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Orbit: Review

Orbit: Review  Information: Mechanics:  Race, Multi-Use Cards,  Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  2 - 4 Players Time to Play:  30 - 60  Minutes  Game Designer:   Reiner Knizia Game Artist:   Vincent Dutrait Publisher:  Bitewing Games Year Published:  2025 BGG Weight:   1.75 Disclaimer:   A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Orbit is a racing game with a clear objective; move around space, visit the seven planets, and return to the starting planet. The challenge in Orbit is that the planets are in, well, orbit. As players play cards, planets will move along their designed orbits. Players have to plan the best course in how to visit these planets in the most efficient way possible. This may be hitching a ride on a moving planet, consuming battery power to go further, or gaining perks from space stations along the way.     Game Anatomy: Main Board: The main board contai...
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Biathlon Blast: Rapid Review

Biathlon Blast: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Hand Builder, Race, Hand Management, Resource Management (Pulse) Player Age:  14+ Player Count:  2  - 6  Players Time to Play:  45  Minutes  Game Designer:   Lars Max Jensen, Carl Tenland Game Artist:   Damien Mammoliti, Alex Tantraz [OuKinoSama] Publisher : CarlMax Year Published:  2025 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Sports are slowly becoming a more prominent theme in boardgames. Biathlon Blast uses an interesting winter sport that has contestants both skiing and rifle shooting in a race testing endurance and precision. In terms of the tabletop, this means that players are racing over the course of three laps while monitoring their pulse, timing the wind, planning the right movement and shooting at the target range. This is all with the goal to be the first player across the finish lin...

7 Wonders Dice: Review

7 Wonders Dice: Review Information: Mechanics: Roll and Write, Resource Management Player Age:  10+ Player Count:  2 - 7 Players Game Designer:  Antoine Bauza Game Artist:  Agnès Ripoche BGG Weight: 2.50 Publisher: Repos Production, Asmodee Time to Play: 25 - 30 Minutes  Year Published:  2025 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by Asmodee Rundown : 7 Wonders is a game franchise that is 15 years old with two standard games (the original and architects), two different duel editions, and now a roll and write. In 7 Wonders Dice players are selecting one dice each round to mark off a section. Once 3 areas are completed, there will be one more round then the game will end.  There are 10 dice in the game; 3 grey dice to gain resources that do not deplete, 1 die matching each building type, and 7 dice one for each area including 3 dice to replace the grey dice later in the game (black, white and purple)....

Corps of Discovery: Vameter Expansion Review

Corps of Discovery: Vameter Expansion Review Information: Mechanics:  Deduction, Cooperative, Scenario Based Player Age:  8+  Player Count:   1  - 4  Players Time to Play:  60 - 90  Minutes  Game Designer:   Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lim Game Artist:   Matthew Roberts Publisher : Off the Page Games Year Published:  2025 BGG Weight:  3.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: The Vameter expansion focuses on a scenario that is about the hunt for Vameter. This will incorporate the crew from the base game. Unlike the other scenarios, players are actually moving their crew around the board on the explored location to hunt down Vameter and a new monster type, cyclops. To win the game the player must shoot the Vameter five times depleting it's health, each time a crew shoots they are placed on the day/night section and get returned to the supply at the start of a ...

Star Wars - Super Teams: Review

Star Wars - Super Teams: Review Information: Mechanics:  Race, Hand Management, Team Based Player Age:  7+ Player Count:  2 - 4 Players Game Designer:  Max Gerchambeau Game Artist:  Derek Laufman BGG Weight:  1.00 Publisher:  Zygomatic, Asmodee Time to Play:  30 Minutes  Year Published:  2025 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by Asmodee Introduction: Star Wars Super Team is a racing game where players are trying to get one or two pairs of ships across the end of the racetrack, playing either individually or as a team. The catch with this game is that players will have only six cards each round and will not draw cards until their hand is depleted. Each card will have a ship colour and a movement. Players can move the other players' ships as well as their own based on the cards in their hand. This mechanism makes the game a challenge in how players optimise their card timing.  Game ...