Card Games

  • Review: Flowers

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    In Flowers you will have to place number cards as best as you can to score for their colors. Create a play area by strategically arranging cards in front of you. Meet the conditions associated with the values to keep your cards and score points with your color sets. But beware! Any cards that fail to meet their conditions will cost you points.

    This is the premise behind Flowers, designed by Paul-Henri Argiot (Perfect Words, Stratus). First published in 2024 by Actarus Editions in a French edition. The artwork is illustrated by Julie Gruet (Stratus, Cartaventura Odyssey: The Treasure of Libertalia).

  • Review: Skull King

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    Freshwater greenhorns! Your delicate hands give away that you have never in your life climbed rigging, swabbed decks, or brandished a cutlass. Well, I hope you learn quickly, because on this perilous journey, I need all the hands I can get. A treasure awaits, but only for the bold, for mermaids and pirates are hunting it as well! Will your sails swell with the winds of victory, or will they end up torn upon the jagged reefs of defeat?

    This is the premise behind Skull King, a design by Brent Beck (Cover Your Assets). First published in 2013 by Grandpa Beck’s Games in an English edition, it was later published by Schmidt Spiele with artwork by Eckhard Freytag (The Princes of Florence, Ave Caesar).

  • Review: Knarr

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    Form your band of Vikings and make your fortune by discovering uncharted destinations. Recruit Vikings and choose the best territories to explore. To explore a destination, you must leave behind some members of your crew. Once the route to a destination is open, you will be able to trade with them. Depending on the destinations you reach and the Vikings accompanying you, you can increase your reputation to earn even greater wealth.

    This is the premise behind Knarr, designed by Thomas Dupont (Codex Naturalis, Cartaventura). First published in 2023 by Bombyx in an English and French edition. The artwork is handled by Carrion Antoine, marking his debut in the board game industry.

  • Review: The Vale of Eternity

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    Step into a fantastical world of gods, monsters, and spirits! As a tamer, you will hunt and train a variety of beings. With mythological creatures from all over the world, every game will be unique and unpredictable. In each round, players will draft cards, take actions, and use the effects of the minions they have summoned. The player who tames the most incredible creatures will be the victor.

    This is the premise behind The Vale of Eternity, designed by Eric Hong (Pocket Farm). It was first published in 2023 by Mandoo Games in an English and Korean edition. The artwork is credited to Jiahui Eva Gao, Gautier Maia, Stefano Martinuz, Erica Tormen, and Jens Wiese.

  • Review: Dracula vs Van Helsing

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    Once again, Dracula has arrived in Whitby, England, and has begun attacking the town’s innocent inhabitants. Their only hope lies with Van Helsing, the famous vampire hunter, who has been tracking his archenemy for a long time. The final battle takes place tonight. Will Van Helsing defeat Dracula before the Lord of the Vampires turns the entire population of Whitby into creatures of the night?

    This is the premise of Dracula vs Van Helsing, designed by Maxime Rambourg (The LOOP, The Big Book of Madness, Mind Up!) and Théo Rivière (Sea Salt & Paper, Draftosaurus). It was first published in 2023 by Mandoo Games in an English and Korean edition. The artwork is by Weberson Santiago (Coup, The Bloody Inn, Sail).

  • Review: Yokai Pagoda

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    A mysterious building rises on the hill, bathed in twilight. Amazed by the Pagoda’s strange aura, you decide to investigate it. Suddenly, a laugh, a shadow that is not your own, and an ominous-looking eye come to life. You have disturbed the peace of ten powerful Japanese spirits (called Yokai) resting there! Will you find a way to soothe their wrath?

    This is the premise behind Yokai Pagoda, a design by Jacobo Rufete (AntaYagí, Iluliaq). First published in 2023 by PIF Games in a multilingual edition (Spanish, English, German, and French). The illustrations are handled by Nakara Studio (their debut in the board game world).