by MathPickle | Sep 4, 2016 |
Isle of Skye (2-5 players; 40 minutes; ages 8+) Isle of Skye is one of those pearls that used old game mechanics (from the excellent game Carcassonne) and polished them up into a game of high replayability. Parts of the game have simultaneous actions from all...
by MathPickle | Nov 24, 2015 |
Hey, That’s my fish! (2-4 players; 20 minutes; ages 6+) Here is a deeply strategic game well disguised by cute penguins and floppy fish. Each turn you glide along the ice – collecting fish by removing the hexagonal tile that you started from. Pieces...
by MathPickle | Nov 23, 2015 |
Patchwork (2 players; 25 minutes; ages 6+) Patchwork is one of the lightest pure strategy games around. I find it impossible to plan more than a couple of moves ahead, but each turn seems rich while it ironically limits you to buying one of three patches. Don’t...
by MathPickle | Nov 1, 2015 |
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (2 players; 25 minutes; ages 7+) This is my son’s favourite game of all time. That is saying a LOT. He started playing it in grade 1* and we still play it at least once a month (he’s now in grade 5). The balance of...
by MathPickle | Oct 31, 2015 |
Coconuts (2-4 players; 15 minutes; ages 5+) This is an absolutely brilliant dexterity game for Kindergarten students, but older students and adults will have a pretty good time too. Parents will often be beaten. The real joy in this game is how elegantly different...
