My January 2026 plays: fewer games, more depth, with Welcome to the Moon leading the pack at 5 plays.
My review of Welcome to the Moon, a flip-and-write game with 8 interconnected space adventures you can play standalone or as a campaign.
Looking back at my 2025 in board gaming: 136 plays, 45 new games, and my top 5 of the year, from Anachrony to Underwater Cities.
My December 2025 plays: 17 games across 8 titles, led by Obsession, plus top games like Underwater Cities and more.
My review of Obsession, an elegant Victorian hand-management game about restoring a fallen family's fortune through marriage and social climbing.
My review of Troyes Dice, a medieval roll-and-write where you draft dice to build a city, quick to play, with real strategic bite.
My review of R.A.V.E.L., a clever solo dice-manipulation puzzle that packs surprising depth into a tiny, endlessly replayable box.
My review of Tracks: Siren Bay, a cooperative sound-based detective game where you solve cases by listening for clues, with one big catch.
My review of Underwater Cities, a card-driven worker-placement game about building humanity's underwater future, frustrating in the best way.
First impressions of Endless Winter: Paleoamericans, a worker-placement and deck-building game about leading a prehistoric tribe to prosperity.
