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At 16, I was on top of the world. I was double World Youth champion, I’d been the fastest 14-year-old of all time in Europe, and I already had a shoe contract. At 15, I was UK champion over the 100 an

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TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO, SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS STUNNED PLAYERS WITH ITS BREATHTAKING SENSE OF SCALE. IMMENSE ENEMIES AND WIDE-OPEN LANDSCAPES MADE IT AN UNFORGETTABLE CLASSIC. WITH FUMITO UEDA AND OTHERS CONNECTED TO THE GAME AS OUR GUIDES, WE EXPLORE ITS CREATION AND ENDURING LEGACY

Designer: Reiner Knizia | Publisher: Bitewing Games Released in parallel with Reiner Knizia’s Iliad, this abstract two-player design is the less subtle sibling. While Iliad is a wholly original design

Designers: Designers Bruno Cathala, Ludovic Maublanc | Publisher: Catch Up Games Everything about this game is magnificent. The boards and tiles are tinted with gold and the artwork is classy, colourf