Tabletop

Born to Serve follows a bunch of superheroes, with no funding and no way to save the world, each now looking at the lonely job of being a table waiter or waitress at the local restaurant. With ten heroes all fighting over the same job, you…

Here at B3, a number of members of our team are parents and love playing board games with our kids, and it’s always good to combine educational properties and learning with fun, as well as teaching the fundamentals of more complex games.…

In space no one can hear you scream. Or, as the side panel of the Lifeform box puts it, “in the vast, forbidden seas of space… Terror awaits.” Not quite as catchy, is it? Regardless of its cheesy strapline, Lifeform, from Hall or Nothing…

With an existing history of linking mobile games, augmented reality and board games together in innovative ways, Lucky Duck Games is the ideal publisher for a game like Jetpack Joyride. This real time game is a direct adaptation of the…

Throw Throw Burrito is a unique combination of a card game mixed with dodgeball, from the minds behind Exploding Kittens and Bears Vs Babies, where your ball is actually a squishy burrito. Throw Throw Burrito is made for two to six…

With just over 300 cards provided and the way in which cards are mixed, matched and then returned to the table; there are enough cards provided to deliver an extremely extensive mix of insults with it being very rare for delivering the…

When it comes to six player games, you’ll usually need to invest in an expansion (or two) — or look to your collection of party games — in order to satisfy your guests. Extraordinary Adventures: Pirates is that rare and special gem that is…

Rocket Squad is a hand management game with take-that elements for two to four players, in which you try to build the biggest cardboard rocket you can in order to earn the most points and claim the title of king of the backyard!

Enjoyed by both the adults in our house and loved by the kids, ColourBrain Disney Edition is the type of game that brings families together around the table, it’s fast enough to set up that kids don’t get bored waiting and it’s interesting…

  IELLO are known for their beautifully crafted, straightforward games, often focussing on lighter mechanics and gameplay with a family-friendly feel. Whilst Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon shares IELLO’s usual exceptional production qualities…

I’ve gone to a few escape rooms, they’ve been expensive yet memorable experiences. That said, I don’t often have time during the day to book up an escape room and organise my friends. Escape Room: The Board Game takes the idea of an escape…

The relationship between board games and video games is a strange one. Obviously board games came first, and have inspired many a digital conversion — yet sometimes, the opposite is true. Taking the immediacy of video games and translating…

When I think back to my review for Chronicles of Crime, it was obvious at the time that the game was designed with expansion content in mind. After all, several add-on scenarios were available on day one, and, most tellingly, the box…

If you’ve never heard of Pax Pamir, then you’re probably not a fan of war games or political simulations — and you know what, that’s totally fine. For those who are fans however, the return of Pax Pamir is something that has been long…

Up until now, I think that every drinking related board game I’ve played has been strictly a party game, usually with a real focus on drinking and very little actual game. Drunkgeon, whilst undoubtedly linked to the consumption of alcohol…

In Ryan Laukat’s The Ancient World: Second Edition, each player will take control of a city state vying for the attention of five migratory tribes, fleeing from rampaging titans. To do this, each city must be bigger, better equipped and…

Chocolatiers is a two to five player tabletop game about creating very beautiful boxes of chocolates. I backed it on Kickstarter a while back and have eagerly waited for the day to come when the box arrived. That day was recently, and it's…

When it comes to sloths, there is one thing that comes to mind — being slow. Sloths are known for being slow, lazy animals, which isn’t really the best for winning things like races. Running? Being fast? Not taking naps? It’s just not…