Marrakesh: camels & nomads add some dung to your point salad

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

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: Meng Chunlin | Publisher: Dranda Games While cute usually means pretty and appealing, it can also be a nod to something clever in a simple yet pleasing way. You only have to look at the Expl

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

Sometimes inspiration can come from the most unusual of places for game designers. Perhaps they’ll be out on a walk and suddenly have an idea for a forest-management game. Maybe during a traditional g

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