The Spiel

A review of Paradox written by Stephen Conway. Inspired by Match-3 games like Bejeweled, Paradox asks players to manipulate a grid of colorful discs to gather resources and save the past present and future of 15 different worlds.

Deep Sea Adventure is a wonderfully simple press your luck dice game from Japan with a devilishly fun twist: when you press your luck, you press EVERYONE'S luck! If too many divers get greedy, no one may make it back to the boat.

Nitro Glyxerol is a chemical mixing dexterity game. Shake and slide colored cubes through a maze as fast as you can. But be careful! Precision is as important as speed in this game. And beware the dreaded mouse poop cube. It could get in the way!

A review of Too Many Cinderellas written by Stephen Conway. Convince the Prince to marry a Cinderella of your choosing by manipulating a deceptively simple logic puzzle. Who says logic games have to be dry and boring? They can be whimsical and fun.

If Quantum Leap was a board game, it would be TIME Stories. Your team is thrown back in time to prevent damage to the timeline. It's a co-op story driven puzzle solving game - a cardboard console - each deck a cartridge you plug in for new kinds of fun.

Favor of the Pharaoh is a recipe filling roll-and-keep dice game. Start as a peasant and rise through Egyptian society by rolling increasingly difficult combinations. Tune in to learn why this game deserves BOTH the Major Fun and Spiel of Approval awards!

A review of Dr. Eureka written by Stephen Conway. Mix the right molecules in three test tubes to create formulas as fast as you can. A clever combo of speed and caution that make it Major Fun!

In Mombasa, players invest in chartered companies, forerunners of modern corporations. An elegant system of card play is used to explore the impact of 4 companies expanding across Africa. A deep subject & a challenging game worthy of our Spiel of Approval

In New York 1901, you try to build the greatest skyscrapers in Manhattan. More brainy than zany, this tile laying game game allows players to shape the city from a deceptively simple series of choices. Tune in to learn why New York 1901 is Major Fun!

A review of Ascension: Dreamscape written by Stephen Conway. Battle cosmic forces by building a deck of cards filled with powerful heroes and machines from otherworldly realms. Read on to discover why Dreamscape has earned the Spiel of Approval award.