Rezerwat (eng. Habitats), published by Allplay, is a board game in which players take on the role of wildlife reserve managers. The goal is to create a thriving ecosystem filled with animals, suitable habitats, and attractions for visiting tourists.
There’s a good chance that Dominion from Rio Grande Games has caught your eye, or that you’ve even played it. It’s a classic example of a game built around the deck-building mechanic and is widely considered one of the genre’s flagship titles. The same publisher has another game in its portfolio that strongly resembles Dominion—at least in many aspects, it repeats the mechanics that made it such a great game. The key difference is that this time, instead of building a deck, we build dice that we roll every turn. That game is Dice Realms. It sounds great. Let’s see whether it actually delivers.
Carl Chudyk is one of those designers whose name always promises something unusual. Panda Spin is no exception — it’s a trick-taking card game where the competition for each hand is combined with a clever card-flipping mechanic that boosts your cards’ power. Published by Muduko, the game takes us into the world of the Chinese zodiac, where a panda decides to join the other animals.
Removal is a title you can find on your table thanks to Albi. Designed by Michał Reszka, this game lets you step into the shoes of a moving company employee and feel the weight of all those boxes—and some rather unusual objects too (people really do collect the strangest things!). 🏠🚚 Let’s get moving with our review!
The forest is a living organism, where beneath the surface an intense, silent struggle for survival takes place. In Mycelia, you take the role of a mycelium that expands, fruits, and spreads spores to gain dominance in a world full of competition. This title combines the feel of biology with tactical competition over space. And if things get too cramped in this underground realm, the North American Expansion comes to the rescue, introducing trees, symbiosis, and an option for a fifth player.
Whispering Woods, published by Muduko, is a title that many board gamers following the international market have been eagerly awaiting. Created by Cristian Bustos and Bernardo Vásquez, this engaging abstract game puts you in the role of animal guardians of the forest, expanding it while fulfilling goals whispered to you by the trees.
If we ask about a famous Polish woman who made her mark in history with great achievements, the first person who comes to mind is Marie Skłodowska-Curie. And it is precisely about her that we want to write today, as we now have a game that presents her life and work in chronological order. In the Footsteps of Marie Curie is a design by Florian Fay, published in Poland by Rebel.
“Jump Drive” from Rio Grande Games is a fast-paced card game by Tom Lehmann, set in the universe of the classic “Race for the Galaxy.” Unlike its older sibling, it’s more approachable while still capturing the spirit of building a space empire and chasing powerful card combos. Let’s see what this deck has in store.
Vines and Flowers is a family-friendly puzzle game in which you collectively build a pergola covered in vines and flowers. It’s being published on Kickstarter by the California-based Whales Entertainment. Creating the three‑dimensional structure is very satisfying, and the gameplay flows smoothly and pleasantly. Read on for our review, and if you like what you see, consider supporting the game in the final stretch. The campaign runs until 16:00 on August 30.