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When you play the game of thrones you win or you die The king has called for a lavish feast and tourney, the likes of which have not been seen in the Seven Kingdoms since the days of Aegon the Conquerer. What's more, the king has declared tha... Read more

It's our task to placate the Ancient Ones. As it's yours to be offered up to them. Forgive us. And let us get it over with. A mind-shattering journey into the world of HP Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos warped into the shape of a Love Letter... Read more

Port Royal is a gem of a filler game. At its heart, this is a push your luck game where you decide how many ships or people you will allow into your harbour by drawing one card at a time and placing it face up in the play area. However, should two... Read more

This isn't going to have a happy ending. Deception: Murder in Hong Kong is a game of deduction and deception for 4-12 players that plays in about 20 minutes. In the game, players take on the roles of investigators attempting to solve a murder... Read more

She said all energy is only borrowed, and one day you have to give it back. A curse has been placed on the Valley of Life. Hearing the spirits of nature cry out for aid, clans of druids have arrived, determined to use their blessings to heal t... Read more

I want to welcome, you and your friends, to Germany. We are not so different, you and I. I mean, we both got cool style. You know, with red, you know. So that's cool. We both like doing moves. Secret Hitler is a dramatic game of political intr... Read more

This is our Top 10 Games for Date Night. You know how it goes, candle lit dinner, music playing, and then while you wait for the latest Game of Thrones episode to come out, you play a game or two with your squeeze. For this list, we are focusing on... Read more

This is our Top 10 Games for 6 players. For this list, we are focusing on games that play best at 6 players exaclty. We are excluding games that require an expansion to reach the player count so there will be no Cosmic Encounter on this list!... Read more

This is our Top 10 Cooperative Games, we are focusing on games that pit you against the board, usually in a race against the clock and while some games with the Traitor mechanic have been included, games that start off with 2 teams defined as a certa... Read more

2016 was an interesting year to say the least, and while I think it didn't quite hit the heights that 2015 did, there were still some amazing games that came out. This is our Top 10 games of 2016! 10 - Quadropo... Read more

Games don't just pop out of thin air, they come from the hearts and minds of designers who have a vision and bring it to life. This is OzBoardGamers top 10 Game Designers, this list will focus on our personal favourites, as this topic is so relative... Read more

Wondering what game to bring out at this years family get together? Well this is out list of the Top 10 games to play this holiday season! These are the games we think best fit in a family setting, that means games for 4-8 players and don't have too... Read more

No I'm not talking about a romantic partner kind of type, I mean a type of game? Perhaps its a style of gameplay that really tickles your fancy, or even a recurring theme that grips you from start to finish? I was busy reorganising my games on my s... Read more

Kickstarter is a wonderful place to find new and exciting board games, even companies that are well established and have already gained a foothold on the industry have taken to kickstarter to offer there loyal and adoring fans early access to there n... Read more

Ok so a little back story, I am a volunteer for the youth in my area. I love seeing people be accepted for who they are and we can offer young people a safe place for them on a friday night instead of getting into trouble. Every year we do a camp a... Read more

I started gaming at a very young age, probably as far back as I can remember. Back then I had no idea I was a gamer. I loved PC and Video games, but found I would most prefer to spend my nights with family members playing board games. I remember walk... Read more

Sometimes it's just not plausible to gather your friends around for a sit down of your favourite games, maybe you are even on holidays and can't exactly take them with you? One company doing right by this is Asmodee Digital, they have come out all gu... Read more

Some people really don't see the appeal in playing board games solo. The main argument I hear is that if you are going to play a game without interaction from other players wouldn't you just play a video game? Everything is already done for you... Read more