Route/Network Building

Games such as Power Grid, Terra Mystica, Gaia Project, Brass, Age of Industry, Ticket ro Ride etc.

HEATopoly

News posted December 09, 2022 by Jay Kay

HEATopoly is a serious game about climate and how to reduce CO2 emissions while still thriving as an industrial hub. This is a game for 6-12 players which will take about 2 hours to play.

Iberian Gauge Reprint

News posted June 01, 2021 by Jay Kay

Yay! A reprint of the third game of the wildy hyped series Iron rails series, Iberian Gauge, is coming out on the stores in June!

Terraforming Mars big box Kickstarter

News posted 01 June 2020 by Jay Kay

The long-awaited "big box release" for Terraforming Mars is going to be on Kickstarter in the near future (date set for 9th of June or so). But what does this mean? Well, let's find out.

Winter Kingdom

News posted 30 March 2020 by Jay Kay

Donald X. Vaccarino, you know, the Dominion guy, has also made an excellent game called Kingdom Builder, a rather themeless affair where you lay down settlements on different regions on a modular map for points. The theme is the only thing lacking in the game though. Now it's time for a sequel, Winter Kingdom. Let's have a look.

Reiner Knizia's Babylonia

News posted 10 April 2019 by Jay Kay

The Spanish publisher Ludonova has announced Reiner Knizia's Babylonia. Not alot is known so far, but we do know it's a tile laying game, in which "chaining" the tiles is an important mechanic, since scoring relies on these long chains, the score which is awarded continuously.

Ticket to Ride: London

News posted 01 April 2019 by Jay Kay

Days of Wonder has announced Ticket to Ride: London, which is a scaled down version of the original, much like Ticket to Ride: New York, but set in 1970s London. The game supports 2-4 players, and will take about 10-15 minutes to play.

Food Chain Magnate: The Ketchup Mechanism & Other Ideas

News posted 03 February 2019 by Jay Kay

Splotter games are as developing an Food Chain Magnate expansion as we speak, called The Ketchup Mechanism & Other Ideas. The expansion will be avaible some time during 2019 and is avaible on pre-order from Splotters website. Splotter claim "the expansion is in good shape", but it is till being tested and balanced out.

Underwater Cities

News posted 20 January 2019 by Jay Kay

Rio Grande games has announced that Underwater Cities is hitting the stores in US this spring. This version has upgraded components such as thicker boards. The game, which was released in 2018, has been designed by the Czech designer Vladimír Suchýwhich (Pulsar 2849 and Last Will), has reached a high ranking on BGG, and looks very solid.

Terraforming Mars rumours

News posted 22 December 2018 by Jay Kay

Huge news for you TM fans! Terraforming Mars: Turmoil, the 5th expansion for Terraforming Mars is underway, and Terraforming Mars Legacy, like the title suggests, a standalone "Legacy" style of game set in the same universe is being designed in this very moment!

Railways of Portugal

News posted 17 December 2018 by Jay Kay

Vital Lacerdas map from Age of Steam is now coming to Railways of the World!
The project will be launched as a kickstarter project, starting at January the 3rd.
Description from the publisher:

Railways of Portugal expands the Railways of the World series with a new map of Portugal designed by Vital Lacerda (The Gallerist, Lisboa, etc.).
You plan and lay track, upgrade your trains, sell goods to other cities, and use operation cards to become the richest in Portugal! Balance your budget wisely, since taking too many bank bonds can ruin your business over the course of the game.
Foreseeing your competitors moves and making well thought out moves for yourself will ensure you an undisputed railroad empire!

New version of Power Grid

News posted 11 December 2018 by Jay Kay

The publisher 2F-Spiele and the designer Friedemann Friese has announced a "Recharged Version" of the classic game, which will replace the old base game, to celebrate Power Grid's 15th anniversary.

The changes will be minimal graphic wise, with rule changes only to improve gameplay such as the updated player order with two rows (as in Power Grid deluxe) so that players can more easily identify who has already taken their turn.