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...
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...