Strategy

Domination has some interesting and clever ideas that were before their time, but due to some issues the game can become boring after a while.

Batman: Arkham City Escape has an interesting concept and some good mechanics that are almost ruined by the game being wildly unbalanced.

Portobello Market is an interesting combination of mechanics that creates an accessible and yet strategic game that the whole family can enjoy.

Dice City might look like a mixture of a bunch of random mechanics but the game successfully combines them into a highly satisfying and fun game that is hard to put down.

Restaurant has a lot of interesting ideas which create a unique experience that ultimately doesn’t work as well as it could have due to luck and some mechanics not working as intended.

Strata 5 has all the makings of a good abstract strategy game that ultimately fails due to a few bad decision choices.

Tokaido might not be quite perfect but it is a relaxing and enjoyable journey that most people will have a blast playing.

5-Minute Dungeon Curses! Foiled Again! takes the already excellent gameplay of the original and adds in some intriguing twists to make the game more challenging.

Strat-O-Matic Pro Football does a great job of simulating football while also showing that simulation board games might not be the best for football.

While not quite as good as Ticket to Ride, Airlines Europe is another fantastic game made by Alan Moon that shows that a game doesn’t have to be complex to be satisfying.