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Tag: Abstract Strategy Games

Shōbu (Debra’s Thoughts)

August 1, 2024 theratholereviews

The first thing I noticed when I saw Shōbu by Smirk and Laughter Games (a division of Smirkand Dagger) was…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Review by Debra Savage, Strategy Games Filed under: 2 Player Games, Abstract Strategy Games, Board Games, Boardgames, Shobu, Smirk&Dagger, SmirkAndDagger, SmirkAndLaughter, Strategy Games, two player games

Bound (Preview)

February 9, 2023 theratholereviews

Let’s start with why you are here. You want to know if Bound is worth the exorbitant £1 price, right?…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, CrowdFUNding Preview, Review by David Chapman, Strategy Games Filed under: Abstract Strategy Games, CrowdFUNding, CrowdFUNding Preview, Kickstarter, Preview, Strategy Games, two player games

Pharaoh

January 14, 2023 theratholereviews

Sometimes a game grows beyond its initial incarnation to become something more. Looney Pyramids began in a short story written…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Looney Saturday, Review by Kaitlin Samuel Filed under: Abstract Strategy Games, Board Games, Pharaoh, Pyramid Arcade, Pyramids

Boop

January 5, 2023 theratholereviews

Let’s start with all the cards on the table. Boop was easily my most anticipated game of 2022. I had…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Review by David Chapman, Strategy Games Filed under: 2 Player Games, Abstract Strategy Games, Boop, Cat, CATS, Smirk&Dagger, SmirkAndDagger, SmirkAndLaughter, Strategy Games, two player games

Roo

November 10, 2022 theratholereviews

As a reviewer, inevitably, someone will ask you what your favourite style of game is. Depending on what I’ve just…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Review by David Chapman, Strategy Games Filed under: 2 Player Games, Abstract Strategy Games, Binary Cocoa, Roo, Strategy Games, two player games

Onitama (Way of the Wind)

July 14, 2022 theratholereviews

There’s a very good reason I’ve taken a long time to review Way of the Wind. I love Onitama, both…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Strategy Games Filed under: Abstract Strategy Games, Arcane Wonders, Onitama, Strategy Games, two player games, Way of the Wind

Homeworlds

March 12, 2022 theratholereviews

Sometimes a game grows beyond its initial incarnation to become something more. Looney Pyramids began in a short story written…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Looney Saturday, Review by Kaitlin Samuel, Strategy Games, Tactical Wargames Filed under: Abstract Strategy Games, Board Games, Homeworlds, Looney Labs, Looney Saturday, Pyramid Arcade, Pyramids, Strategy Games, Tactical Wargames, two player games, Wargames

ALDR the High Sage

February 3, 2022 theratholereviews

ALDR: The High Sage is “a game set in the Element Universe” so before I started writing this review I…

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Posted in: Board Game, Review by David Chapman, Strategy Games Filed under: Abstract Strategy Games, ALDR, Board Games, Element, Rather Dashing Games, Strategy Games

Pyramids: A Primer, Abridged

April 10, 2021 theratholereviews 2 Comments

Sometimes a game grows beyond its initial incarnation to become something more. Looney Pyramids is one of those games. In…

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Posted in: Column, Looney Saturday, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Abstract Strategy Games, Board Games, Looney Labs, Looney Saturday, Pyramid Arcade, Pyramids, Strategy Games

Zoollywood (Kickstarter)

April 1, 2020 theratholereviews

It’s a strange time in the world right now. Everyone is in quarantine, either alone or with loved ones. Retail…

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Posted in: Board Game, CrowdFUNding Spotlight, Review by David Chapman, Strategy Games Filed under: Abstract Strategy Games, Bluepiper Studio, Board Games, Penguin, Strategy Games, two player games, Zoollywood

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