Strategy

These games focus on planning, resource management, and decision-making. Examples include “Catan,” “Risk,” and “Twilight Struggle.”

Catan cover
Rating: 3.8/5

Catan Review

Catan Universe makes trading feel like a friendly auction where everyone secretly wants your brick. Smart deals and planning matter, but dice luck can still wreck your grand plans. Fun, flawed, and best with three players.

V-Wars: Box Cover Front
Rating: 3.8/5

V-Wars Review

V-Wars serves up tense vampire brawls, sharp faction powers, and enough chaos to make every turn sweat. Luck sometimes grabs the wheel, but the theme keeps the table buzzing long after someone loses their last human.

Altitude: Box Cover Front
Rating: 4/5

Altitude Review

Altitude rewards smart planning without turning every turn into a maths exam. Luck adds spice, but clever choices usually win. After several games with friends, I found it tense, fair, and just chaotic enough to keep everyone grinning.

The Fog of War: Box Cover Front
Rating: 3.8/5

The Fog of War Review

The Fog of War rewards calm plans, sneaky bluffs, and friends who enjoy second-guessing every move. Its rules take a little work, but once they click, each turn feels tense, clever, and wonderfully mean.

Ambush!: Box Cover Front
Rating: 4/5

Ambush! Review

Ambush! turned our table into a tense war movie. Every patrol felt dangerous, every choice mattered, and even a lucky shot never stole control from the player.

Cobra: Game of the Normandy Breakout: Box Cover Front
Rating: 3.8/5

Cobra Review

Cobra mixes wooden snake stacking with hidden player colours. Examine the bluffing, dexterity risk and scoring interests behind its unusual design.

Lawless: Box Cover Front
Rating: 4/5

Lawless Review

Lawless combines land, cattle and cowboys in a competitive Wild West card game. Explore its ranch economy and interactive event-driven premise.

Wilderness: Box Cover Front
Rating: 3.8/5

Wilderness Review

Wilderness turns every map flip into a small adventure. Supplies run low, rivals lurk nearby, and one bad choice can ruin your grand plan. Luckily, losing still feels more fun than it should.

Boomerang: Box Cover Front
Rating: 3.8/5

Boomerang Review

Boomerang turns a small deck into a tasty puzzle of timing, sets, and cheeky choices. My friends and I enjoyed the smart play, though a few lucky draws can ruffle feathers.

On Fire!!!: Box Cover Front
Rating: 4/5

On Fire!!! Review

On Fire!!! is a competitive office-escape game using card hands to move employees and disrupt rivals. Explore the design and its fit for your group.