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Board Game Reviews - Honest Tabletop Game Reviews at Zatu

The image features a colorful box of the "Bluey Grannies Game" with illustrated characters of two dogs in costumes. The background is a vibrant, playful scene.

Grannies Game (Orchard Toys) review

Phil Follett-Laing

Grannies Game will become a fan favourite and possibly convert some new people to the Bluey hype train!

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Colorful "Old MacDonald Lotto" game box featuring a smiling farmer with various farm animals: a dog, pig, sheep, horse, and cow, set against a vibrant, cartoon farm background with a red tractor.

Old Macdonald Lotto review

Phil Follett-Laing

Ei-ei-o! And so, MacDonald’s farm goes, but unlike the songs, Old MacDonald Lotto has a variety of characters to meet and greet...

Title text "Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar" in bold, yellow letters with weathered texture, set against a mystical blue sky, featuring ancient stone elements.

Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar second opinion

CAs

Most worker placement games ask you where you want to place your workers. Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar cares much more about when you want them back.  

A fantasy book cover titled "Septima" shows three figures holding hands in a moonlit forest. The trees create an enchanting, mystical atmosphere

Septima second opinion

CAs

Witchcraft, suspicion, and the constant feeling that you’re about to be caught - that's Septima in a nutshell!

Box cover of the Scotland Yard board game features a detective in a hat and sunglasses, surrounded by London transportation and character images. The tone is mysterious and adventurous.

Scotland Yard - Refresh review

Kieran Flynn

Scotland Yard - Refresh is a competitive 2-4 vs 1 boardgame, up to 4 players play as the bobbies of London town tracking down the elusive Mr X...

Whirly Derby board game box with colorful, cartoonish marbles on a vibrant, multicolored background. Energetic and fun design

Whirly Derby review

Phil Follett-Laing

To be crowned Whirly Derby Champion of the Whirlyverse, you're going to need tactics, luck, and possibly some skulduggery...

A group of six cartoon cats, in various colors, snuggle together in a cozy pile on a red cushion. Sunlight streams in, creating a warm, serene atmosphere.

Purrramid review: stacking playful kittens and regretting life choices

KaCoPlays

Reiner Knizia, cats, tile placement, and push your luck? Yeah... this game basically had my name written all over it.

Yellow sign with "Cretaceous Rails" and dinosaur silhouette. Dinosaurs in vivid colors surround a green train, against a pink sky. Energetic tone.

Cretaceous Rails review

Sean Franks

If you’re into dinosaurs or Euro-style games then I suggest you grab a copy of Cretaceous Rails now!

The image shows the board game "Bugs in the Kitchen" by Ravensburger. The box features an animated bug and cheerful chefs in a lively kitchen scene.

Bugs In The Kitchen review

Matthew Morgan

It’s usually quite calm in my household, but that all changed when we decided to have a game of Ravensburger’s ‘Bugs in the Kitchen’

Illustration of a Viking ship with a dragon head prow against a starry night sky. Text "Viking Route" appears above, set in bold with a Norse design.

Viking Route review

Kevin Hackett

Manage the ship, navigate the map, and track down resources and scenario goals in Viking Realm!

Cover of "Whispering Woods" game. A mystical forest scene with glowing mushrooms, soft light filtering through trees, and a deer drinking from a stream.

Whispering Woods second opinion

Carl King

Whispering Woods is a clever, tile-laying board game where players draft hexagonal forest tiles and guide mystical spirit animals!

Cover art for the game 'Enthrone' by Sawyer West. The title is set against a colorful stained glass background, evoking a medieval theme

Enthrone board game review

Kirsty Whyte

At its heart, Enthrone is about influence, deception and reading your opponent just well enough to stay one step ahead of them...

Two hands hold wooden sticks against a white background. The bold, colorful text "YUBIBO" overlays the image, conveying a playful, vibrant mood. Japanese characters are also present.

Yubibo review

Naomi Scott

Who would have thought that balancing sticks between your friends’ fingers and your own would be so amusing? In Yubibo you do just that. Or try to.