Jamie Hopkins

China is a clever map-building game where players place houses, connect regions, and score for control and linked networks. Each turn brings tough choices: claim a useful spot, block a rival, or save pieces for later. Plan ahead, watch the board, and expect friendly table talk to vanish fast.

Colorado is a light strategy game about exploring the American frontier. Players use cards to travel, gather useful items, complete objectives, and build their score. Each turn asks you to weigh safe progress against better rewards, while watching rivals steal the best chances. It’s quick, friendly, and sneakily competitive.

Buccaneer is a lively pirate game about raiding ships, gathering treasure, and building a crew strong enough to scare off rivals. Players sail around the board, attack opponents, claim loot, and choose when to fight or flee. After a few rounds, the richest pirate wins, usually with plenty of loud table talk.

Learn Coffee’s two-player setup, stone placement, direction rod and the two ways to win the abstract game.

Yellowstone is a strategy game about guiding wildlife through the park while building useful habitats and chasing valuable scoring chances. Players move animals, plan around limited space, and balance short-term gains with future turns. Careful timing matters, because a flashy move now can leave your whole herd in a pickle.