One of the most famous board games is Settlers of Catan. After it’s release in 1995 it received the Spiel des Jahres award and became immensely popular. According to Wikipedia more than 22 million copies are sold. Shortly after it’s release several expansion where released as well. But which expansion is the best and why?…
The Top 5 Best Dominion Expansions
Dominion is one of our favorite games and it also has some of the best expansions of all board games. In this article we list the best expansions. To avoid that this list merely reflects our personal preferences we focus on which expansion adds the most to the game and, in case of a tie…
The Six Best Party Games
Party games are a great way to enjoy time with a larger group of people. Essential to party games is social interaction. In general players participate all the time; most party games do not have distinct turns for each player, or when they do, the turns are quite short and still enjoyable for the other…
The Seven Best Social Deduction Games
In social deduction games an informed minority plays against an uninformed majority. That is to say, the players in the minority team know who is on their team, but the players in the majority team don’t. The majority team tries to achieve a goal and the minority team tries to sabotage them, while keeping their…
Asante: Frequently Asked Questions
The rules of Asante are not perfectly clear. There are so many possible situations that it is not always clear how the rules apply in a particular situation. Therefore we answer some frequently asked question about specific situations in Asante. If you have more questions feel free to ask them in a comment below. Is…
7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon Expansion (Review)
7 Wonders Duel is one of our favourite board games. It combines long-term strategic planning with short-term tactical insight into a relatively simple and quick game. No wonder we consider it the best board game for two players. Naturally we were thrilled to hear there was an expansion: 7 Wonder Duel Pantheon. In the expansion…
Spyfall: The Movies (unofficial expansion)
Spyfall: The Movies is an unofficial Spyfall expansion in which every location is a famous movie (or movie series). Spyfall is already one of the best social deduction games and one of the best party games, but we like this unofficial expansion much better still. This is mostly because the locations in this unofficial expansion…
The five best board games for two players
Board games for two players can be hard to find, which is a shame because two player board games are the perfect activity for couples and for when you want to play a board game but you have difficulty mustering a large group of players. In this list we share our favourite board games for…
7 Wonders Duel: How expensive is it to win?
There are 3 ways to win 7 Wonders Duel. You can either win by having a civilian victory, by scientific supremacy, or by miltary supremacy. If you finish the game and have the most victory points you win the civilian victory. If you gather 6 different scientific symbols, you immediately win the game by scientific supremacy. And…
Citadels: Is it smart to assassinate the King?
Many beginning Citadels players assassinate the king when they are the Assassin. In this post we discuss whether this is a smart decision. There are some reasons to assassinate the King. The most important reason is that the King is a strong character and is therefore picked often. Therefore, if you assassinate the King you…