The dragons are loose… but only if you manage to match the domino-like tiles so that the same landscape types are next to one another. Then you’ll receive a dragon’s egg as a reward. But is there a baby dragon inside, scoring you a point? Or …
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Beware loose cannons! The pirate crew has collected their booty – jewels and gold coins – and arranged it all nice and neat. Now it has to be split between the crew. Who gets the most? The crew decide in the traditional way: by bowling. At …
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“Tapikékoi”? Or “Tu as piqué quoi?”, which is French for “What have you pinched”? That’s what the players are trying to find out. This cheekily illustrated game depicts a picture book family idyll: father, mother, daughter, son and a perfect home. Four tableaus depict the kitchen, …
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A guessing game, a story game but above all a wonderfully sumptuous adventure: this is Traumfänger. The most important components – aside from lots of imagination – are square cards and round discs. The former represent nightmares and the latter cuddly toys of different sizes that …
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The dino park has been built, we’re just missing the stars of our show. Stegosaurus, Triceratops and the gang are ready to move in to their pens but players are still looking for new attractions for their zoos. At the start of a round each player …
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In the fast-paced bluffing game “Spicy”, it’s easy to get your fingers burned. Players take turns to play face-down wasabi, chilli and pepper cards with increasing levels of heat. You can’t always find the right spice in your hand, so you might have to slip some …
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Here comes the rolling knight rushing into battle. His journey continues through jungles and ice worlds, dark arches and bright forests for 20 levels. “Slide Quest” converts worlds you might recognise from computer games with lots of retro charm, knowing winks and loving illustrations into a …
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Robots can do lots of things: fly, turn into cars, translate foreign languages, save damsels in distress … But in general you can separate robots into three speed categories: slow, normal and fast. This is the only information the other players have when the robot-player navigates …
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The name of this game (“Who did it”?) and the cute animal illustrations are definitely aimed at children. But Who Did It? can be fun for grown-ups too, especially grown-ups who are still children at heart. Which means us. We have to free our own pets …
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