Dann Sullivan, Author at Big Boss Battle (B3) https://bigbossbattle.com/author/majbeef/ Gaming News, Reviews & Opinions Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:21:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29090054/cropped-B3-Fav-32x32.jpg Dann Sullivan, Author at Big Boss Battle (B3) https://bigbossbattle.com/author/majbeef/ 32 32 The Catstronauts Fish Finder Satellite fixes the main flaw of the core game https://bigbossbattle.com/catstronauts-fish-finder-satellite-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/catstronauts-fish-finder-satellite-review/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:00:54 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89733 I was a really big fan of Catstronauts when we played it — there was just enough on to keep it interesting, and the way that it promoted co-operative gameplay felt both incredibly modern and refined. That said, there were two main issues, which the Catstronauts Fish Finder Satellite expansion quickly fixes. Catstronauts, for those […]

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Traitor’s Tide is a push your luck game of treachery on the high seas https://bigbossbattle.com/traitors-tide-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/traitors-tide-review/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:00:55 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89323 Combining both push your luck and hidden role mechanics, Traitor’s Tide is a great warm-up game for three to six players. Traitor’s Tide is a quickfire hidden role board game that puts you and your friends as the crew on a ship, however, at least one of you are a traitor and the traitor ship […]

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Dark Tides puts you in the role of a phony psychic turned exorcist https://bigbossbattle.com/dark-tides-preview/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:01:02 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88928 Some game pitches sound a lot like they were conceptualised during fever dreams, and — certainly — if you’d told me that I’d be playing a point and click game about a fake psychic solving mysteries with a talking weasel mascot then I’d probably think you were pulling my leg. Anyway, that’s Dark Tides, and […]

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Honeycomb: The World Beyond is an ecological, survival exploration adventure https://bigbossbattle.com/honeycomb-the-world-beyond-preview/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:00:02 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88903 Drill down into a lot of sci-fi and you get to a handful of hero archetypes. Among the most memorable are the gung-ho marine, the loyal alien warrior and the resourceful scientist. The former solves problems with actions rather than words, while the latter uses tools, empathy and academics. Honeycomb: The World Beyond puts you […]

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DJ Bunny adds a rhythm twist to path-building puzzles https://bigbossbattle.com/dj-bunny-hands-on/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:44:08 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90028 Help DJ Bunny on her quest to play a set at the famous Hippity Hop Music Festival. Thanks to my line of work I get along to a lot of videogame events. However, I don’t often get to take my kids along to them, in fact, we normally get along to Norwich Games Festival and […]

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Cleared Hot is the Desert Strike succcessor we’ve been waiting two decades for https://bigbossbattle.com/cleared-hot-early-access-review/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:00:24 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89103 While certainly not the first spiritual sequel to the ‘Strike’ series, Cleared Hot excels in capturing the feeling of the classics, while also bringing in more than enough modern conveniences and features to make it feel like its own thing. One thing that the games industry, and humans, struggle with is time. This is especially […]

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Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition brings pink-haired caveboy energy to the modern generation https://bigbossbattle.com/tomba-2-the-evil-swine-return-special-edition-review/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:22:46 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89803 Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition gives players a chance to time-travel back 25 years and play one of the most visually memorable platformers of the generation. For those of us lucky enough to grow up in the age of brightly-coloured console mascots, the original Tomba! had at least as much mascot energy […]

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What’s The Best Thing? is a ranking game where the ranks are hidden https://bigbossbattle.com/whats-the-best-thing-review/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:00:08 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87555 Rating things is incredibly easy, in fact, we often do it automatically as we think about things. However, What’s The Best Thing? challenges you, as a group, to rank five, then eight, then ten, random things in the correct order, and that’s much trickier. What’s the Best Thing? is a simple game of concealed ranking […]

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Gloomies challenges you to strategically grow and harvest flowers https://bigbossbattle.com/gloomies-review/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:00:17 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87529 Gloomies love flowers, they love wearing them and collecting them. Your job is to oversee both the growing and harvesting of the flowers in this two phase, contract-based board game. Before I start, I should state that Gloomies is an incredibly easy game to understand once you’ve got to grips with it. In fact, it’s […]

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Dungeon Dispatch is an RPG with a slot-puzzle twist https://bigbossbattle.com/dungeon-dispatch-preview/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:00:23 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87560 The job of a delivery worker is simple, you take the gift and deliver it through the deadly tombs, the lethal caves and the malignant crypts, all in an effort to complete your next Dungeon Dispatch. Most of us have played games where we’re a plucky little guy who spends an incredible amount of the […]

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Absconder requires you to think without rushing and rush without thinking https://bigbossbattle.com/absconder-preview/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87347 Abscond, verb, to exit a place in a wee bit of a rush. Absconder feels a lot like Hotline Miami and Super Hexagon in that it’s really hard to convey how ‘in the moment’ it is, and that you simply need to learn through exposure. Absconder puts you in the role of an escaping convict from […]

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Never/Together is comprised of two screens, one gun and a big rush https://bigbossbattle.com/never-together-preview/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:00:19 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87335 It’s been a while since local-cooperative games have had to be split-screen at all times, but in Never/Together the separation of the two characters is essential to your journey and race to escape from a deadly prison ship. Never/Together is the next title from Noname Studio, the team behind Worldless, and it revolves entirely around […]

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The Edge of Water captivates with its water physics https://bigbossbattle.com/the-edge-of-water-preview/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:00:22 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87215 Normally, with games that have isometric viewpoints, the floor is the most boring part of the whole thing, a beige backdrop that exists solely to stop you falling off into the aether. Not in the case of The Edge of Water where it’s a vibrant underwater world that you can influence as you walk over […]

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Purr-suit of Happiness asks you to bring joy to humans in Earth’s final days https://bigbossbattle.com/purr-suit-of-happiness-preview/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:00:52 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87204 The world is ending and most of the humans have simply given up hope and accepted their fate. In Purr-suit of Happiness you play a courier cat, delivering parcels and delivering hope. I, personally, am pretty convinced that it’s humanity that’ll end our own time on this planet, we’re mischievous, greedy and far too curious. […]

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Unboxing Mr. Coo is a stunning take on the puzzle box formula https://bigbossbattle.com/unboxing-mr-coo-preview/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:00:39 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87196 Mr Coo is back in Unboxing Mr. Coo, but this time the point and click series has a classic, puzzle-box twist. Iconic might be a bit strong, but there’s a familiar, old-timey nostalgic ‘thing’ about Mr. Coo, and I think it’s entirely down to his big ol’ nose, his massive hooter, his honking snout. There’s […]

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Monowave locks platforming powers behind emotions https://bigbossbattle.com/monowave-preview/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:00:30 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87155 The first guardian is dead, and the emotions have scattered. In Monowave you’re the newly-born second guardian, and you must use the emotions’ own powers to reunite them and bring peace back to the land. Monowave is a platform puzzle game which revolves around switching emotions to navigate through increasingly complex levels and worlds. However, […]

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All Will Rise is a conversation-based card battler about avenging a murdered river https://bigbossbattle.com/all-will-rise-preview/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:00:48 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87140 When it comes to picking apart an enemy, or defending the indefensible, sometimes you have to change the battlefield in order to win. All Will Rise is a narrative courtroom deckbuilder that puts you at the helm of a team of idealists who are trying to challenge the law for the betterment of the public. […]

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Oku is a platformer with poetic puzzle progression https://bigbossbattle.com/oku-preview/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:00:14 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87135 Become a travelling monk in Oku, and complete your journey by assembling haiku-like poems and exploring secret paths. When it comes to platformers, I like two things: New twists on classic techniques and collectibles that guide you around the world. Handily, then, Oku features both of these, and it does so in a way that […]

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Articulate For Kids is a bitesize, kid-size twist on a familiar classic https://bigbossbattle.com/articulate-for-kids-review/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:00:43 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87483 Articulate is a classic for a reason, it very much takes the frenetic energy of parlour games and combines it with prompt cards and a ticking timer. Articulate for Kids takes on the incredibly daunting task of trying to adapt that format to being family friendly and still work with younger family members. Articulate for […]

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5 up is a speedy push-your-luck game that’s perfectly portable https://bigbossbattle.com/5-up-review/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:00:15 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87450 Push your luck mechanics are some of the most pure form of gaming, and one of the few that can be distilled down to a single action: flipping a coin or rolling a dice. It’s the latter in the case of 5 Up, an incredibly easy to learn game that’s perfect for taking on the […]

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Grow Wild is a cozy, nature game about restoring an ecosystem https://bigbossbattle.com/grow-wild-preview/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:00:24 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86819 Take a small plot of land and create a stunning pocket of nature in Grow Wild, a wholesome nature game about habitats and ecosystems. It’s been a while since I’ve played a game about managing a small plot of land that quite conveys the interplay between creatures and their environment that Grow Wild manages, in […]

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Don’t Fall For It is a trivia game with a tumbling tower twist https://bigbossbattle.com/dont-fall-for-it-review/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:00:01 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87468 Trivia games come in all shapes and sizes these days. There’s absolutely no denying that it’s the easiest way to get into a living room board game collection, or under the tree at Christmas. Don’t Fall For It combines trivia with a fun, decoy system and a clever ‘pulling swords’ tower system that keeps the […]

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Whimside is a creature catching, and breeding game with a lot going on https://bigbossbattle.com/whimside-is-a-creature-catching-and-breeding-game-with-a-lot-going-on/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:00:58 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86913 Capture, nurture and breed cute creatures as you explore the whimsical world of Whimside. The idle desktop game movement is now in full swing, a year on from Rusty’s Retirement we’re at a point where there are some serious choices to be made when it comes to what you have stuck (and running) on the […]

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Discounty puts you at the helm of a supermarket franchise expanding into a new town https://bigbossbattle.com/discounty-review/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:00:16 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86915 A month doesn’t pass by without some twist on retail simulation or slice of life city-to-town life releasing. Discounty takes you away from the big city, to a job in a town that’s been left behind by the world. Ah, that moment as you first arrive, full of hope, at a new town — one […]

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Vicious Gardens is a malicious, set-building, gardening showdown https://bigbossbattle.com/vicious-gardens-review/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:00:12 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87510 Race to grow and harvest from your garden all while trying to outmanoeuvre other gardeners in Vicious Gardens. Vicious Gardens challenges players to quickly build sets of plants in order to fulfil orders, however the same plants that allow you to do so also allow you to hire specialists, which are dangerous action cards that […]

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9 Kings is an engine-builder all about army and base optimisation https://bigbossbattle.com/9-kings-review/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:00:40 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86703 9 Kings simplifies base-building down to an almost entirely pure form by bringing in auto battler mechanics and silly numbers. As regular readers of the site will know, we zig-zag the lines between board games and video games on the regular. It makes sense, because there’s an uncanny amount of similarities between the two of […]

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Junior Tension is an easy to play family trivia game for ages 6+ https://bigbossbattle.com/junior-tension-review/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:00:19 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86876 If you normally sit there, shouting answers at the TV during quiz shows or happen to be a master of memory, then Junior Tension, and its non-kids version Tension, is a great game for you and your younger children. Specifically aimed at 6+ and with simpler prompts than its 8+, family-focused Tension, Junior Tension has […]

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Raccoin is a coin-pusher twist on the winning Balatro formula https://bigbossbattle.com/raccoin-preview/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:00:40 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87082 When you strike gold, you often find more nearby. That’s the hope for PlayStack, it would seem, who are back with their next publishing attempt after Balatro. In an attempt to hold onto the bottled lightning of ‘hypnotic twist on a classic’ with Raccoin — Doraccoon’s twist on coin-pusher machines. To say that I’ve been […]

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Faceminer is an incremental twist on training facial recognition software https://bigbossbattle.com/faceminer-review/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:00:44 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86705 Boot up your computer, power up your dial-up modem and get ready to become a Faceminer in an alternative-history’s dotcom boom. Ah, 1999. Existentialism flooding the cinemas, the UK introducing a minimum wage, a fear of the millennium bug rampaging the newspapers and Steps in the UK music charts. Simpler times. Back then we only […]

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Sandcastles of Burgundy is a great set collection gateway game for all ages https://bigbossbattle.com/sandcastles-of-burgundy-review/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:00:42 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86891 When it comes to discussing games that can be played with the family, there’s normally a hard-line between games for younger children and older children. Sandcastles of Burgundy, like many classics, cleverly bridges that gap with a fun, approachable theme and several play modes. I often mention including house rules and variations when it comes […]

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Big Boss makes capitalist board games cool again https://bigbossbattle.com/big-boss-review/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:00:14 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86856 When it comes to games about running businesses, there are a few that come to mind… and some of them end in big arguments and disappointment. I’m not saying that Big Boss fixes all of the issues of games about exponential, capitalist growth, but I will say that everybody left happy each time I played […]

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Stomp The Plank is a great introduction to Push Your Luck mechanics https://bigbossbattle.com/stomp-the-plank-review/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:00:51 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86883 One thing that kids games do a lot better than most games aimed at adults is convincingly take over the table and, in the case of playing them out at gaming cafes or events, draw in a crowd. Stomp the Plank is an incredibly easy to understand, and great to watch, board game that really […]

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Lambada is a fast game of bright colours and clever subterfuge https://bigbossbattle.com/lambada-review/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:00:34 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86865 The Lambada is a Brazilian dance where people bend their knees and make lots of small steps. Lambada is not about the dance, it’s instead about matching colours, getting rid of all of your cards and avoiding forbidden colours. Bright colours and fun carnival-style designs are the main thematic ties between this fun and approachable […]

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Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons adds a die-rolling twist to the classic formula https://bigbossbattle.com/horrified-dungeons-dragons-adds-a-die-rolling-twist-to-the-classic-formula/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:00:08 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86914 Horrified is back in its fifth iteration, this time taking on the long-running and increasing relevant TTRPG progenitor with Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons. Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons is arguably one of — if not the — best boardgame that I’ve played this year. However, the issue with being a standout best is that you attract a […]

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Idle Waters is a tranquil masterclass in idle desktop games https://bigbossbattle.com/idle-waters-review/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:00:16 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86265 From farming to fishing, idle desktop games have been making a massive comeback over the last year, and Idle Waters is the next one that you should definitely pick up. Every so often a game comes along and does something so clever that you immediately get a wave of developers pushing into the space it […]

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Becoming Saint puts you on a challenging, micro-skirmish crusade for canonization https://bigbossbattle.com/becoming-saint-review/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:00:34 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86566 Dominate the Italian Peninsula as you quest for canonization in Becoming Saint. There have been some excellent small-scale skirmish games released over the last decade, from Bad North through Into The Breach to the fantastic, and recently delisted, John Wick Hex. Their latest bedfellow is Becoming Saint, but unlike the rest, it’s less about defending […]

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Hungry Horrors is a clever, deckbuilder with a culinary twist https://bigbossbattle.com/hungry-horrors-preview/ Sun, 27 Jul 2025 11:00:53 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86626 People often describe the most menacing beasts as having insatiable hungers, be that for violence or evil. In Hungry Horrors, the monsters are very satiable, and you’ll only succeed by literally feeding them. When I think of roguelikes I often think of eating, but mainly because the earliest that I played  (ADOM) and ones that […]

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Don’t Panic demands you keep calm and list category entries https://bigbossbattle.com/dont-panic-review/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:00:14 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85774 Don’t Panic continues to be an approachable, family-friendly game of quick-thinking and list making. Iteration, not innovation, is the way that you keep a B-tier board game on shelves. Don’t Panic is a perfect example of that, looking back I can find versions dating back to 1987, including one from 1996 labelled as ‘vintage’ (I […]

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Altered Alma takes carefully timed combat and metroidvania exploration to Neo-Barcelona https://bigbossbattle.com/altered-alma-preview/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:00:04 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85494 It’s normally Tokyo that gets the gritty cyberpunk overhaul in Sci-Fi, that’s not the case in Altered Alma, where it’s Neo-Barcelona that takes the spotlight Altered Alma is the next title from 2Awesome Studio, the team behind Dimension Drive, AK-xolotl and — more importantly —  Aeon Drive, of which  it shares more than a few […]

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Island of Winds compels with its emphatic twist on adventure https://bigbossbattle.com/island-of-winds-preview/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:00:32 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85482 Easily one of the most compelling games I played while at GDC, Island of Winds takes the adventure formula and gives it a empathic twist. After a childhood filled with games that were liberally stuffed with Norse, Greek, Roman and Egyptian mythology, I’m always excited to play something that’s steeped in another culture’s history and […]

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Thousand Year Old Vampire is the definitive journaling RPG https://bigbossbattle.com/thousand-year-old-vampire-review/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:00:07 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85574 Thousand Year Old Vampire is a solo, journaling RPG that — in no time — underlines the value of memory and humanity. When you write about board games, tabletop games and videogames you write mostly about iteration. In fact, for most of my career I’ve been mostly writing about iterations. It’s why I’ve always tried […]

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Garden Heist will take over your table with its twist on Hide and Seek https://bigbossbattle.com/garden-heist-review/ Fri, 30 May 2025 13:00:06 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85361 In Garden Heist players race to rack up points by sneaking up the board in a clever twist on hide and seek. While I’m almost 100% certain that somebody has made a wargaming-style game that adapts hide and seek to the table, after all, they often deal with cover and lines of sight, I think […]

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Doomlings Techlings Expansion bolts new mechanics onto your winning strategy https://bigbossbattle.com/doomlings-techlings-expansion-review/ Mon, 19 May 2025 13:00:41 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85217 The Doomlings Techlings Expansion adds modifications into the quick-play, set collection game, giving you the chance to refine and tweak your traits in cool new ways. The Techlings Expansions is one of a bundle of ‘booster pack’ style expansions available for Doomlings. In this case, it includes 15 normal traits, a new dominant trait, a […]

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Doomlings Mythlings Expansion spices up the inter-turn moments https://bigbossbattle.com/doomlings-mythlings-expansion-review/ Fri, 09 May 2025 13:00:50 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85224 The Doomlings Mythlings Expansion is all about playing out of order and building non-specialised decks. The Mythlings Expansions is one of a bundle of ‘booster pack’ style expansions available for Doomlings. In this case, it includes 16 normal traits, a new dominant trait, a new age and a new catastrophe. In its own words it’s all […]

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Ironhive is all about sacrifice for the survival of the city https://bigbossbattle.com/ironhive-preview/ Thu, 08 May 2025 13:00:11 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85232 Ironhive is a deckbuilding, engine-builder all about building a city and surviving a dying world. A deck- and engine-builder, Ironhive has you trading up citizens for buildings and resources to keep your city strong and to survive a dark, deadly future. While its definitely not the first game to use citizens as a key resource (see […]

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Doomlings rewards selective evolution with victory https://bigbossbattle.com/doomlings-2025-review/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:00:01 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85215 Doomlings is a quick-play set collection game that plays out through several ages, with each player evolving their own little beasty to score big come the final sunset. We actually wrote about Doomlings about three years ago, when Jupiter got to grips with the Kickstarter version of it, shortly after its launch. So, it might […]

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SpyGuy Fantasy is a path-based race with an eye spy twist https://bigbossbattle.com/spyguy-fantasy-review/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:00:34 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85274 Spy Guy’s latest outing is into a fantasy setting that’s quite often explored on the boardgame. Rather than Pizza and Traffic Cones, SpyGuy Fantasy has you collaboratively searching out Potions, Coins and Arrows. Before I start, I should clarify that this is a review for the SpyGuy Fantasy boardgame and not the relatively recently released […]

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Obstacle Overdrive is offroading in a child’s messy room https://bigbossbattle.com/obstacle-overdrive-preview/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:00:25 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85228 Where Micro Machines was a scrappy arcade rally title, Obstacle Overdrive is arguably the MudRunner of the toy driving games. Obstacle Overdrive is all about one word, GRIP. Well, it’s also about toys, specifically when you’d get all of your toys and try and create a racetrack around your room, often starting with Micro Machines […]

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Oh My Pigeons is a flick-full race to fill your coop https://bigbossbattle.com/oh-my-pigeons-review/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:00:58 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=84702 Fill your flock to win in Oh My Pigeons, a game of nicking and flicking your feathered friends. When you review board games as regularly as we do here at B3, you start to noticed patterns in the games that are released by larger publishers. Genres, mechanics and themes tend to bounce around like fads, […]

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The Thing: Remastered is a triumph that repairs the biggest flaw of the original https://bigbossbattle.com/the-thing-remastered-review/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:00:07 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=84437 It’s been 22 years since The Thing released for PS2 & Xbox, which is actually longer than the time between the launch of the game and the movie that its story was based on: John Carpenter’s The Thing. When I heard that The Thing: Remastered was coming, I had to be the one to review […]

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