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This page is an index to my reviews of board games and other articles I've written about games and related topics.
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Reviews
Reviews are listed alphabetically by (the first significant word in) the game's title, showing publisher, designer, country of publication and my rating.
Wherever possible, I give the original publisher (and country) of each game as well as the publisher of any English language version. Links to the publisher and game's designer (the term I prefer to inventor or author) are provided where possible.
The rating is my own, highly personal and subjective score for each game, where 1 is something I never want to play again and 10 is a brilliant game.
Index to title: numbers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X
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Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
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7 Wonders Duel (Gathering 2017) | Repos Production | Antoine Bauza and Bruno Cathala | Belgium | 7* |
20th Century (Gathering 2011 PDF) | Czech Games Edition | Vladimir Suchy | Czech Republic | 9* |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
504 (Spiel '15) | 2F Spiele | Friedemann Friese | Germany | - |
Stronghold Games | USA | |||
1500: The New World (Gathering 2018) | Dan Verssen Games | Dan Verssen | USA | 5* |
1812 – the Invasion of Canada (Gathering 2012) | Academy Games | Beau Beckett and Jeph Stahl | USA | 7* |
1825 Unit 3 | Tresham Games | Francis Tresham | UK | 7 |
A | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Abaddon (Gathering 2012) | Toy Vault | Richard Borg | USA | 5* |
Above and Below (Gathering 2016) | Red Raven Games | Ryan Laukat | USA | 8 |
Africana (Gathering 2012) | Abacusspiele | Michael Schacht | Germany | 7* |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
After the Flood (PDF) | Treefrog (formerly Warfrog) Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 8 |
Age of Industry (PDF) | Treefrog Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 8 |
Age of Steam | Treefrog (formerly Warfrog) Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 10 |
Agents of Smersh (Gathering 2016) | 8th Summit | Jason Maxwell | USA | 4* |
Agricola | Lookout Games | Uwe Rosenberg | Germany | 10 |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
Airlines Europe (Gathering 2011 PDF) | Abacusspiele | Alan R Moon | Germany | 7 |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
Al Rashid (Gathering 2013) | Yemaia | Giorgio de Michele & Pierluca Zizzi | Italy | 7* |
Alien Artifacts (prototype at 2017 UK Games Expo) | Portal Games | Marcin Ropka | Poland | 7* |
Altiplano (Gathering 2018) | dlp Games | Reiner Stockhausen | Germany | 7* |
Amazonas | Kosmos | Stefan Dorra | Germany | 8 |
Mayfair Games | USA | |||
Ambush (PDF) | Victory Games | John Butterfield & Eric Lee Smith | USA | 8 |
America (Gathering 2016) | Bézier Games | Ted Alspach and Friedemann Friese | USA | 8 |
Amun-Re | Rio Grande Games | Reiner Knizia | USA | 9 |
Hans im Glück | Germany | |||
Ankh-Morpork (Gathering 2011 PDF) | Treefrog Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 8* |
Antarctica (Spiel '15) | Argentum | Charles Chevallier | Germany | 8* |
Antike | Eggertspiele | Mac Gerdts | Germany | 8 |
Anyways (Games Expo 2012) | Ragnar Brothers | Ragnar Brothers | UK | 7* |
Article 27 (Spiel '12 report) | Stronghold Games | Dan Baden | USA | 7* |
Artus (Gathering 2011 PDF) | alea | Wolfgang Kramer & Michael Kiesling | Germany | 5* |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
Ausreisser, Der | FX Schmid | Pierre Jacquot | Germany | 8 |
Automobile (PDF) | Treefrog (formerly Warfrog) Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 9 |
B | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Barking up the Wrong Tree (Spiel '15) | Ragnar Brothers | Ragnar Brothers | UK | 7 |
Bavarian Holiday (Spiel '16) | Stratamax | - | USA | 7* |
Bean Trader | Rio Grande Games | Uwe Rosenberg | USA | 8 |
(Bohn Hansa) | Amigo Spiele | Germany | ||
Big Cheese | Cheapass Games | James Ernest | USA | 9 |
Black Fleet (Gathering 2014) | Space Cowboys | Sebastian Bleasdale | France | 9 |
Blindside | Hangman | Alan D Ernstein | USA | 6 |
Bomarzo (Spiel '15) | Giochix | Stefano Castelli | Italy | 8* |
Bora Bora (Gathering 2013) | alea | Stefan Feld | Germany | 8* |
Brass | Treefrog (formerly Warfrog) Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 7 |
Brave the Elements (2014 UK Games Expo) – unpublished | Chaos Publishing | Miles Ratcliffe | UK | 8* |
Breaking Away | Fiendish Games | John Harrington | UK | 8 |
Brides & Bribes (Spiel '17 report) | Spaceballoon Games | Andrea Gallazzi, Elisa Lenardi and Pietro Navarotto | Switzerland | 8* |
Brief History of the World, A | Ragnar Brothers | Ragnar Brothers | UK | 9 |
Bruxelles 1893 (Gathering 2014) | Pearl Games | Etienne Espreman | Belgium | 6* |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
Buccaneer Bones (Spiel '13 report) | Wattsalpoag | Kris Gould | USA | 7* |
Bun Fight (prototype at Spiel '15) | North and South Games | Dave Cousins | UK | 8* |
Burgen von Burgund, Die (Gathering 2011 PDF) | alea | Stefan Feld | Germany | 8* |
C | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Cacao (Spiel '15) | Abacusspiele | Phil Walker-Harding | Germany | - |
Canal Mania | Ragnar Brothers | Ragnar Brothers | UK | 9 |
Capone | Amigo | See The Mob | ||
Captain Sonar (Spiel '16) | Matagot | Roberto Fraga and Yohan Lemonnier | France | 9* |
Carat | Queen Games | Dirk Henn | Germany | 5 |
Castellum (Spiel '17 report) | Game Brewer | Erik Scheele | Belgium | 6* |
Castles of Burgundy, The | Rio Grande Games | see Die Burgen von Burgund | ||
Castles of Mad King Ludwig (Gathering 2014) | Bézier Games | Ted Alspach | USA | 9* |
Caylus | Ystari | William Attia | France | 10 |
Century Spice Road (Gathering 2017) | Plan B Games | Emerson Matsuuchi | Canada | 6* |
Chariot Race (Spiel '16) | Pegasus Spiele | Matt Leacock | Germany | 6* |
Chariots of Rome (Gathering 2018) | Victory Point Games | Sean Young | USA | 5* |
Check the Ripper | ASS | Alex Randolph | Germany | 2 |
Chinatown | Rio Grande Games | Karsten Hartwig | USA | 7 |
alea | Germany | |||
Cinque Terre (Gathering 2013) | Rio Grande Games | Chris Handy | USA | 7* |
Citrus (Gathering 2014) | dlp games | Jeffrey Allers | Germany | 7* |
(Sid Meier's) Civilization: (the Board Game) (PDF, .3 Mb) | Fantasy Flight Games | Kevin Wilson | USA | 7* |
Clans of Caledonia (Gathering 2018) | Karma Games | Juma Al-Joujou | USA | 7* |
Clash of Cultures (Gathering 2013) | Z-Man Games | Chris Handy | USA | 8* |
Coal Baron (Spiel '13 report) | R&R Games | Wolfgang Kramer & Michael Kiesling | USA | 6* |
(Glück Auf) | Eggertspiele | Germany | ||
Codenames (Spiel '15) | Czech Games Edition | Vlaada Chvatil | Czech Republic | 8 |
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics | GMT Games | Richard Borg | USA | 8 |
Confucius (PDF) | Surprised Stare Games | Alan Paull | UK | 8 |
Copycat (Spiel '12 report) | Rio Grande Games | Friedemann Friese | USA | 7* |
The Cousins' War (2017 UK Games Expo) | Surprised Stare Games | David Mortimer | UK | 8* |
Crop Circles (Spiel '17 report) | Freod | Australia | 6* | |
Cuatro (Gathering 2014) | Noris Spiele | Jürgen Grunau | Germany | 8* |
Cults Across America | Atlas Games | Jeff Tidball | USA | 6 |
CV (Spiel '13 report) | Granna | Filip Milunski | Poland | 6 |
CVlizations (Gathering 2016 and at Spiel '15) | Granna | Jan Zalewski | Poland | 8 |
D | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Da Yunhe (Spiel '16) | Müller-Mätzig Spiele | Björn Müller-Mätzig | Germany | 6 |
Dark, Darker Darkest (Gathering 2014) | Queen Games | David Ausloos | Germany | 5* |
Days of Ire (Gathering 2017) | Cloud Island Games | Katalin Nimmerfroh, Dávid Turczi and Mihály Vincze | Malta | 8* |
Mr B Games | USA | |||
Devil Bunny Needs a Ham | Cheapass Games | James Ernest | USA | 5 |
Dokmus (Spiel '17 report) | Lautapelit | Mikko Punakallio | Finland | 8* |
Dominant Species (Gathering 2011 PDF) | GMT Games | Chad Jensen | USA | 7* |
Domus Domini (Spiel '15) | franjos | Heinz-Georg Thiemann | Germany | 8 |
Downforce (Gathering 2018) | Restoration Games | Wolfgang Kramer | USA | 7 |
Iello | France | |||
Dreizehnte Holzwurm | Queen Games | Wolfgang Kramer & Michael Kiesling | Germany | 7 |
Dschungel | Adlung Spiele | Bernhard Naegele | Germany | 3 |
E | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Echidna Shuffle (Spiel '17 report) | Wattsalpoag | Kris Gould | USA | 8 |
Eclipse (Gathering 2012) | Lautapelit | Touko Tahkokallio | Finland | 8* |
ekö (Spiel '16) | Sit Down! | Henri Kermarrec | France | 5* |
El Alamein (UK Games Expo 2017) | Arclight Games | Atsuo Yoshizawa | Japan | 8* |
Kamikaze Games | USA | |||
El Dorado, The Quest for (Spiel '17 report) | Ravensburger | Reiner Knizia | Germany | 8* |
El Grande | Rio Grande Games | Wolfgang Kramer & Richard Ulrich | USA | 10 |
Hans im Glück | Germany | |||
Empires (Spiel '17 report) | Wizkids | Daniel and David Stephenson | USA | 9* |
Enemy in Sight | Avalon Hill | Neal Schlaffer | USA | 6 |
Evolution: Flight (Spiel '15) | North Star Games | Dominic Crapuchettes et al | USA | 9 |
Expo 1906 (Spiel '15) | Gotha Games | Remo Conzadori and Nestore Mangone | UK | 7* |
F | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Fabled Fruit (Gathering 2017) | 2F Spiele | Friedemann Friese | Germany | 5* |
Stronghold | USA | |||
Falsche FuFFziger | 2F Spiele | Friedemann Friese | Germany | 9 |
Feast for Odin (Gathering 2017) – and at Spiel '15 | Feuerland Spiele | Uwe Rosenberg | Germany | 7* |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
Feudo | Zugames | Mario Papini | Italy | 4 |
Field of Glory: the card game (Spiel '13 report) | Treefrog Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 6 |
Fields of Green (Gathering 2017) | Artipia Games | Vangelis Bagiartakis | Greece | 9* |
Stronghold Games | USA | |||
Few Acres of Snow, A (Gathering 2011 PDF) | Treefrog Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 9* |
Fifth Avenue | Rio Grande Games | Wilko Manz | USA | 4 |
alea | Germany | |||
Fire & Axe | Asmodée | See Viking Fury | ||
Flamme Rouge (Spiel '16) | Lautapelit | Asger Harding Granerud | Finland | 7* |
Flash Point: Fire Rescue (Gathering 2012) | Indie Boards and Cards | Kevin Lanzing | USA | 8* |
Flick 'em Up! (Spiel '15) | Pretzel Games | Gaëtan Beaujannot and Jean Yves Monpertuis | Canada | 9* |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
The Flow of History (Spiel '16) | Moaideas Game Design | Jesse Li | Taiwan | 9 |
Foppen | 2F | Friedemann Friese | Germany | 5 |
Foreign King, The (Spiel '15) | Giochix | Javier Garcia | Italy | 8* |
Formula Motor Racing | Gibsons | Reiner Knizia | UK | 9 |
GMT Games | USA | |||
Francis Drake (Gathering 2013) | Eagle Games | Peter Hawes | USA | 8* |
Kayal Games | Australia | |||
Fremde Federn (Spiel '12 report) | 2F | see Copycat | ||
Friese's Landlord (Spiel '13 report) | 2F | Friedemann Friese | Germany | 9 |
Fugitive (Spiel '17 report) | Fowers Games | Tim Fowers | USA | 8 |
Funkenschlag 10th anniversary (Gathering 2014) | 2F | see Power Grid | ||
Fürsten von Florenz | alea | See Princes of Florence | ||
G | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
The Gallerist (Gathering 2016) | Eagle-Gryphon Games | Vital Lacerda | USA | 9* |
Galopp Royale | Goldsieber | Klaus Teuber | Germany | 9 |
Game of Blame (UK Games Expo 2016) | Warm Acre | Richard Galland | UK | 9* |
Game of Trains (Spiel '15) | Brain Games | Alexei Konnov, Alexei Paltsev and Anatoliy Shklyarov | Latvia | 10 |
Ginkgopolis (Spiel '12 report) | Pearl Games | Xavier Georges | Belgium | 9* |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
Glory to Rome | Cambridge Games Factory | Carl Chudyk and Erek Slater | USA | 9 |
Glück Auf | Eggertspiele | see Coal Baron | ||
Go West | Phalanx | Leo Colovini | Netherlands | 6 |
Gothic Game | Tolmayax | Robert Wynne-Simmons & Nigel Andrews | UK | 7 |
Gravwell (Gathering 2014) | Cryptozoic Entertainment | Corey Young | USA | 6* |
Great Heartland Hauling Co (Gathering 2013) | Dice Hate Me Games | Jason Kotarski | USA | 8* |
The Great War: Tank (Spiel '15) | PSC Games | Richard Borg | UK | 9 |
Guilds of London (UK Games Expo 2016) | Surprised Stare Games | Tony Boydell | UK | 6* |
H | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Hamburgum | Eggertspiele | Mac Gerdts | Germany | 9 |
Hansa Teutonica (PDF) | Argentum | Andreas Steding | Germany | 7 |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
Hawaii (Gathering 2012) | Hans im Glück | Greg Daigle | Germany | 7* |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
Helios (Gathering 2014) | Hans im Glück | Martin Kallenborn and Matthias Prinz | Germany | 7 |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
Helvetia (Gathering 2012) | Kosmos | Matthias Cramer | Germany | 9* |
Hermagor | Mind the Move | Emanuele Ornella | Italy | 9 |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
High Frontier (PDF) | Sierra Madre Games | Phil Eklund | USA | 9 |
Homesteaders (Spring 2010 PDF) | Tasty Minstrel Games | Alex Rockwell | USA | 9* |
Hornochsen | Amigo | Wolfgang Kramer | Germany | 4 |
Husarengolf (Spiel '15) | franjos | Torsten Marold | Germany | 9 |
I | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Ice Cool (2016 UK Games Expo) | Brain Games | Brian Gomez | Poland | 7* |
Ice Cream | Face 2 Face | Joe Huber | USA | 4 |
Il Vecchio (Gathering 2014) | H@ll Games | Rüdiger Dorn | Germany | 7* |
Tasty Minstrel Games | USA | |||
Imhotep (Gathering 2016) | Kosmos | Phil Walker-Harding | Germany | 8* |
Industria | Queen Games | Michael Schacht | Germany | 10 |
Inhabit the Earth (Spiel '15) | R&D Games | Richard Breese | UK | 8* |
Intrige | FX Schmid | Stefan Dorra | Germany | 9 |
Iron Sky (Spiel '12 report) | Revision Games | Juha Salmijärvi | Finland | 6* |
Istanbul (Gathering 2014) | Pegasus Spiele | Rüdiger Dorn | Germany | 8* |
J | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Jet Set (PDF) | Wattsalpoag | Kris Gould | USA | 9 |
John Company (Gathering 2018) | Sierra Madre Games | Cole Wehrle | Germany | 9* |
Just Wait | Hangman Games | Alan D Ernstein | USA | 7 |
K | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Kalesia (Spiel '12 report) | dV Giochi | Kong Chan | Italy | 7* |
Kalimambo (Gathering 2013) | Zoch Verlag | Antonio Scrittore | Germany | 6* |
Karuba (Gathering 2016) | Haba | Rüdiger Dorn | Germany | 6* |
Kashgar (Gathering 2016) | Kosmos | Gerhard Schect | Germany | 8* |
Key West (PDF) | Spiel Idée | Martin Schlegel | Germany | 7 |
Keyflower (first impressions: Spiel '12 report) |
R&D Games | Richard Breese and Sebastian Bleasdale | UK | 9 |
Keyper (Gathering 2018) | R&D Games | Richard Breese | UK | 7 |
Keythedral | R&D Games | Richard Breese | UK | 10 |
Keywood | R&D Games | Richard Breese | UK | 10 |
King Chocolate (Gathering 2016) | Mayfair Games | Stefan Alexander | USA | 5* |
King of the Elves | Rio Grande Games | Alan R Moon | USA | 9 |
(König der Elfen) | Amigo | Germany | ||
Kingdom of Solomon (notes from Gathering 2012) |
Minion Games | Philip duBarry | USA | 8 |
Klask (Spiel '15) | Klask | Mikkel Bertelsen | Denmark | - |
Konzern | Fanfor | Valentin Hermann | Germany | 6 |
Kosmonauts (Spiel '12 report) | Mesa Board Games | Nadezhda Penkrat and Yury Yamshchikov | Portugal | 7* |
Krieg & Frieden | TM | Gerard Mulder | Germany | 5 |
L | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
La Città | Rio Grande Games | Gerd Fenchel | USA | 9 |
Kosmos | Germany | |||
La Loire (PDF) (first impressions: Spiel '12 report) |
Mind the Move | Emanuele Ornella | Italy | 8 |
Lab Wars (UK Games Expo 2016) | Lab Wars | Caezar Al-Jassar and Kuly Heer | UK | |
Last Train to Wensleydale (PDF) | Treefrog Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 7 |
Last Will (Gathering 2012) | Czech Games Edition | Vladimir Suchy | Czech Republic | 8* |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
Le Havre (PDF) | Lookout games | Uwe Rosenberg | Germany | 8 |
Letters from Whitechapel (Gathering 2011 PDF) | Nexus | Gabriele Mari & Gianluca Santopietro | Italy | 7* |
Liberté | Treefrog (formerly Warfrog) Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 10 |
Lignum (Spiel '15) | Mücke Spiele | Alexander Hümer | Germany | 7* |
Linie 1 | Goldsieber | Stefan Dorra | Germany | 8 |
Little Devils (Gathering 2018) | White Goblin Games | Michael Feldkötter | Netherlands | 6* |
Stronghold Games | USA | |||
A Little Drop of Poison (prototype at Spiel '15) | Baksha Games | Sean Garrity | USA | 4 |
Lords of Creation | Treefrog (formerly Warfrog) Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 7 |
Lords of Waterdeep (Gathering 2012) | Wizards of the Coast | Peter Lee and Rodney Thompson | USA | 8* |
Louis XIV | Rio Grande Games | Rüdiger Dorn | USA | 9 |
alea | Germany | |||
Love Letter (Gathering 2013) | AEG | Seiji Kanai | USA | 9* |
Japon Brand | Japan | |||
M | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Magecraft (Gathering 2016) | Crimson Designer | Percy Chan | Hong Kong | 4* |
Maharaja | Avalon Hill | Craig Sandercock | USA | 7 |
Majesty (Spiel '17 report) | Hans im Glück | Marc André | Germany | 7* |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
Mamma Mia! | Rio Grande Games | Uwe Rosenberg | USA | 7 |
Abacusspiele | Germany | |||
Manhattan Project, The (Gathering 2012) | Minion Games | Brandon Tibbetts | USA | 8* |
Manhattan TraffIQ (Spiel '15) | Mücke Spiele | Dirk Arning | Germany | 6* |
Media Mogul | JKLM Games | Richard Huzzey | UK | 6 |
Medici: the card game (Gathering 2018) | Grail Games | Reiner Knizia | USA | 8 |
Medieval Mastery (Games Expo 2012) | Chaos Publishing | Miles Ratcliffe | UK | 7* |
Mega Civilization (Spiel '15) and at Gathering 2016 | 999 Games | Flo de Haan and John Rodriguez (after Francis Tresham) | Netherlands | 10* |
Meteor (Gathering 2016) | Mayday Games | Mike Young | USA | 8* |
Metallurgie | Argentum | Maik Hennebach | Germany | 7 |
Midnight Party | Ravensburger | Wolfgang Kramer | Germany | 10 |
Mob, The | Gibsons Games | unknown | UK | 7 |
(Capone) | Amigo | Germany | ||
Monastery (PDF) | Ragnar Brothers | Ragnar Brothers | UK | 7 |
Mombasa (Spiel '15) | eggertspiele | Alexander Pfister | Germany | 8* |
R&R Games | USA | |||
Mordred | Treefrog (formerly Warfrog) Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 9 |
My Village (Gathering 2016) | eggertspiele | Inka and Markus Brand | Germany | 7* |
Mystic Vale (UK Games Expo 2016) | AEG | John Clair | USA | |
N | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Nations (Gathering 2014) | Lautapelit | Rustan and Nina Håkansson and Einar and Robert Rosén | Finland | 9* |
Nauticus (Gathering 2014) | Kosmos | Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer | Germany | 9 |
Naval War | Avalon Hill | Neil Zimmerer and Craig Taylor | USA | 7 |
Navegador (PDF) | PD-Verlag | Mac Gerdts | Germany | 8 |
Neanderthal (Spiel '15) | Sierra Madre Games | Phil Eklund | Germany & USA | 8* |
Networks, The (UK Games Expo 2016) | Formal Ferret Games | Gil Hova | USA | |
Neuland | eggertspiele | Tobias Stapelfeldt and Peter Eggert | Germany | 8 |
New Dawn (Spiel '15) | Artipia Games | Konstantinos Kokkinis and Sotirios Tsantilas | Greece | 8* |
Stronghold Games | USA | |||
New Earth (2016 UK Games Expo) | Ergo Sum Games | Nick Higgins | UK | 7* |
New England Railways | Winsome Games | Martin Wallace | USA | 10 |
Next England Captain (2014 UK Games Expo) – unpublished | Too Much Games | John-Paul Treen | UK | 8* |
Niña and Pinta (Spiel '15) and at UK Games Expo 2016 | Ragnar Brothers | Ragnar Brothers | UK | 8* |
Nippon (Spiel '15) | What's Your Game? | Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro and Paulo Soledade | Italy | 8* |
Norderwind (Gathering 2014) | Kosmos | Klaus Teuber | Germany | 8* |
(North Wind) | Z-Man Games | USA | ||
Noria (Spiel '17 report) | Pegasus Spiele | Sophia Wagner | Germany | 9* |
Stronghold Games | USA | |||
Nosferatu (Spiel '13 report) | Gross Modo | Pierre-Yves Lebeau | France | 8 |
Nusfjord (Gathering 2018) | Lookout Games | Uwe Rosenberg | Germany | 8* |
Mayfair Games | USA | |||
O | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Oilfield (Spiel '16) | abba Games | Paco Yanez | Spain | 8 |
Old Town | Clicker Spiele | Stephan Riedel | Germany | 8 |
Old Town Robbery (Spiel '15) | Clicker Spiele | Günter Cornett and Peer Sylvester | Germany | - |
Olympos (PDF) | Ystari | Philippe Keyaerts | France | 9 |
Ominoes (Spiel '16) | YAY Games | Andrew Harman | UK | 6* |
On the Underground | JKLM Games | Sebastian Bleasdale | UK | 9 |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
Ora & Labora (PDF, .5 Mb) | Lookout Games | Uwe Rosenberg | Germany | 9* |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
Oracle of Delphi (Gathering 2017) | Pegasus Spiele | Stefan Feld | Germany | 6* |
Tasty Minstrel Games | USA | |||
Order of the Gilded Compass (Spiel '16) | Grey Fox Games | Jeffrey Allers and Bernd Eisenstein | USA | 5* |
Origo | Parker | Wolfgang Kramer | Germany | 8 |
P | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Packet Row (Spiel '13 report) | White Goblin Games | Åse and Henrik Berg | Netherlands | 6* |
Palaces of Carrara (Spiel '12 report) | Hans im Glück | Wolfgang Kramer & Michael Kiesling | Germany | 7* |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu (Gathering 2017) | Z-Man Games | Matt Leacock | USA | 7* |
Pantheon (Gathering 2011 PDF) | Hans im Glück | Michael Tummelhofer | Germany | 6* |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
Papà Paolo (Gathering 2017) | Quined Games | Fabrice Vandenbogaerde | Netherlands | 7* |
Paperback (UK Games Expo 2014) | Tim Fowers | Tim Fowers | USA | 9* |
Pastiche (Gathering 2011 PDF) | Gryphon Games | Sean MacDonald | USA | 6* |
Indie Boards and Cards | Travis Chance, Jonathan Gilmour and Nick Little | USA | 6* | |
Pax Pamir (Spiel '15) | Sierra Madre Games | Phil Eklund and Cole Wehrle | Germany and USA | 9* |
Pax Porfiriana (Spiel '12 report) | Sierra Madre Games | Phil Eklund and Matt Eklund | USA | 9 |
Pax Renaissance (Gathering 2017) | Sierra Madre Games | Phil Eklund and Matt Eklund | USA | 8* |
Peak Oil (Spiel '17 report) | 2Tomatoes | Tobias Gohrbandt and Heiko Günther | Spain | 8* |
Pelegrinus (prototype) (Spiel '17 report) | Asyncron Games | Julien Nigon | France | 7** |
Peloponnes (PDF) | Irongames | Bernd Eisenstein | Germany | 8 |
Peloponnes Card Game (Spiel '15) | Irongames | Bernd Eisenstein | Germany | 9* |
Pergamon (Gathering 2011 PDF) | eggertspiele | Stefan Dorra & Ralf zur Linde | Germany | 8* |
Gryphon Games | USA | |||
Perikles | Treefrog (formerly Warfrog) Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 8 |
Phoenicia | JKLM Games | Tom Lehmann | UK | 10 |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
Pillars of the Earth | Mayfair Games | Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler | USA | 9 |
(Die Säulen der Erde) | Kosmos | Germany | ||
Pirates of the 7 Seas (Gathering 2016) | IDW Games | Oleksandr Nevskiy and Oleg Sidorenko | USA | 6* |
Porta Nigra (Gathering 2016) | eggertspiele | Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer | Germany | 8* |
Police Precinct (Gathering 2013) | Common Man Games | Ole Steiness | USA | 5* |
Power Grid 10th anniversary (Gathering 2014) | Rio Grande Games | Friedemann Friese | USA | 10* |
Princes of Florence | Rio Grande Games | Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich | USA | 10 |
(Die Fürsten von Florenz) | alea | Germany | ||
Princes of the Renaissance | Treefrog (formerly Warfrog) Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 9 |
Puerto Rico | alea | Andreas Seyfarth | Germany | 10 |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
Pulsar 2849 (prototype at UK Games Expo 2017) | Czech Games Edition | Vladimir Suchy | Czech Republic | 7* |
Pyramid of the Sun (2017 UK Games Expo) | Strawberry Studio | Fréderic Moyersoen | Romania | 8* |
Push It (UK Games Expo 2016) | Push It | Leeson George | UK | 8* |
Q | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Quadropolis (Gathering 2016) | Days of Wonder | François Gandon | USA | 7* |
Quarriors! (Gathering 2013) | WizKids | Mike Elliott & Eric Lang | USA | 5* |
Quartermaster General 1914 (Spiel '16) | Griggling Games |
Ian Brody |
USA | 8* |
R | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Ragami (Spiel '12 report) | Mesa Board Games | Gil d'Orey | Portugal | 7 |
Rajas of the Ganges (Gathering 2018) | R&R Games | Inka and Markus Brand | USA | 8 |
Huch! | Germany | |||
Really Nasty Horse Racing Game | Upstarts! | unknown | UK | 8 |
Reworld (Spiel '17 report) | eggertspiele | Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer | Germany | 9* |
Plan B Games | Canada | |||
Riga (Spiel '17 report) | Ostia Spiele | Stefan Risthaus | Germany | 7* |
Robinson Crusoe (Gathering 2013) | Portal Games | Ignacy Trzewiczek | Poland | 9* |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
Rocket Race (2014 UK Games Expo) – unpublished | Triple Ace Games | unknown | UK | 7* |
Rome & Carthage (Spiel '12 report) | Grosso Modo Editions | Jean-René Vernes | France | 5* |
Rhodes (Spiel '16) | The Game Master | Pieter Boots | Netherlands | 8 |
Russian Railroads (Gathering 2014) | Hans im Glück | Helmut Ohley and Leonhard Orgler | Germany | 7 |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
S | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Sagrada (Gathering 2017) | Floodgate Games | Adrian Adamescu and Daryl Andrews | USA | 6 |
Salvo! | 3W | Michael Smith | USA | 4 |
Samara (Spiel '15) | Cwali | Corné van Moorsel | Netherlands | 9 |
Samurai Sword (Spiel '12 report) | dV Giochi | Emiliano Sciarra | Italy | 8* |
Sandwich (Gathering 2011 PDF) | Le Joueur | Christophe Raimbault | France | 8 |
Santa's Workshop (Gathering 2018) | Rio Grande Games | Keith Ferguson | USA | 7* |
Säulen der Erde, Die | Kosmos | See The Pillars of the Earth | ||
Scepter of Zavandor | Z-Man Games | Jens Drögemüller | USA | 10 |
(Das Zepter von Zavandor) | Lookout Games | Germany | ||
Scythe (UK Games Expo) | Stonemaier Games | Jamey Stegmaier | USA | 8* |
Secret de Monte Cristo, Le (Gathering 2011 PDF) | Filosofia | Charles Chevallier & Arnaud Urbon | France | 5* |
Secret of Monte Cristo, The | Z-Man Games | USA | ||
Settlers of Catan | Mayfair Games | Klaus Teuber | USA | 10 |
(Die Siedler von Catan) | Kosmos | Germany | ||
Shadows over Camelot | Days of Wonder | Bruno Cathala and Serge Laget | USA | 9 |
Shadows over Camelot – the card game (Spiel '12 report) | Days of Wonder | Bruno Cathala and Serge Laget | USA | 4* |
Sheepdogs of Pendleton Hill (Spiel '12 report) | Stratamax | Max Michael | USA | 7* |
Ships (Spiel '15) | Treefrog Games | Martin Wallace | New Zealand | 9* |
Skallywaggs | Bent Castle Workshops | Ben Crenshaw | USA | 8 |
Skull Port (Spiel '17 report) | 4Hogs | Ivan Ferencak and Hrvoje Kordic | Croatia | 7* |
Skyliners (Spiel '15) | Hans im Glück | Gabriele Bubola | Germany | 7* |
Z-Man Games | USA | |||
Small Star Empires (Spiel '16) | Archona Games | Milan Tasevski | Macedonia | 8* |
Snowdonia (Spiel '12 report) | Surprised Stare Games | Tony Boydell | UK | 9* |
Space Beans | Rio Grande Games | Uwe Rosenberg | USA | 5 |
Amigo | Germany | |||
Special Delivery | Kevingston Games | Kevin Rolph | UK | 4 |
Splendor (Gathering 2014) | Space Cowboys | Marc André | France | 8* |
Spirits of the Rice Paddy (Spiel '15) | APE Games | Philip duBarry | USA | - |
Stellar Conflict (Spiel '16) | Artipia Games | James Ernest and Tom Jolly | Greece | 9 |
Stronghold Games | USA | |||
Star Trek Five-Year Mission (Gathering 2016) | Mayfair Games | David Whitcher | USA | 6 |
Star Wars Rebellion (UK Games Expo 2016) | Fantasy Flight Games | Corey Konieczka | USA | |
Struggle of Empires | Treefrog (formerly Warfrog) Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 10 |
Study in Emerald (Spiel '13 report) | Treefrog Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 8* |
Suburbia (PDF, 600k) (first impressions: Gathering 2013) | Bézier Games | Ted Alspach | USA | 8 |
Sultans of the Wind (Spiel '17 report) | Desyllas Games | Jan Meyberg | Greece | 7* |
Summit (Spiel '16) | Inside Up | Conor McGoey | Canada | 7* |
Sun, Sea and Sand (PDF) | Cwali | Corné van Moorsel | Netherlands | 7 |
Surge: Battle for the Oleshky Sands (Spiel '17 report) | Freod | Australia | 6* | |
T | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
T.I.M.E Stories (Spiel '15) | Space Cowboys | Manuel Rozoy | France | - |
Tales of the Arabian Nights (PDF) | West End Games | Eric Goldberg | USA | 10 |
Z-Man Games | Eric Goldberg et al | |||
Tempus | Various | Martin Wallace | UK | 8 |
Terra Mystica (Gathering 2013) | Z-Man Games | Jens Drögemüller & Helge Ostertag | USA | 7* |
Feuerland Spiele | Germany | |||
Terraforming Mars (Gathering 2017) | Fryx Games | Jacob Fryxelius | Sweden | 7* |
Stronghold Games | USA | |||
Test of Fire (Games Expo 2012) | Mayfair Games | Martin Wallace | USA | 5* |
Through the Ages (Spring 2010 PDF) | Czech Games Edition | Vlaada Chvatil | Czech Republic | 10* |
Eagle Games | USA | |||
Thunderbirds (Spiel '15) | Modiphius Entertainment | Matt Leacock | UK | 10 |
Thunderstone Advance (Games Expo 2012) | AEG | Edward Bolme, Mike Elliott, Mark Wootton | USA | 6* |
Thurn & Taxis | Hans im Glück | Karen and Andreas Seyfarth | Germany | 9 |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
Ticket to Ride | Days of Wonder | Alan R Moon | USA | 8 |
Tinners' Trail (PDF) | Treefrog (formerly Warfrog) Games | Martin Wallace | UK | 8 |
Tiny Robots (Spiel '15) | Doorway Games | Pekka Koukkula | Finland | 6 |
Die Tore der Welt: das Kartenspiel (Gathering 2016) | Kosmos | Walter Schranz | Germany | 6* |
Tortuga 1667 (Gathering 2018) | Façade Games | Travis Hancock | USA | 6* |
Treasure Hunter (Gathering 2016) | Queen Games | Richard Garfield | Germany | 5* |
Triassic Terror (Gathering 2013) | Eagle Games | Peter Hawes | USA | 7* |
Kayal Games | Australia | |||
Tulip Bubble (Spiel '17 report) | Moaideas Game Design | Kouyou | Taiwan | 8* |
Tulipmania 1637 (PDF) | JKLM Games | Scott Nicholson | UK | 7 |
TV Wars | Avalon Hill | Bob Nash | USA | 6 |
Tweeet (PDF, 340k) (first impressions: Spiel '12 report) | Cwali | Corné van Moorsel | Netherlands | 7 |
Tzolk'in (Gathering 2013) | Czech Games Edition | Simone Luciani & Daniele Tascini | Czech Republic | 6* |
U | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Ubongo | Kosmos | Grzegorz Rejchtman | Germany | 4 |
University Games | USA | |||
Ulm (Spiel '16) | R&R Games | Günter Burkhardt | USA | 7* |
Upon a Salty Ocean (PDF, .5 Mb) | Giochix | Marco Pranza | Italy | 8 |
Urbania (Gathering 2014) | Mayfair Games | Simone Luciani | USA | 7* |
V | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Vanuatu (PDF, 1 Mb) | Krok Nik Douil | Alain Epron | France | 9 |
Vast: the Crystal Caverns (Gathering 2018) | Leder Games | Patrck Leder and David Somerville | USA | 6* |
Velo City (PDF) | Abacusspiele | Kevin G Nunn | Germany | 6 |
Viking Fury | Ragnar Brothers | Ragnar Brothers | UK | 8 |
Vikings are Coming!, The | ASS | Alex Randolph | Germany | 2 |
Village (Gathering 2012) | Eggertspiele | Inka and Markus Brand | Germany | 8 |
Tasty Minstrel Games | USA | |||
Vinhos (PDF) | What's Your Game? | Vital Lacerda | Italy | 7 |
Viral (Spiel '17 report) | MESA Boardgames | Antonio Sousa Lara and Gil d'Orey | Portugal | 8* |
Arcane Wonders | USA | |||
Viticulture (Essential ed) (Gathering 2017) | Stonemaier Games | Jamey Stegmaier and Alan Stone | USA | 9* |
W | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
War of the Worlds: The New Wave (Spiel '17 report) | Jet Games Studio | Denis Plastinin | Russia | 7* |
Watson & Holmes (Spiel '15) | Ludonova | Jesús Torres Castro | Spain | - |
We Will Wok You (Spiel '12 report) | Pegasus Spiele | Sebastian Bleasdale | Germany | 6* |
Welcome Back to the Dungeon (Gathering 2017) | Iello | Antoine Bauza and Masato Uesugi | France | 7* |
Wendake (Spiel '17 report) | Placentia | Danilo Sabia | Italy | 7* |
West of Africa (Gathering 2016) | Blackfire Entertainment | Martin Schlegel | Germany | 6* |
West Riding | Winsome Games | Han Heidema | USA | 9 |
Western Front (UK Games Expo 2016) | Little Bighorn Games | Tom Lee | UK | 8* |
Wildlife | Uberplay | Wolfgang Kramer | USA | 9 |
Clementoni | Germany | |||
Workshop of the World (PDF) | Ragnar Brothers | Ragnar Brothers | UK | 6 |
World Monuments (Spiel '16) | Queen Games | Piero Cioni | Germany | 6* |
X | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Xanadú (Gathering 2014) | Azahar Juegos | Santiago Salazar, Carolina Tobar and Javier Velásquez | Colombia | 7* |
Xenon Profiteer (Gathering 2016) | Eagle-Gryphon Games | T C Petty III | USA | 9* |
Y | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Yedo (Spiel '12 report) | Eggertspiele | Thomas Vande Ginste and Wolf Plancke | Germany | 8 |
Yunnan (Spiel '13 report) | Argentum | Aaron Haag | Germany | 7* |
Yspahan | Ystari | Sébastien Pauchon | France | 9 |
Rio Grande Games | USA | |||
Z | Top | |||
Title | Publisher | Designer | Country | Rating (1-10) |
Zepter von Zavandor, Das | Lookout Games | See The Scepter of Zavandor | ||
Zong Shi (Gathering 2012) | Gryphon Games | Kevin G Nunn | USA | 7* |
* provisional rating based on initial play |
Index to title: numbers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Articles
Articles are listed in chronological order: most recent first, oldest last.
Spiel '19 – Pevans's report on new games from the 2019 Spiel games fair in Essen: PDF version of Spiel '19 report (10 Mb)
UK Games Expo 2019 (PDF Report of UK Games Expo 2019, 5 Mb) – Pevans reports on the new games at the NEC in Birmingham
UK Games Expo 2018 (PDF Report of UK Games Expo 2018, 3.5 Mb) – Pevans reports on the new games at the NEC in Birmingham
The Gathering of Friends 2018 (Gathering 2018 PDF, 3 Mb) – Pevans reports from this year's Gathering of Friends, concentrating on the games he played
Spiel '17 – Pevans's report on new games from the 2017 Spiel games fair in Essen: PDF version of Spiel '17 report (4 Mb)
UK Games Expo 2017 (PDF Report of UK Games Expo 2017, 5 Mb) – Pevans reports on the new games at the NEC in Birmingham
The Gathering of Friends 2017 (Gathering 2017 PDF, 3 Mb) – Pevans reports from this year's Gathering of Friends, concentrating on the games he played
Spiel '16 – Pevans's report on new games from the 2016 Spiel games fair in Essen: PDF version of Spiel '16 report (3 Mb)
UK Games Expo 2016 (PDF Report of UK Games Expo 2016, 2 Mb) – Pevans reports on the new games in Birmingham,
The Gathering of Friends 2016 (Gathering 2016 PDF, 2.5 Mb) – Pevans reports from this year's Gathering, concentrating on the games he played
British Toy Fair 2016 – the games on show at the London Olympia event: PDF version of Toy Fair 2016 report (0.7 Mb)
Spiel '15 – Pevans's report on new games from the 2015 Spiel games fair in Essen: PDF version of Spiel '15 report (6 Mb)
UK Games Expo 2015 (PDF Report of UK Games Expo 2015, 2.6 Mb) – Pevans reports on the new games in Birmingham,
Spiel '14 – Pevans's report on new games from the 2014 Spiel games fair in Essen: PDF version of Spiel '14 report (3.7 Mb)
Co-operative games (PDF, 0.8 Mb): Pevans surveys the recent growth of this sub-set of board games.
UK Games Expo 2014 (PDF Report of UK Games Expo 2014, 5 Mb) – Pevans reports on the new games in Birmingham,
plays in the Suburbia tournament and
the Memoir '44 tournament.
The Gathering of Friends 2014 (Gathering 2014 PDF, 4.7 Mb) – Pevans reports from this year's Gathering, concentrating on the new (to him) games he played
British Toy Fair 2014 – the games on show at the London Olympia event: PDF version of Toy Fair 2014 report (2 Mb)
Spiel '13 – Pevans's report on new games from the 2013 Spiel games fair in Essen: PDF version of Spiel '13 report (2.4 Mb)
Memoir '44 at the 2013 Expo (PDF .9 Mb) – Pevans plays in the tournament at the 2012 event
UK Games Expo 2013 (PDF 2 Mb) – Pevans reports on the new games in Birmingham
The Gathering of Friends 2013 (Gathering 2013 PDF, 4 Mb) – Pevans reports from this year's Gathering, concentrating on the new (to him) games he played
Spiel '12 – Version 2 of Pevans's report on new games from the 2012 Spiel games fair in Essen: PDF version of Spiel '12 report (3.3 Mb)
Memoir '44 at the Expo (PDF .4 Mb) – Pevans plays in the tournament at the 2012 event
UK Games Expo 2012 (PDF Report of UK Games Expo 2012, 1.4 Mb) – Pevans reports on the new games in Birmingham
The Gathering of Friends 2012 (Gathering 2012 PDF, 3.2 Mb) – Pevans gives his first impressions of the new (to him) games he played at the annual get-together
British Toy Fair 2012 – the games on show at the London Olympia event: PDF version of Toy Fair 2012 report (600 Kb)
Spiel '11 - new games from the annual games fair (version 2): PDF version of Spiel 11 report (6.8 Mb)
EuropeMasters 2011 - Pevans reports from the European Board Games Championship
Gathering of Friends 2011 (PDF, 2.5 Mb) - Pevans plays new games in Niagara Falls
Toy Fair 2011 (PDF) - this year's new games at the London show
Spiel '10 (PDF 3.6 Mb) - new games from the annual games fair (version 2)
UK Games Expo 2010 (PDF) - Pevans went to the Bimingham show
Spring Round-up 2010: Homesteaders and Through the Ages
Toy Fair 2010 (PDF) - this year's new games at the London show and the Spring Fair
Spiel '09 (PDF 1.6 Mb) - new games from the annual games fair (version 3)
Blasts from the Past: 1 Tales of the Arabian Nights (PDF); 2 Ambush (PDF)
UK Games Expo 2009 (PDF) - Pevans went to the Bimingham show
Toy Fair 2009 (PDF) - this year's new games at the London show
Spiel '08 (PDF) - what Pevans saw at the 2008 Spiel games fair
EuropeMasters 2008 (PDF) - Pevans was at the European Board Games Championship
SpielChamps 2008 (PDF) - The UK Board Games Championship at Manorcon
UK Games Expo 2008 (PDF) - Pevans went to the Bimingham show
Toy Fair 2008 (PDF) - this year's new games at the London show
Spiel '07 - a report from the 2007 Spiel games fair: PDF version
Toy Fair 2007 – a report of the new games on show at the UK’s annual showcase.
Spiel '06 - a report from the 2006 Spiel games fair: PDF version
Toy Fair 2006 – a report of the new games on show at the UK’s annual showcase.
Spiel '05 - a report from the 2005 Spiel games fair.
Toy Fair 2005 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase.
Spiel '04 - a report from the 2004 Spiel games fair.
Toy Fair 2004 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase.
Toy Fair 2003 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase.
Spiel '02 - a report from the 2002 Spiel games fair.
Toy Fair 2002 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase.
Spiel '01 - a report from the 2001 Spiel games fair.
Toy Fair 2001 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase.
UKBCGC 2000 - a report from the UK's Board and Card Games Championship.
Toy Fair 2000 - a report of the new games on show at the UK's annual showcase.
TV Wars - The Pevans Option - alternative rules for this game that remove much of the luck element and reduce the playing time.