Message in a bottle

Dying Message comes in a small box, reminiscent in size of a video cassette – if anyone remembers those. A bit bigger than a DVD? It’s a cinematic feeling that the game is going for from the off, as i

This game brings the magic of LEGO into the world of tabletop gaming. It is a remake of a previous game – Brick Party – from a decade ago by the same designer, but this time with LEGO’s official invol

Expectation, as Billy Bob Shakespeare once mused, is the root of all heartache. Yet while it is important to be open-minded when testing board games for review purposes, it is a challenge at times to

It’s gamble o’clock, and everyone’s invited to the party! In Emerald Skulls everyone gets to wager all the time. During your turn you can enjoy pushing your luck with a big stack of dice, trying to cl

In Biomos, you are a developing young planet. This game sees you drafting tiles with different geographic features, trying to complete patterns and score points. It’s a simple game with a nice theme a

Trick taking games are a staple of the tabletop world (see page 36 if you don’t believe us). Every month there seems to be a new trick taker vying for your attention and each one needs a ‘hook’ to mak