessible to non-gamers. Andrea reviews Big Sur from @25thcentury.games www.boardgamequest.com/big-sur-revi... #boardgames
Compete for political and military dominance in this game set in Europe in the age of Ancien Regime. Brandon reviews from Rio Grande www.boardgamequest.com/7-empires-re... #boardgames
7 Empires Review
We review 7 Empires, published by Rio Gande Games. Set In Europe in the age of Ancien Regime, 7 Empires has 2-6 players compete for political and military dominance.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Compete for political and military dominance in this game set in Europe in the age of Ancien Regime. Brandon reviews from Rio Grande www.boardgamequest.com/7-empires-re... #boardgames
Tech trees, dice drafting, and engine-building galore combine for an exciting medium-weight Eurogame that’s cool as a fjord. Victoria reviews Saltfjord www.boardgamequest.com/saltfjord-re... #boardgames
Saltfjord Review
We review Saltfjord, a game set in a Norwegian fishing village, and is loosely based on the dice drafting mechanisms from “Santa Maria”,
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October 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Tech trees, dice drafting, and engine-building galore combine for an exciting medium-weight Eurogame that’s cool as a fjord. Victoria reviews Saltfjord www.boardgamequest.com/saltfjord-re... #boardgames
A deck builder where you pick two iconic characters from the pages of DC Comics to form your own squad. April reviews DC Forever: www.boardgamequest.com/dc-forever-r... #boardgames
DC Forever Review
We review DC Forever, a deck building game published by Wizkids Games. In the deck-building game DC Forever, you pick two iconic characters pulled from the pages of DC Comics to form your own squad of...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A deck builder where you pick two iconic characters from the pages of DC Comics to form your own squad. April reviews DC Forever: www.boardgamequest.com/dc-forever-r... #boardgames