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Sagrada Remastered: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics: Dice Rolling, Pattern Building, Sudoku Player Age: 15 + Player Count: 1 - 4 Players Time to Play: 30 - 45 Minutes  Publisher : Floodgate Games Game Designer: Adrian Adamescu, Daryl Andrews Game Artist: Peter Wocken Year Published: 2025 BGG Weight: 1.72 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown : Sagrada is a dice placement game about designing stained glass windows that feels very much like a sudoku puzzle brought into board game form. I have reviewed the first edition of the game here . This review is a combination explaining the game but also diving into the differences of first and second edition.  In 10 rounds players are placing dice in pursuit of legally being able to place more dice but also in pursuit of public and private scoring conditions. Each round players will be snake drafting dice choosing from dice equal to the player count plus one. This starts wit...

Everything Ever: Review  Information: Mechanics:  Hand Management, Party Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  2 - 10  Players Time to Play:  20   Minutes  Game Designer:   Nathan Thornton Game Artist:  Danielle Deley Publisher : Floodgate Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  1.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : Everything Ever is a party game that finally uses of all that information in your head that is perceived as useless. This isn't a trivia game focused on a certain period, or form of entertainment, instead, this game is for those who know a bit of everything there ever was. Players will take turns saying something that belongs to each category displayed in the centre of the table, being careful not to say anything that has already been said.  Card Anatomy: Category Cards: 250 category cards are included that covers a vast array of topics including, well,...

Skyrockets: Review Information: Mechanics:  Real-Time, Scenario, Cooperative, Variable Setup Player Age:  10+ Player Count: 2  - 5 Players Time to Play: 10   Minutes Game Designer:  Charlie McCarron Game Artists:  SillyJellie P ublisher : Floodgate Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Complexity:  2.0 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: In skyrockets , players are cooperatively trying to keep the sand flowing in the five sand timers without them running dry. This is done by playing a card from your hand and flipping the two timers denoted on the card. The countdown timer needs to be flipped four times in order to reach the end of the track and everyone wins. Run out of sand on any of the other timers a total of three times and everyone loses. This is the base concept but there are an astounding 30 scenarios for players to master, each with a different twist and method of playing. Game Anatomy: Fir...

Decorum: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deduction, Scenario, Cooperative, Variable Setup,  Limited Communication Player Age:  13+ Player Count:   2  - 4 Players Time to Play:  30 - 45   Minutes Game Designer:  Charlie Mackin, Harry Mackin, Drew Tenenbaum Game Artists:  Michael Mateyko P ublisher :  Floodgate Games Year Published:  2022 BGG Complexity:  1.92 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Decorum is a scenario-based cooperative game about decorating a house together. Players are adding and removing furniture until both players' conditions are met. Every time an action is performed the other player (without giving too much away) will state if they like, dislike, or are indifferent to the change. There are changes to the game based on player count, however, this review will focus on the back-and-forth of a two-player game. Game Anatomy: House Board: The house b...

Sagrada: Review Information: Mechanics:  Dice Rolling, Pattern Building, Sudoku Player Age:  15 + Player Count:  1 - 4  Players Time to Play:  30 - 45  Minutes  Publisher : Floodgate Games Game Designer:  Adrian Adamescu, Daryl Andrews Game Artist:  Peter Wocken Year Published:  2017 BGG Weight: 1.72 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Everyone loves to admire the gorgeous stained glass windows often seen at churches. Here with Sagrada , you get to be the constructor of one of these amazing displays. The job is not as easy as it seems as there are constant restrictions throughout that can make you feel like as if your whole board is a sudoku puzzle. In Sagrada up to four players (six with an expansion) are drafting dice for their window in the style of snake drafting this is where the last player takes two and then the drafting order reverses, so the first player will be both th...