Title: Tak & Tak: University Edition Genre: Abstract Publisher: Cheapass Games Release Date: 2017 Designer: James Ernest, Patrick Rothfuss Artist: Echo Chernik Player Count: 2 For People Who Like: Chess, Portable Abstract Games Tak is a beautifully simple 2-player abstract
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Title: One Deck Dungeon & One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows Genre: Cooperative Publisher: Asmadi Games Release Date: 2016 Designer: Chris Cieslik Artist: Alanna Cervenak, Will Pitzer Player Count: 1-2 (4 when combined) One Deck Dungeon & its standalone expansion
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Title: Fugitive Genre: Bluffing, Deduction Publisher: Fowers Games Designer: Tim Fowers Artist: Ryan Goldsberry Player Count: 2 Fugitive is downright clever – a bluffing and deduction game for 2 that capitalizes on both logical analysis and a certain amount of
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Title: Circle the Wagons Genre: Drafting, Pattern Building Publisher: Button Shy Release Date: 2017 Designer: Steven Aramini, Danny Devine, Paul Kluka Artist: Beth Sobel Player Count: 2 Circle the Wagons is a 2-player filler microgame with great aesthetic and simple
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Title: Pyramid Arcade Genre: Abtsract, Game System Publisher: Looney Labs Release Date: 2016 Designer: Andrew Looney, John Cooper, Kristin Looney Artist: Eileen Tjan Player Count: 1-10 For People Who Like: Clever abstracts, Pieces of gaming history, Pyramids Pyramid Arcade is
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Title: Swamped Publisher: Bellwether Games Release Date: 2016 Designer: Jonathan Logan Clark, Benjamin Gerber, Dennis Hoyle Artist: Jonathan Logan Clark Rob: I think I’m always going to prefer cooperative board games over competitive ones, but I sometimes like it when
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Title: Codenames Duet Series: Codenames Genre: Deduction, Cooperative, Word Game Publisher: Czech Games Edition Designer: Vlaada Chvátil, Scot Eaton Artist: Tomáš Kučerovský Player Count: 2 (technically 2-4, but it's really for 2) For People Who Like: Codenames for the gameplay,
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Title: Jaipur Genre: Set Collection, Hand Management Publisher: Asmodee/GameWorks Designer: Sébastien Pauchon Artist: Alexandre Roche Player Count: 2 For People Who Like: Scoring sets, date-night games, camels Jaipur is one of our favorite date-night games, playing quickly and featuring fun, interesting
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Title: Caverna: Cave vs Cave Genre: Tile Placement Publisher: Mayfair Games Designer: Uwe Rosenberg Artist: Klemens Franz Player Count: 1-2 For People Who Like: Extremely well-tuned 2-player games Caverna: Cave vs Cave is a fantastic little game for 2, giving
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Title: Before The Earth Explodes Publisher: Green Couch Games Designer: Adrian Adamescu, Daryl Andrews Artist: Davy Wagnarok Player Count: 2 Before The Earth Explodes is a great little game, combining action selection, a twist on rock-paper-scissors, and a bit of
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