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Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared — Delightfully Maleficent
In some ways Villainous and its expansions have created a game which potentially could be played by up to twelve players; if you had enough time and resources to play it that way; but also manages to create twelve different play styles…
Phoenix Point — X-COM creator’s latest game struggles for balance
In Phoenix Point a strange virus has emerged and transformed the seas into mist. Out of that mist emerge strange, mutated creatures that devastate the human race. You take control of one cell of the Phoenix Project, a worldwide force…
Darksburg — ghoulish fun, but still needing time to rise
Darksburg revives the gameplay promise of co-operative survival games by creating some solid action in an engaging world complete with interesting characters. However, the game is currently so under-supported online and bereft of story that…
DiTiC is the smart, minimalist tile placement game that everyone needs
In the current board game market, it’s tough to be either original or minimalist, since the penchant of the moment seems to be multi-million dollar Kickstarter games crammed with detailed, unnecessary miniatures and basic combat systems.…
This Strange Realm of Mine — Not “fun”, but it’s certainly interesting
It’s hard for me to put into words what I experienced playing This Strange Realm of Mine. Developer Doomster Entertainment has created a weird and wonderful experience that, while not necessarily one of the most fun games I’ve played…
Surviving the Aftermath — Turns out it’s pretty easy
In Surviving the Aftermath you take control of a tiny colony of apocalypse survivors and must guide them through their own personal post-extinction-level-event timeline. Gathering resources, exploring the ruined remnants of society and…
Play for 100 hours with the Sennheiser GSP 370 gaming headset
The Sennheiser GSP 370 is an over-ear wireless gaming headset that boasts amazing sound quality and a very long battery life. After charging, the battery life is 100 hours, and it does really last for ages. When it comes to the look of the…
House Flipper — Bit of a Fix’er Upper
House Flipper’s overall experience is pure capitalism. Buy old or dilapidated real estate, renovate them based upon demand from your likely target market and then flip them for a substantial profit
Counter Attack — Football simulation has all the raw tools to succeed
Counter Attack from Webstar Games tackles the tough task of mapping a game of football to the tabletop. Two players compete against each other to work the ball towards the opposition goal and past their goalkeeper.
Furry Foodies lets you knock food off the table.
Cats are mischievous animals, everyone knows this. They take joy and pride in knocking items off of the table. In Furry Foodies, your cat's goal is to knock food from the table and avoid knocking noisy plates off. This is a really fun, yet…
Ailment — Shooting my way through a spaceship
Starting out in a med-bay on your spaceship, the Frontier-16, you quickly realise things are a bit wrong. You’ve been unconscious for three days having been on an expedition team sent to another ship, the Endurance. It seems that there was…
Extra Ordinary — a horror rom-com carried by its lead, Maeve Higgins
Extra Ordinary is an Irish horror comedy. We have watched it.
Jumble Jam looks cute to hide how cut throat it is!
Jumble Jam is one of those food games that I saw, thought was cute, and didn’t read much into the rules. There are pastries, cats, and very cute graphics to draw the player in — which worked for me — but it turns out to be a very cutthroat…
Enter the Majesty of Wingspan: European Expansion
Wingspan: European Expansion is the first expansion of Wingspan featuring the birds of Europe.
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics ー Viva La Resistance
Three base classes are offered to begin with and players can choose between Soldier, Scout and Mender following the classic RPG stats tropes of Strength, Dexterity and Magic
Pillars of Eternity II: Complete Edition is a great game that is stands in the shadow of its…
Regular readers of BigBossBattle may recall that I waxed lyrical about my love for the original Pillars of Eternity when it appeared on console, and it’s certainly true that I’ve been waiting for Pillars of Eternity II: Complete Edition…
Nemesis — in space, no-one can hear you cackle maniacally
In Nemesis, from Awaken Realms and Rebel, players take on the roles of the crew of the titular spacecraft, awakened rudely from hypersleep to find that something has gone terribly wrong on their ship. As well as competing with the unknown…
Yellow & Yangtze is a punishing strategic masterpiece available both physical and digital
Yellow & Yangtze is the semi-sequel to Tigris and Euphrates, with both games featuring a similar design from the now legendary Dr. Reiner Knizia. This later version moves the theme from Mesopotamia to China and publisher Grail Games…
Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions ー Glass Effect
This sounds like it might make the puzzles a little too easy, but believe me when I say that this isn’t the case. The puzzle pieces are all complex shapes which means finding a logical position for them isn’t exactly simple.
Paris: New Eden is a post-apocalyptic builder about rebirth
Even though it’s a genre that I enjoy, there’s no denying that the post-apocalypse concept is becoming a bit tired across both board and videogames alike. Zombies, mutants, aliens — whatever the threat is, we’ve seen it all before. But…