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An early prototype of Ryugu was kindly provided by 14Games. All artwork and rules are subject to change. Thoughts & opinions are my own. Ryugu The Fleeting Paradise, to give it its full name, is a clean, colourful new worker-placement game from 14Games, the studio that brought us Snow Planner (read my review of that here). Following the trend of Japanese Euro games doing ...

A review copy of Chicago & Northwestern was kindly provided by Rio Grande Games. Thoughts & opinions are my own. Ticket to Ride is too light, and 18xx games make my brain want to cry, so for me, Cube Rail games are where it’s at. Chicago & Northwestern from the person many consider to be the father of cube rails – John Bohrer – originally came out in 2016, then la...

A review copy of Zenith was kindly provided by Hachette Boardgames UK. Thoughts & opinions are my own. Zenith is a tight, hugely enjoyable head-to-head duel that’ll have you trying to do all-too-many things at once. It’s an exercise in plate-spinning that I think most people will really enjoy and wish they’d tried sooner. VERDICT players 2-4 | playing time 25-35 mins…

A review copy of Last Week of Summer was kindly provided by Zatu Trade. Thoughts & opinions are my own. I have rose-tinted spectacles with inch-thick lenses when it comes to 1980s nostalgia, so when I had the opportunity to cover Last Week of Summer, I jumped at it. For me, it’s probably a little too light and disjointed, and I’ll get into that, but if you’ve got a group ...

My plays were all with a prototype copy of Excursions kindly provided by Kinson Key Games. All artwork, components, and rules are subject to change. 🚀 The Excursions Kickstarter Campaign goes live on October 6th 2026. You can find out more and back it by clicking here 🚀. Excursions does for Galactic Cruise (read my review of the original here) what Sanctuary (review here) d...