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Designer: Alexandros Kapidakis | Publisher: Dranda Games What constitutes originality? Inventiveness and creativity are clearly important, and not being a direct copy of something else helps. But beyo

Designers: Luc Rémond, David Simiand | Publisher: Hobby World Many of my favourite board games scratch the direct competition itch in subtle rather than overtly aggressive ways. Tundra is just that ki

Designer: Robert Hovakimyan | Publisher: IV Studios You know how it is, when you’re in the middle of running an intergalactic mining mercenary movement – and you just can’t get the staff! Moonrollers

Designers: Simone Luciani, Nestore Mangone | Publisher: ThunderGryph Games While Darwin’s Journey might not be a new kid on the block, some games leave such a strong impression that it feels criminal

Designer: Stephen Kerr | Publisher: Thunderworks Games The future is now, and it’s resource management. Metrorunner comes in a striking purple box, ablaze with neon colours. That visual scheme carries

£3.80 a can What happens when you pair London’s immersive Dungeons & Dragons bar with an Edinburgh-based nano-brewery? Beer. The two parties have joined forces to create a light, refreshing and super-