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Green and yellow box of "The Chameleon" game with a pixelated design. Includes "3-8 players" and "ages 14+" info. Chameleon logo at the bottom.

The Chameleon second opinion

KaCoPlays

Chameleon is one of those games you keep seeing when browsing. Eventually, it ends up in your cart...

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Board game components with garden theme, featuring vibrant flower illustrations, hexagonal tiles, a plant-filled background, and labeled bags

Stalk Exchange review

Elliott Bailey

Do you enjoy market manipulation games? Do you like flowers? If you answered yes to both, then Stalk Exchange might just be the game for you.  

Dramatic illustration of animated characters in action poses; bold text announces "The great earth-shaking battle returns...!" alongside a booster pack image.

One piece Op16 Double Pack review

Matthew Morgan

So, what can you expect to find in an OP16 double pack?  

Bold pink text reading "Burnt Moon" against a dark, starry background. The design conveys a mysterious and cosmic atmosphere.

Line of Fire Burnt Moon review

James Hind

Line of Fire: Burnt Moon is an interesting deck builder that makes each turn feel a bit like a puzzle to be solved...

Board game set in Middle-earth on a wooden table, featuring a detailed map, character cards, and deck piles. The atmosphere is strategic and immersive.

The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship second opinion

Raquel and Joao

Fate of the Fellowship succeeds at the thing licensed games almost never manage: the mechanics don't illustrate the theme, they generate it.

Two board game boxes, "Lux et Tenebrae" and "Perlae Imperii," are displayed over scattered game cards and pieces. The tone is adventurous and mystical.

Res Arcana Expansions review

CAs

What surprised me after playing both expansions - Res Arcana: Lux et Tenebrae and Res Arcana: Perlae Imperii is how naturally they fold into the original game.  

Box cover of "The Search for Lost Species" board game showing a tree kangaroo amid lush green foliage, creating a sense of adventure and discovery.

The Search for the Lost Species review

Edwyn Stanyer

All around the world, across every kind of habitat, there are species that have seemingly vanished. It's your job to rediscover them...

Box cover of "Kemet: Blood and Sand" with an epic Egyptian battle scene featuring warriors, mythical creatures, and a blazing sunset in the background.

Kemet – Blood and Sand second opinion

Neil Parker

Travel to the sand swept lands of pharaohs and pyramids In Kemet – Blood and Sand, where you play one of five Egyptian gods!

A cartoonish caveman with a surprised expression reaches towards a flying, green creature atop a hairy club. The text reads, 'Poetry for Neanderthals: NSFW Edition.' The tone is humorous and playful

Poetry for Neanderthals: NSFW Edition review – crude caveman classics

2 Players Gaming

Poetry for Neanderthals: NSFW Edition is a absolute cracker of a party game. It is stupid, it is loud, and it is offensive in all the right ways.  

Pink game box with eyes and flames design. Text reads "They Made Me Do It: Charades with no filter" for ages 17+. Fun and edgy tone.

They Made Me Do It review: spicy charades with a twist of ink

2 Players Gaming

They Made Me Do It takes the best elements of Cards Against Humanity, What Do You Meme?, and Scrawl, and rolls them into one hilarious package.

Cover image of the "Tsuro: The Game of the Path" board game, featuring an intricate red dragon on a beige background with stylized text.

Tsuro second opinion: the game of the Path – zen, dragons, and domestic betrayal

2 Players Gaming

If you don't have a fast, beautiful gateway game in your collection yet, Tsuro deserves a spot on your shelf!

Sketch of ancient columns with a laurel wreath and daggers below. The text "23 Knives" is written in bold, with "23" in red. Tone is dramatic and historical.

23 Knives review: friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your knives

Shawn Kumar

“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” Except in 23 Knives, you are not really here to bury Caesar.

Three adventurers ascend wide stone steps toward a figure in white robes holding a staff, surrounded by mist in an ancient, shadowy hall.

The One Ring: Hands of the White Wizard review

Craig Neilson Adams

Hands of the White Wizard contains six adventures for The One Ring, the official tabletop roleplaying game based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien!