Category Archives: Essen 2021

Neoville Designer: Phil Walker-Harding Publisher: Blue Orange Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time 45 minutes Played with review copy provided by Blue Orange USA In this game, players are visionary architects, each trying to make the best nature-based city plan that … Continue reading →

The Rocketeer: Fate of the Future Designer: Prospero Hall Publisher: Funko Games Players: 2 Age 12+ Time 45 minutes Played with review copy provided by Funko Games The Rocketeer was a 1991 superhero film that I remember watching in the … Continue reading →

Qwixx Longo Designer: Steffen Benndorf, Reinhard Staupe Publisher: NSV Players: 2-5 Age: 8+ Time: 15-20 minutes Times played: 5+ with review copy provided by NSV As I’m sure you know by now, attendance at SPIEL 2021 was impossible for me … Continue reading →

Mystic Paths Designers: Kevin Worden & Brian Leet Publisher: R&R Games Players: 2-6 Age: 12+ Time: 20-45 minutes Played with review copy provided by R&R Games Mystic Paths was a game that hadn’t even shown up on my radar until … Continue reading →

Word Heist  Designer: Nyles Breecher, Patrick Lindsay, Jordan Sorenson Publisher: Gamewright Players: 2-6 Age: 10+ Time: 15-20 minutes Times played: 3, with review copy provided by Gamewright Word Heist is the newest word game to enter the Gaming Basement.  Like … Continue reading →

Fast and Furious: Highway Heist Designer: Prospero Hall Publisher: Funko Players: 2-4 Age:12+ Time: 60 minutes Played with review copy provided by Funko  In this cooperative game, you team will be able to play through three different scenarios set in … Continue reading →