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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 15m

Rebuilding the mountain fauna was never going to be easy, but it was time to Reforest by Sébastien Bernier-Wong from Firestarter Games with art by Janine van Fram. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/10/03/r... Audio open.spotify.com/episode/2t7L... #boardgames #reviews #CardGames #nature #fauna

the box of Reforest on some of the cards

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 01/10/2026

Hello and welcome to Stefan Ebner, who has become a Shining Light supporter of the blog. Yay! Thank you so much!! 🥳👍 If you want to support the blog too, you can find out more here: tabletopgamesblog.com/support/ (Photo by Ali Kokab on Unsplash) #supporters #SupportSmallCreators

pink and yellow balloons in close up photography

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 29/09/2026

In this article, I look at how to decide which parts of reality to include in a game and which to leave out from the perspectives of five designers. Written: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/09/29/r... Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/1Snt... (Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash)

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 28/09/2026

Well, the board game supply has continued. This time it's games I bought myself from the wonderful @envyborngames.bsky.social: Prowl, Space Potato and Dragon Roost - and a cute little dragon pin. Yay! 🥳👍 #boardgames

the boxes of Prowl, Space Potato and Dragon Roost

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 25/09/2026

Well, well, well... after yesterday's review copy delivery, now I got a free copy of Wingspan Pocket by @elizhargrave.bsky.social from @stonemaiergames.com with art by the amazing Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo and Natalia Rojas for review. Yay! 🥳👍 #boardgames

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 24/09/2026

The wonderful people at @rockmanorgames.bsky.social have sent me free review copies of StarDriven: Gateway and Seas of Havoc. Thank you! They look massive. I might have to play them solo first before trying them with a group. Let's see... 😀👍 #boardgames

the boxes of StarDriven: Gateway and Seas of Havoc

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 17/09/2026

OMG! I got my copy of Dino Garden by Totsuca Chuo from Uchibacoya with the gorgeous art by Tatsuki Asano. I also got the two expansions, just because. I backed it on Kickstarter and look forward to playing it, once I've got a few review copies out of the way. 😀👍 #boardgames

the two expansion boxes on top of the main game box of Dino Garden

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 16/09/2026

So far in 2026, we raised £128.65 for @trusselluk.bsky.social, the UK food bank #charity. Thank you so much to everyone who bid on or bought a game on eBay and added to the fund. You are amazing! The auctions are still going, so please have a look and reshare: tabletopgamesblog.com/charity-auct...

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 14/09/2026

Whoop! Got my free review copy of Undaunted 2200: Revolution by @djackthompson.bsky.social and @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by @rolandsrevenge.bsky.social. I love the Undaunted series and always wanted to know what the sci-fi setting was about. 😀👍 #boardgames

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 03/09/2026

Yay! I got my free review copies of Kabutar and Jatra from the lovely team at @uparekstudio.bsky.social in India. I'm really looking forward to trying these out and then reviewing them in due course. It's always great to play games from a different culture and learn more about it. #boardgames

the boxes of Kabutar on the left and Jatra on the right

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 27/08/2026

Yay! Got my review copy of Fourth Wing: Rise of the Wingleader from Goliath Games. Thank you so much. I haven't read any of the books, so let's see what it's all about... 😀👍 #fourthwinggame #goliathgames

the box of Fourth Wing: Rise of the Wingleader

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 13/08/2026

So far, the Board Game Charity Auction in aid of Trussell has raised £52.11. 🎉 Thank you all so much for your support and generosity. ℹ️ The auction is still ongoing, so if you want to help, find more information here: tabletopgamesblog.com/charity-auct... #charity #auction #UKFoodBanks

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Donation year: 2026
Total donation: £52.11

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Date paid Item Donated to Amount paid
22 Jul 2026 366538427580 The Trussell Trust £31.10
22 Jul 2026 366538434401 The Trussell Trust £6.01
11 Aug 2026 366599540245 The Trussell Trust £15.00

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 09/08/2026

Thank you for my free review copy of Crab Rage by Pim Thunborg with art by Bonedust, @ospreygames.bsky.social. 😃👍 #boardgames

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 07/08/2026

A quick shout-out to Sam Ford, who just joined as a paid supporter at the Dice Master level. Yay! Thank you so much! If you want to join too, or know someone who does, please find out more here: tabletopgamesblog.com/support/ (Photo by Patti Black on Unsplash) #support #SupportSmallBusiness

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 03/08/2026

I started my first session of War Story: Occupied France by @djackthompson.bsky.social and Dave Neale from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by @kwanchai.bsky.social. It's a really clever choose-your-own-adventure of the French Resistance, using cards and other components to keep track of progress.

a couple of example Top Secret documents

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 12/07/2026

I'm doing a #charity #auction for @trusselluk.bsky.social, the UK anti-poverty charity and community of food banks. The games being auctioned are free review copies that I have played a few times, and a couple of brand new copies. More here: tabletopgamesblog.com/charity-auct... Please reshare.

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 03/07/2026

I just had to get myself a copy of War Story: Occupied France by @djackthompson.bsky.social & Dave Neale with art by @kwanchai.bsky.social in the @ospreygames.bsky.social sale. 😀👍 #boardgames #HistoricalGames www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/discover/...

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 21/06/2026

Playing Let’s Make a Bus Route: The Dice Game from Saashi & Saashi for the first time. The rulebook is a bit complicated, but the game itself is really straightforward. #boardgames

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 01/06/2026

Bought (tl-br): 1987 Channel Tunnel, Meow Tiles (Oink), Playte Poker Chips, Jerusalem (Matt Green/Tony Boydell), Bus & Stop (Saashi), Escape the Rat Race (Treesap Games), Big Shot (Playte), Let's Make a Bus Route: The Dice Game (Saashi), Ada's Library (Playte) and North American Railways (Playte)

tl-br: 1987 Channel Tunnel from Looping Games, Meow Tiles from Oink Games, Playte Poker Chips, Jerusalem from Matt Green and Tony Boydell, Bus & Stop from Saashi & Saashi, Escape the Rat Race from Treesap Games, Big Shot from Playte, Let's Make a Bus Route: The Dice Game from Saashi & Saashi, Ada's Library from Playte and North American Railways from Playte

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 01/06/2026

Review copies (tl-br): Risk it for a Biscuit from Dissent Games, Go Big from Sinister Fish Games, Take Cat from Gibson, Korpi from Hiirosoft, Borealis from Lucky Duck Games

tl-br: Risk it for a Biscuit from Dissent Games, Go Big from Sinister Fish Games, Take Cat from Gibson, Korpi from Hiirosoft, Borealis from Lucky Duck Games

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 29/05/2026

Come and find me on Asmodee’s stand Tabletop Too 3A-944 during the day today. I’ll be demoing Cozy Sticker Ville, Pixies and Sea Salt & Paper. Please pop over even if I look busy. 🙂👍 #UKGE2026 #UKGamesExpo

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 27/05/2026

I'm heading up to #UKGE2026 tomorrow, so if you're around then or one of the other days of the show, please pop by and say hello. Please check out my show preview article to see what I'm up to and where and when you can find me: tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/05/16/u... #UKGamesExpo @ukge.bsky.social

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 24/05/2026

IYKYK… my happy place. (Well, one of them anyway.) 😊👍

photo of a long border of ornamental plants with a old Tudor-style building in the background

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 18/05/2026

Yay! I got a review copy of Grab Bag Jungle by @harperrob.bsky.social and @mikeharrisonwood.bsky.social from Gibsons Games with art by Lauren Heywood-Law, a real-time grab bag game of a thing. Sounds exciting! 😀👍 #boardgames #RealTimeGames

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 17/05/2026

Yay! I got my copies of Witch Hunt 1649 by Martha McGill with art by Martha McGill, Abigail Rylance, and Bill Spytma, and Rising Waters by Scout Blum with art by Makiyah Alexander, and Lamaro Smith, both from @cmichpress.bsky.social. 😃👍 #boardgames #HistoricalGames

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 15/05/2026

Yay! Got a review copy of Rattlesnake by Michael Hardacre from @ospreygames.bsky.social with art by @rolandsrevenge.bsky.social. A quick, fun gunslinging card duel. 😀👍 #boardgames #cardgames

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 13/05/2026

I'll be at @ukge.bsky.social 2026 from Thursday, 28 May evening until Sunday, 31 May. Find me in the open gaming hall every evening, demoing for Asmodee on stand 3A-944 Friday and Saturday, or in the halls on Sunday. See you there... #UKGE2026 #UKGamesExpo

selfie of me in my Asmodee demoer t-shirt

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 11/05/2026

Yay! I got my review copy of Rascally Rabbits by @tatewu.bsky.social from Sunrise Tornado Game Studio with art by TuziNeko. So, it's a trick-writing game??! I know, right!? 😀👍 #boardgames #TrickTaking #CardGames

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 11/05/2026

I can't wait to check out the Bastion Indie Market at @ukge.bsky.social this year. It's small-run games only, so they will sell out quickly. You have to be quick! See you there? 😀👍 Find out more here: market.bastiongames.co.uk #UKGE2026 #boardgames

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 08/05/2026

Who will I see at #UKGE2026? I'll be free every evening from Thursday, working for Asmodee on Friday and Saturday during the day, then walking the halls on Sunday. Give me a shout if you want to pop by and say hello or meet up for a game or a chat one evening. 😀👍 @ukge.bsky.social #UKGamesExpo

a selfie of me in front of the main NEC entrance, holding my UK Games Expo 2025 press badge, looking surprised

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 06/05/2026

Yay! I got my review copy of First Tracks by Blake Erickson and Megan Ryan. It's a fun little game about skiing - which is perfect for the summer days, of course. 😀👍 #boardgames #ReviewCopy

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 05/05/2026

So we won our first game of Eternal Decks by Hiroken from Tricktakers Games with amazing art by MUJUNSHA. We played 2-player, which feels harder than it would be at 3 or 4 players. We'll probably play stage A once more, before trying our hands at stage B. 😀👍 #boardgames #CardGames #cooperative

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 27/04/2026

I got a Container delivery! Yay! I backed this on crowdfunding recently. It's a game I always wanted to try. Let's see if I made the right decision to buy it. 😀👍 #boardgames @allplay.bsky.social

the boxes of "More Containers" and "Container Deluxe Edition"

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 13/04/2026

From the lovely people at travel-games.co.uk. I always love their thoughtful packaging and personal message. 😃👍

the lovely packaging from travel-games.co.uk

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 13/04/2026

Yay! I bought myself a copy of Eternal Decks by Hiroken from Portland Game Collective with art by Mujunsha and it just arrived. I can't wait to give it a whirl. It looks really interesting, but we'll see. 😀👍 #boardgames #TrickTakingGames #CardGames

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 26/03/2026

There are only a few days left to get your ticket in the prize competition to win board games and support UK food banks at the same time. Find out more here: raffall.com/415795/enter... #charity #boardgames #FoodBanks #UKFoodBanks

Fundraising for The Trussell Trust. Support UK Food Banks and WIN GAMES. March Raffle. Tickets £1.

Main Prize: Looot (review copy)
1st Runner Up: Frank's Zoo (review copy)
2nd Runner Up: The Vibe (review copy)

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 25/03/2026

Wow! Vantage is a heavy beast, isn't it? Thank you for the review copy, @stonemaiergames.com. I'm going to spend some time and find out why so many people have been talking about this exploration game. 🤔 #boardgames #ReviewCopies

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 23/03/2026

Yay! I got my review copy of Escape Comics: The Alien Ship by Douglas Beech and Evan Duxbury from Jumping High Five Games with art by Maria Becvar. 😃👍 #boardgames #ReviewCopy

the box of Escape Comics: The Alien Ship

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