Category Archives: Essen 2024

Space Bureau Designer: Andrey Kolupaev Publisher: Hobby World Players: 1-4 Age: 12+ Time: 60 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Welcome aboard, Captain, Sir!  The 10-XN class starship is ready for discovery. New worlds are waiting for us!  … Continue reading →

Galactic Renaissance Designers: Christian Martinez Publisher: Matagot Players: 2-4 Ages: 14+ Time: 45-90 min Played with copy provided by publisher Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/40u63SQ Following Inis, Galactic Renaissance is the second installment of the “Political Trilogy” by designer Christian Martinez … Continue reading →

Torii Designer: Kuan Chen Publisher: EmperorS4 Players: 2 Age: 10+ Time: 20 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher From time to time, sprightly spirits are seen jumping around. When these playful beings appear, miracles occur, and the village … Continue reading →

Rallyman: DIRT Designer: Jean-Christophe Bouvier Publisher: Holy Grail Games / Synapses Games Players: 1-6 Age: 14+ Time: 60 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3DVd3j6 Rallyman: DIRT is a brand new edition of the classic … Continue reading →

Butterfly Garden Designer: Reiner Knizia Publiahse: Korea Board Games / Capstone Games Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by Korea Board Games Butterfly Garden is a tile-laying game along the lines of Metro, Tsuro, … Continue reading →

Mesos Designer: Yaniv Kahana, Simone Luciani  Publisher: Cranio Players: 2-5 Age: 10+ Time: 30-50 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3C0yJZO  Played with review copy provided by publisher Thousands of years ago, a new era was beginning for humankind. The nomadic hunter-gatherers … Continue reading →