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Nemi: The Strawberry Festival

Nemi is a small Italian town in the hills near Rome, overlooking a lake of the same name. It is best known for its wild strawberries and the Strawberry Festival, which has been held there since 1922. During the event, the streets fill with flowers, music, and market stalls, while women dressed in traditional costumes, known as Fragolare, hand out fruit to visitors.

This colorful festival became the theme of Nemi: The Strawberry Festival, a game designed by Valeria Cavasin and Edoardo Elbenstein and published by Fiammingo Games. As participants in the preparations, we will gather fruit and other ingredients, make strawberry desserts, and decorate the town. The player who contributes the most to the event’s success will receive the Golden Strawberry.

We received a pre-release copy of the game for testing. How did this sweet trip to sunny Italy turn out?

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Pigeon Explosion

Pigeon Explosion is a new party-style card game from Muduko in which we feed our birds, sneak food onto other players’ pigeons and try to make ours happy while making theirs… explode. It sounds like a fast and intense game with a solid dose of negative interaction, but does it have to be that way?

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White Castle: Duel

White Castle: Duel from Portal Games is a compact two-player strategy game built upon the core ideas of its larger predecessor, The White Castle. This time, however, the experience is tailored exclusively for head-to-head play, with a streamlined structure and a brisk tempo. While the inspiration is unmistakable, several elements have been redesigned to suit the duel-focused format. So—how well does it work? Let’s take a look.

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Panda Spin

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.

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Hens

In Hens from Little Rocket Games, players become poultry breeders trying to create the most beautiful and harmonious backyard. This is one of the titles by Italian designer, illustrator, and publisher Giampaolo Razzino, which made its way to us during this year’s Planszówki w Spodku convention—and it immediately caught attention, because honestly, who doesn’t love chickens? 😀 Let’s take a closer look!

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Donjon: Les Apprentis Gardiens

The action of the game, set in dungeons, gloomy castles, or other equally strange places, always attracts players’ attention—especially when there is a promise of an adventure. Usually, we take on the roles of brave heroes, overcoming traps and enemies with courage and wit. But what if we switched sides and played something more akin to the famous Hotel Transylvania?
The board game Donjon (Donżon), published by Czacha Games, might be the perfect choice for that. Why? Let’s dive into the review of this title by Joachim Thôme.

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Mycelia + North American Expansion

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.

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In the Footsteps of Marie Curie

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.

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Jump Drive

“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.

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Vines and Flowers

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.

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