Littlewood is a delightful game that really was overshadowed by the release of Animal Crossings: New Horizons, and that really is a shame. Because anyone who has played it will tell you that it really is a delightful game combining classic cute pixel art with interesting characters, fantastic town building, and a very Stardew Valley-esque …
The first time I sat down to a D&D game, the obsession with having multiple sets of dice was something that seemed a bit odd – it not outright baffling. Oh what a sweet naïve summer child I was! Dice are a huge part of tabletop RPGs and as owner of so many different sets …
This is a very simplified version of the full version of Ticket to Ride, a game that we like immensely at Assorted Meeples as we’ve played Ticket to Ride in person pre-pandemic and we played Ticket to Ride digitally. And have played both on board game night as well as digitally. In fact, Heather and …
Dungeons & Dragons is a great tabletop RPG that has brought plenty of great games and memories to the table. While 5th edition has a reputation for being extremely beginner friendly for both players and DMs, there are still some game mechanics that seem to confuse many players and DMs. DC is short for “difficulty …
Azul is a mosaic tile placement game that relies a lot on recognizing patterns, seeing colors, and being able to get all five colors in a row down in a single round. There’s a lot of strategy involved and yet the gameplay is simple but offers plenty of challenge and competition. If you are really …
There’s no question the right board game can bring so many hours of entertainment that it’s worth a heft price tag. Stone Age, Lords of Waterdeep with expansions, and Red Dragon Inn are just three examples of games we adore that aren’t cheap. But the many, many hours of gameplay these games provide make the …
Well it’s been one heck of a (checks wrist hair where a watch used to be back when time mattered) 14 months. We’re not going to rehash all that insanity and unpleasantness, but we survived. We all survived, and after vaccinations, some incredible shifting and improv with our gaming group over the past year and …
A dice game that brings you into Medieval Japan where you act as a shogun commanding your armies of archers, swordsmen, cavalry, and samurai to conquer the various factions of Japanese warlords. This is a simple game that gives plenty of room to go in-depth with strategy when competing against another player one on one. …