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Star Chart: Review Information: Mechanics:  Simultaneous Play, Pattern Recognition Player Age: 13+ Player Count:  1 - 8  Players Time to Play:  15 -  30 Minutes  Game Designer:   Martin Brandel Publisher : Bigger World Games Year Published: 2025 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Star Chart is a tableu builder where players are engineering a chart of constellations through a connected path. Players are aiming to create constellations shown on the multi-use cards to reach 15 points. This chart will grow every turn expanding on the left or right side, the real challenge for the players is building a chart where constellations are played in turn succession through a carefully planned chart.  Game Anatomy: Cards: Each card is multi-use it will contain multiple signs on the left hand side (each colour will remain in that specific row). The right hand side of the card will feature a conste...

Jump Drive - Terminal Velocity: Review Information: Mechanics: Engine-Building, Simultaneous Play Player Age: 14+ Player Count: 2 - 5  Players Time to Play: 30 Minutes  Game Designer: Thomas Lehmann, Eric Kaminsky Game Artist: Martin Hoffmann, Claus Stephan, Mirko Suzuki Publisher : Rio Grande Games Year Published: 2023 BGG Weight: 2.23 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : Jump drive is a fast engine building game that is a race to 60 points. This game shares the world of Race to the Galaxy by Rio Grande. Terminal Velocity is a modular expansion that simply adds more variability at a low addition of complexity. For starters this expansion adds more variability on cards adding a further 21 cards into the deck. But what it adds more is another additional player, starting worlds and goals. Fifth Player: Jump drive is now playable at five players, with a new starting set of cards (if used) represented...

Moytura: Review Information : Mechanics:  Area Control, Two Player Player Age: 12+  Player Count:  1 - 2 Players Time to Play:  45  Minutes  Game Designer: Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson (I) Game Artist: A. Giroux, Harry Conway Publisher: Bitewing Games Year Published: 2026 BGG Weight: 2.25 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Azure was my first entry in the Mythos line by Bitewing games. Moytura is my latest venture into this line of two player games. Moytura is an area control game of region supremacy where players aren't only competing with the other player but are having to manage the swarm of the three enemies as they fill the board. Whichever player (or enemy) has the most points after two scoring rounds is the winner. Game Anatomy: Board: The board contains a score track surrounding the outside of the board, in which each player and the group of enemies will place a score marker...

Vantage: Review Information: Mechanics:  Narrative, Exploration, Engine Building Player Age: 14+ Player Count: 1 - 6  Players Time to Play:  120 - 180  Minute s  Game Designer: Jamey Stegmaier,  Game Artist:  Valentina Filic, Sören Meding,  Emilien Rotival Publisher : Stonemaier Games  Year Published: 2025 BGG Weight: 2.34 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : Vantage is no easy feat, this is a true exploration game.  With 415 large cards, 916 standard cards and an array of books referencing interactions. The best way to explain Vantage is a point and click adventure mixed with engine building that makes players intrigued in the personal story they are developing. What I find truly great about this is it is not a campaign game, the gameplay is all contained in each sitting. Game Anatomy: Large Cards: These cards will mainly focus on the vantage view of the playe...