Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2026 (Part 16)   New-to-me games played recently include … 216 (2026): Rank 25178, Rating 6.0 Roll three dice. If you can fulfil one of the 4 contracts in the open draft, score it. If … Continue reading →

So, each day, I go to work and then fill up the holes in my schedule with little daily puzzles – things like Wordle, Catalogues, Connections, etc. Each of these games is a two to three minute brain teaser – … Continue reading →

The new era of well-designed automata and solo modes for multiplayer games, coupled with excellent new solo game designs, is actually quite heartening to someone (me!) who finds something very satisfying about physically playing a game: shuffling cards, moving pieces, … Continue reading →