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Aeon’s End
App: 7/10 Technically competent if lacking presentation
App Review
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Bärenpark
First Impression: A very light but quick and satisfying tile-layer.
First Impressions

Carnegie
First Impression: A unique, if dry, economic engine-builder.
First Impressions
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Chronicles of Frost
8/10, A game of strong mechanisms, enjoyable, and that appeals to my tastes.
Review

Core Worlds
9/10 A deck-building game greater than the sum of its parts.
Review

Darwin’s Journey
First Impression: Fun, complex combos, but lacking in surprises.
First Impressions

Fabled Lands
Volume 1, The War-torn Kingdom
7/10 Enjoyable and unique but not without drawbacks.
Review

Fire & Axe: A Viking Saga
8/10, solid, streamlined, thematic
Review
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Formosa Tea
First Impressions: A surprisingly deep worker-placement game that’s all about timing.
First Impressions

Glen More II: Chronicles
First Impressions: Easy and satisfying mechanisms.
First Impressions
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Lords of Waterdeep
App: 9/10 Top-notch worker-placement, a steal on sale
App Review
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Lost Ruins of Arnak
First Impressions: A fun hybrid worker-placement and deck-building game of exploration.
First Impressions

Magic: The Gathering Arena
8/10 Generous for free players but a heavy barrier for new players
Review
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Merchant of Venus (second edition)
7/10 A classic pick-up-and-deliver game that runs long
Review
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Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
First Impressions: Some neat ideas suffering from rough edges.
First Impressions

Nusfjord
First Impression: Streamlined and fast with interesting combinations of ideas.
First Impressions
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Parks
First Impressions: Some interesting resource-management with a pleasant theme.
First Impressions
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Railways of Nippon
First Impressions: A neat, light economic train game, but it might lack replay-ability.
First Impressions

Runebound 3rd Edition
5/10, a mixed bag
Review

Scythe
Original: 7/10, solid but flawed
Review
App: 8/10 A solid adaptation and an easy recommendation
App Review
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SpaceCorp 2025-2300AD
First Impressions (era 1 and 2 only): Interesting mechanics but very random.
First Impressions

The Castles of Burgundy
8/10 A classic strategy game of satisfying mechanisms
Review
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Tokaido
App: 9/10 A personal favorite, but others can expect caveats
App Review
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Viticulture
App: 4/10 A messy attempt that lacks any polish
App Review

Yedo
8/10 A thematic Euro with a unique combination of mechanisms.
Review
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Yokohama
First Impressions: A fun worker-movement game with tight resource management.
First Impressions
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