Tiger & Dragon
A clever shedding game which you might be able to con grandma into playing by saying it’s based on a traditional game of some obscure Asian culture.
Rainbow
Don’t trust the unicorn. This is not a cutesy card game. This in an interesting game from Japan where the cards you play to score points in the current round in turn become the points for the next round.
Panda Panda
It seems I can’t get enough of clever little card games from Japan. Here’s another one.
Ketupat Rendang
What’s your favourite food for Raya? Mine is satay. This is a clever little game from the makers of Drama Pukul 7.
Point Salad
A point salad game cheekily called Point Salad. If you are sick of point salad games, this one might offer something a little different.
Usolli on Kickstarter
An absolutely beautiful game about the Muslim daily five prayers
Kariba
A clever little card game from Reiner Knizia.
Dungeon Roll
Dungeon crawling as a quick dice game.
Hanamikoji
Simple yet brain-burning, this is a clever minimalistic design from Japan.
The World Game
A simple card game which teaches you about countries around the world.
My Rainforest
Visit all the national parks in Malaysia in 20 minutes!
Hippo Crates
Kind of a card game version of hungry hungry hippos, but it’s more like Category 5 / 6 Nimmt.
Riftforce
A quick and clever 2-player head-to-head card game which seems to have flown under the radar. Well, at least my radar.
Allegra Grande
I tricky card game needing careful planning to minimise the points in your grid of cards
Mon: Emblems from Sengoku
This is a clever card game from Japan. Do you go for risky conquests? How long can you hold your card hoping to spring a surprise attack on your opponent?
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is here!
My third game has landed!
Piazza
Build a tiny plaza in this tiny travel game.
Short takes: Duck & Cover, Onix, Kezao
A few more quick takes on simple games I tried at Essen 2024.
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