Reviews written by thegiantbrain

Scout is one of the games riding the wave of trick taking sweeping the hobby. Is it as good as they say?

Flamecraft burned bright last year as it became the new hotness. Did it fire Iain up or was it just a flicker of a game?

Hardback is a game that wants you to play with language. For that reason alone, I’ll keep coming back to it.

Libertalia has set sail with a fresh coat of paint. Does it sink like a stone or float on the ocean breeze?

A well known classic of the hobby, how does Tigris & Euphrates hold up compared to the modern gaming output?

A point salad washed down with an nice glass of homemade beer.

The heist is done and all that's left to do is to split the loot. Do you feel lucky?

Dinogenics evokes the building of a dinosaur theme park without being weighed down by overbearing mechanics.

Gnome grown is a pacey, well thought out game, with elements of resource management and tile placement.