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Eye 2 Eye: Review Information: Mechanics:   Bluffing, Real-Time Player Age:  8 +   Player Count:   2  Players Time to Play:   1 0   Minutes Per Player Game Designer:   Bartłomiej Buller, Mateusz Puchalski, Daniel Jan Kownacki, Krystian Kamil Najder Game Artist:  Dawid Malik Publisher :  Smart Flamingo Games Year Published:   2024 BGG Weight:   1.00 Disclaimer:   A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Eye 2 Eye is a two-player memory game. The key twist is that players have to remain eye-to-eye literally as they stare at each other throughout the game. Players are building four communal piles from the cards in their hands. When two passes occur in a row through both players or one player. The round will end and each player will select a pile. Whichever player has a better poker hand and doesn't have the broken weapon card will win and land a wound on their opponent.  ...

Everdell Farshore: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Builder Player Age:  13+  Player Count:  1 - 2  Players  Time to Play:  40 - 80  Minutes  Game Designer:   James. A. Wilson, Clarissa A. Wilson Game Artist:    Jacqui Davis Publisher : Tychoon Games, Starling Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  2.83 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by Lets Play Game. Refresh: Farshore is a streamlined version of the original game  Everdell  in many ways. As played in the base game, a player will either place a worker, play a construction/critter, or recall from the round. Players need to remember that they can play cards from the central board area (bay) throughout the game. The cards continue to come in the form of; unique (only one instance of this card allowed in a town), and common (any amount of duplicates allowed).  These car...

Ex Libris: Review Information: Mechanics:   Set Collection, Tile Placement, Worker Placement, Variable Player Powers  Player Age:  14+ Player Count:  1 - 4 Players Game Designer:  Adam P. McIver Game Artist:  Anita Osburn, Jacqui Davis Time to Play:  45 Minutes  Year Published:  2025 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the Lets Play Games.  Introduction: Ex Libris is a fantasy-filled adventure into the organisational world of a library. Players are sending out workers to gain and shelf new books into their tableu. Be careful with the book placement as there are strict scoring rules on alphabetical order, shelf stability, and favoured genres. Game Anatomy: Book Cards: Each book card has a letter on the top left. Next to these are two numbers, the second of which will tell you how many cards of this letter appear in the deck, where the first number will determine the card’s sequential order. E...

Potions of Azerland: Review Information: Mechanics:  Engine Building, Simultaneous Selection, Resource Management  Player Age:  10+ Player Count:  1 - 4 Players Game Designer:  Grayden Baker Game Artist:  Andrew Bosley BGG Weight:  2.71 Publisher: Warped Reality Games, Lucky Duck Games Time to Play:  45- 90 Minutes  Year Published:  2025 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the VR Distribution Introduction: Potions of Azerland is a mostly simultaneous resource management game. Players are selecting what each of the five actions is worth to them. The player with the fastest speed (lowest value) will get a stronger version of the action or get first preference for that action. Rather than perform actions, players can work around town and skip the action to receive gold. The game runs for six rounds and players are trying to craft potions that will either be used for abilities or to attract visitors (gain...