<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Game Goods</title><description>Honest board game reviews for families of all kinds: kids of different ages, couples, roommates and chosen family.</description><link>https://thegamegoods.com/</link><language>en-US</language><item><title>SPIEL Essen 2026 Haul: Five Games, All Unboxed, None Played Yet</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/spiel-essen-2026-haul/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/spiel-essen-2026-haul/</guid><description>Our SPIEL Essen 2026 haul: Drillers, -60°, Night at the Zoo, Karak: Labyrinth and Take Time. What they are, and how each one ended up in our bag.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SPIEL Essen 2026: One Day Isn&apos;t Enough. Our Experience</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/spiel-essen-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/spiel-essen-2026/</guid><description>SPIEL Essen 2026, just the two of us: big, loud, packed. Which halls are worth it, the best moment of the day and what we&apos;d do differently next year.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Should You Let Your Kids Win at Board Games? No Study Has Ever Tested It</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/should-you-let-kids-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/should-you-let-kids-win/</guid><description>Should you let kids win at board games? No study has ever tested it. What research knows anyway, why secretly losing is tricky and what we do at bedtime.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Best 2 Player Card Games: 9 We Actually Play as a Pair</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/best-2-player-card-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/best-2-player-card-games/</guid><description>The best 2 player card games from our own shelf: true duels, quick pocket games and a co-op adventure, plus an honest word on what falls flat with two.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mindbug With Kids: Our 10-Year-Old&apos;s Favorite Cards (and the Ones She Can&apos;t Stand)</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug-kids-favorite-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug-kids-favorite-cards/</guid><description>Our 10-year-old explains her favorite and least favorite Mindbug cards: why she loves sneaky creatures and can&apos;t stand the big wipe-out cards.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Agent Avenue Review: One Card Face Up, One Face Down. Which Do You Take?</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/agent-avenue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/agent-avenue/</guid><description>Agent Avenue is a quick bluffing duel from the makers of Mindbug. Why it works so well for two, plays from age 6, and still doesn&apos;t quite match Mindbug.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cockroach Poker Review: My Wife Bluffs, and I See It Instantly</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/cockroach-poker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/cockroach-poker/</guid><description>Cockroach Poker is bluffing with bugs. Why it gets funnier as kids get older, sometimes tips over with little ones, and works best with three to five.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Coup Review: A Game Where You&apos;re Allowed to Lie</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/coup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/coup/</guid><description>Coup is pure bluffing: two hidden cards, five roles, one lie after another. Why I love it, my wife hates it, and why it&apos;s not a kids&apos; game.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Flip 7 Review: Two Minutes of Rules, and the Youngest Actually Wins</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/flip-7/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/flip-7/</guid><description>Flip 7 takes two minutes to explain, and our youngest wins without help. Who this push-your-luck card game is for, and who should skip it.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kingdom Builder Review: A Different Kingdom Every Time</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/kingdom-builder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/kingdom-builder/</guid><description>Kingdom Builder was one of our first Spiel des Jahres winners. Why this family strategy game is still on our shelf, and what pinches about one card per turn.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Skull King Review: The Mermaid Takes the King, and the Table Goes Wild</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/skull-king/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/skull-king/</guid><description>Skull King was one of our first hobby games, and it works with 6-year-olds. Why this bidding trick-taking game keeps coming back to our table in waves.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Star Wars: Jabba&apos;s Palace Review: Love Letter, but the Highest Card Doesn&apos;t Always Win</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/star-wars-jabbas-palace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/star-wars-jabbas-palace/</guid><description>Jabba&apos;s Palace adds factions, new effects and shifting win conditions to the Love Letter formula. What the Star Wars version does differently.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza Review: Everyone Has Fun, I Lose</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/taco-cat-goat-cheese-pizza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/taco-cat-goat-cheese-pizza/</guid><description>Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza: five words, one pile, lots of chaos. Why our kids beat me at it, and which groups it really works for.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tempel des Schreckens Review: &quot;I Was Sure You Were a Guardian!&quot;</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/tempel-des-schreckens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/tempel-des-schreckens/</guid><description>Tempel des Schreckens is the bluffing game we went looking for as a kid-friendly alternative to Coup. Why our older daughter plays it with her friends.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Surprise Shipment: 50 New Cards for Arnak, Zero New Rules</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/arnak-surprise-shipment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/arnak-surprise-shipment/</guid><description>A new expansion for Lost Ruins of Arnak: 50 cards and three site tiles, no new rules. What&apos;s in the box and what we expect.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Braided Skies: Only a Few Copies at Essen</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/braided-skies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/braided-skies/</guid><description>Braided Skies from Stonemaier Games launches Andrew Bosley&apos;s Smoking Bones world. Only a small quantity will be at SPIEL Essen 2026.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Drillers: How Deep Do You Dare to Take Your Mech?</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/drillers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/drillers/</guid><description>Drillers from CGE is one of the most anticipated new games at SPIEL Essen 2026: deck building, mechs and the question of how deep you dare to go.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Entropy: You Create Stars, Planets and Life</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/entropy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/entropy/</guid><description>Entropy has you create stars, planets and life. On show at SPIEL Essen 2026 and already out in German from Frosted Games.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gaudí: Pretty Mosaics, but the Scoring Has Teeth</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/gaudi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/gaudi/</guid><description>Gaudí by Dani Garcia: trencadís mosaics, cards and a sneaky scoring rule. At SPIEL Essen 2026 from Devir, and in German from HUCH!.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Greenwood: Primal Spirits Against Fake Druids</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/greenwood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/greenwood/</guid><description>Greenwood is coming from Capstone and, in German, Feuerland&apos;s BlackLabel line. Demos at SPIEL Essen 2026 in Hall 3.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Greylune: The Caylus Designer Brings an Old Game Back</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/greylune/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/greylune/</guid><description>Greylune from Caylus designer William Attia mixes worker placement with adventure. English premiere at SPIEL Essen 2026.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Karak: Labyrinth and Karak II: Inferno: Two New Karak Games, One for Ages 6 and Up</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/karak-labyrinth-and-karak-ii-inferno/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/karak-labyrinth-and-karak-ii-inferno/</guid><description>Albi brings two new Karak titles to Essen: a real-time drawing game for ages 6 and up, and an expansion for Karak II.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kingdom Come: Deliverance: Vlaada Chvátil Brings the Video Game to the Table</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-board-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-board-game/</guid><description>Vlaada Chvátil and Tomáš Holek bring the video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance to the table. It premieres at SPIEL Essen 2026.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Queen Alice: Chess, Except Cards Move the Pieces</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/queen-alice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/queen-alice/</guid><description>In Queen Alice, cards move chess pieces and the square decides your action. One of the most anticipated games at SPIEL Essen 2026.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>-60°: Alexander Pfister Sends Us to Antarctica</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/sixty-below/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/sixty-below/</guid><description>-60° (Sixty Below) by Alexander Pfister and Peter Prinz: research stations, a meteorite and push-your-luck on the ice. New at SPIEL Essen 2026.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SPIEL Essen 2026: Our Watch List for a 6-Year-Old and a 10-Year-Old</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/spiel-2026-family-picks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/spiel-2026-family-picks/</guid><description>SPIEL Essen runs October 22–25. These are the new releases on our radar for a table with a 6-year-old and a 10-year-old, plus three for the grown-ups.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SPIEL Essen 2026: Ten New Games the Whole Hobby Wants to See</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/spiel-2026-most-anticipated-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/spiel-2026-most-anticipated-games/</guid><description>Queen Alice, Timespan and -60° lead the BGG preview list for SPIEL Essen 2026. The top 10 at a glance, with publisher and genre.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SPIEL Essen 2026 With Kids: Tickets, Hours and What Parents Should Know First</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/spiel-2026-with-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/spiel-2026-with-kids/</guid><description>SPIEL Essen 2026 runs October 22–25. Opening hours, the family ticket and what parents should know before they go, in one short overview.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spiel des Jahres 2026: The Winners Are Dito!, Rebirth and Mooki Island</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/spiel-des-jahres-2026-winners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/spiel-des-jahres-2026-winners/</guid><description>A quick refresher before SPIEL Essen: the 2026 winners of Germany&apos;s game of the year, connoisseur game and children&apos;s game awards.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SPIEL Essen 2026: Our 10 Most Exciting Strategy Games, With Booths and Fair Deals</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/spiel-essen-2026-strategy-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/spiel-essen-2026-strategy-games/</guid><description>Our top 10 strategy games at SPIEL Essen 2026: players, playtime, hall and booth to demo each one, plus fair deals and pickup times.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Timespan: From the Stone Age to Space in 90 Minutes</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/timespan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/news/timespan/</guid><description>Timespan is a civilization game with no warfare and lots of simultaneous play. It premieres at SPIEL Essen 2026 in Hall 3.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mindbug: Four Boxes. Which One Do You Start With?</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug/</guid><description>Mindbug First Contact, Beyond Evolution, Beyond Eternity or King of Tokyo? What sets the boxes apart, and which one we&apos;d start with.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mindbug: Beyond Eternity Review: The Meanest Mindbug Box</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug-beyond-eternity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug-beyond-eternity/</guid><description>Beyond Eternity adds Boost and abilities that work from the discard pile. Why it&apos;s the most confrontational Mindbug box for us, and why it gets a 10/10.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mindbug: Beyond Evolution Review: Evolve, or More Creatures? Every Choice Hurts.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug-beyond-evolution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug-beyond-evolution/</guid><description>Beyond Evolution adds Actions and creatures that evolve in three stages. Why the constant trade-off works so well, and why the box gets a 10/10 from us.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mindbug: First Contact Review: The Simplest Box. Still 10 out of 10.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug-first-contact/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug-first-contact/</guid><description>Mindbug: First Contact is the base set of the card duel: simpler, clearer, a little rawer. Why it&apos;s our pick to start with, and why it gets a 10/10.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mindbug x King of Tokyo Review: Not Another King of Tokyo, and That&apos;s Good</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug-x-king-of-tokyo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/mindbug-x-king-of-tokyo/</guid><description>Mindbug x King of Tokyo adds dice, energy and Power cards to the card duel. Why it isn&apos;t King of Tokyo, and why it still scores a 9/10 at our table.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Berlin Brettspiel Con 2026: Four New Games, Four Honest Verdicts</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/berlin-brettspiel-con-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/berlin-brettspiel-con-2026/</guid><description>Four games we played at Berlin Brettspiel Con 2026: Trash Poker, Moon Colony Bloodbath, Beasts &amp; Diplomacy and Whirly Derby. Honest takes from our family.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Our First SPIEL Essen (2024): 12 km on Foot, Eight Boxes of Loot</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/spiel-essen-2024/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/spiel-essen-2024/</guid><description>My wife&apos;s first SPIEL Essen: one day, 12 km of walking, a hall of games from Asia, and a haul of eight boxes. What we bought and how it turned out.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Which Everdell Should You Buy? Everdell, Duo or Silverfrost: Don&apos;t Grab the Wrong Box</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/which-everdell-to-buy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/which-everdell-to-buy/</guid><description>Everdell, Everdell Duo or Silverfrost? Which box fits your table, your kids and your player count, plus where Pearlbrook comes in. Our honest take.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>7 Wonders Review: Really Good, but Its Little Sibling Is Better</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/7-wonders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/7-wonders/</guid><description>7 Wonders (Second Edition) is a quick, beautiful drafting game for 3 to 7. We tried it because we love 7 Wonders Duel. Here&apos;s how they compare.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>7 Wonders Duel Review: A Whole Civilization in Half an Hour</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/7-wonders-duel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/7-wonders-duel/</guid><description>7 Wonders Duel packs a whole civilization into 30 minutes for two. Why it beats the big 7 Wonders for us, how it works with kids, and where it stings.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Andor Junior Review: We Never Warmed Up to Andor. Our Daughters Did.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/andor-junior/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/andor-junior/</guid><description>We never really got into Legends of Andor. Our daughters adore Andor Junior. Why the kids&apos; version works so well and where it gets repetitive.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arcs Review: A Trick-Taker? Only at First Glance.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/arcs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/arcs/</guid><description>Arcs by Cole Wehrle turns a humble trick-taking game into a space war. Why it blew us away, why three players is perfect, and who should stay clear.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ark Nova With a 10-Year-Old: The Box Says 14+, Our Table Says 10</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/ark-nova/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/ark-nova/</guid><description>The box says 14+. We played Ark Nova with our 10-year-old anyway: how we taught it, how long it took and which kids it&apos;s really for.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arkham Horror: The Card Game Review: Horror With Homework</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/arkham-horror-the-card-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/arkham-horror-the-card-game/</guid><description>Arkham Horror: The Card Game is a co-op horror story where every card matters. Our honest take on the theme, the rules load and the expansion rabbit hole.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra Review: Prettier Than the Original, Until the Glass Breaks</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/azul-sintra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/azul-sintra/</guid><description>Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra is the prettiest Azul and simple enough for our 6-year-old. What we like, why broken glass hurts, and which Azul to pick.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blood Rage Review: A Glorious Death, and Still Mixed Feelings</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/blood-rage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/blood-rage/</guid><description>Blood Rage is a Viking area-control game where dying gloriously can win you points. Our honest first impression, plus what we hear in the community.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cascadia Review: Barely Any Interaction. That&apos;s the Point.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/cascadia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/cascadia/</guid><description>Cascadia is a beautiful, peaceful tile-laying puzzle that&apos;s perfect for a slow Sunday morning for two. Our take, how it compares to Harmonies, and more.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Doomlings Review: A Cute Apocalypse, an Annoying Score</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/doomlings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/doomlings/</guid><description>Doomlings is a cute, chaotic card game about surviving the apocalypse. Why we love it, why scoring is a mess, and whether Imaginary Ends is worth it.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dragomino Review: The One Kids&apos; Game We Enjoy Ourselves</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/dragomino/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/dragomino/</guid><description>Dragomino is our 6-year-old&apos;s absolute favorite and a kids&apos; game I genuinely enjoy. Why it works from age 4–5, and how you can quietly steer who wins.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dune: Imperium – Uprising Review: A Slog to Teach. Then 10 out of 10.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/dune-imperium-uprising/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/dune-imperium-uprising/</guid><description>Dune: Imperium – Uprising is hard to teach, rough with beginners and fantastic once it clicks. Why it&apos;s a 10/10 for us, and why three is the magic number.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Echoes of Time Review: Your Cards Have to Travel Through Time First</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/echoes-of-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/echoes-of-time/</guid><description>Echoes of Time makes your cards wait in line before they work. Easy to learn, quick to play and great with two. Our verdict, plus what we hear in the community.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Everdell Review: A Cozy Classic. Is Pearlbrook Worth It?</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/everdell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/everdell/</guid><description>Everdell is one of our favorite games: cozy city building, snowballing combos, and a two-player catch. Our honest verdict, plus Pearlbrook.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Everdell Duo Review: The Catch With Everdell Duo, and Why We Don&apos;t Care</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/everdell-duo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/everdell-duo/</guid><description>Everdell Duo is faster, meaner and more direct than the original with two players. The components? Less great. Our honest verdict, plus what others say.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Everdell Silverfrost Review: Everdell With the Gloves Off</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/everdell-silverfrost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/everdell-silverfrost/</guid><description>Everdell Silverfrost buries the cozy original under snow, giants and a 3D mountain. Why it might be our favorite Everdell, and who should start elsewhere.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Exploding Kittens Review: Just Don&apos;t Draw the Wrong Cat</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/exploding-kittens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/exploding-kittens/</guid><description>Exploding Kittens is a fast, silly card game about not drawing the wrong cat. Why it still works, where it bites, and how it plays with kids.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Forest Shuffle Review: It Deserved More Love From the Jury</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/forest-shuffle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/forest-shuffle/</guid><description>Forest Shuffle (Mischwald) has you grow a forest full of animals from a deck of cards. Why it&apos;s one of our favorites, plus the Exploration expansion.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Galaxy Trucker Review: Our First Spaceship Lasted Seconds</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/galaxy-trucker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/galaxy-trucker/</guid><description>Galaxy Trucker has you grab junk tiles against the clock and fly the result into meteors. Our honest take on the second edition.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Geistertanz Review: A Charming Ghost, but You Learn the Dance Fast</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/geistertanz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/geistertanz/</guid><description>Geistertanz has a dancing ghost, a magic candle and a charming idea. In play, it gets repetitive fast. Our honest verdict on Megableu&apos;s kids&apos; game.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Harmonies Review: We Love It. It Still Rarely Gets Played.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/harmonies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/harmonies/</guid><description>Harmonies is a gorgeous, quick puzzle that feels like Azul meets Cascadia. Why we love it and why it still gathers dust on our shelf.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle Review: A Little Meaner Every Year</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle/</guid><description>Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle is a co-op deck builder that gets harder year by year. Better than we expected, and a hit with our Potter fan. Our honest take.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heat: Pedal to the Metal Review: With Two, There&apos;s No Race. The Bots Don&apos;t Help.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/heat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/heat/</guid><description>Heat: Pedal to the Metal is clever and gorgeous, but with two players the race lacks tension. Our honest first impressions and who it&apos;s for.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hitster Review: Your Phone Becomes the DJ, Your Memory the Timeline</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/hitster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/hitster/</guid><description>Hitster turns your phone into a DJ and your memory into a timeline. Why we love this music party game, what you need to play, and who it&apos;s for.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hues and Cues Review: One Color, One Word. Sounds Easy.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/hues-and-cues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/hues-and-cues/</guid><description>Hues and Cues asks you to describe a color in one or two words. Simple, surprisingly deep, maybe not forever. Our honest take and what others say.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Karak Review: Into the First Dungeon at Age Four</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/karak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/karak/</guid><description>Karak was our youngest&apos;s first dungeon crawler at four. Why it&apos;s one of the best kids&apos; games we know, why adults enjoy it too, and when kids outgrow it.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Karak II Review: For When Your Kids Outgrow Karak</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/karak-ii/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/karak-ii/</guid><description>Karak II takes the kids&apos; dungeon crawler out of the dungeon and adds engine-building for ages 10+. Our honest take, plus what we hear in the community.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Keep the Heroes Out! Review: Finally, You Get to Be the Monster</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/keep-the-heroes-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/keep-the-heroes-out/</guid><description>Keep the Heroes Out! flips the dungeon crawl: you&apos;re the monsters defending your treasure. Fast, gorgeous, chaotic, and our vacation favorite.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>King of Tokyo: Duel Review: With Two, It Beats the Original</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/king-of-tokyo-duel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/king-of-tokyo-duel/</guid><description>King of Tokyo: Duel turns the monster dice brawl into an intense two-player tug-of-war. Why we like it more than the original at two, and what to watch out for.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Living Forest Review: With Two, the Same Strategy Always Wins</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/living-forest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/living-forest/</guid><description>Living Forest is clever and dynamic with three or four players. With two, putting out fires wins every time. Our experience, the kids&apos; angle, and more.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth Review: 7 Wonders Duel in Mordor, and the Map Decides</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/lord-of-the-rings-duel-for-middle-earth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/lord-of-the-rings-duel-for-middle-earth/</guid><description>Duel for Middle-earth takes 7 Wonders Duel to Tolkien&apos;s world. Our first games after SPIEL in Essen, the map question, and how it compares to the original.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lost Ruins of Arnak Review: Easy to Learn, Damn Hard to Master</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/lost-ruins-of-arnak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/lost-ruins-of-arnak/</guid><description>Lost Ruins of Arnak mixes deck building and worker placement on a jungle island. Our first impressions, how it plays and what we hear in the community.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Love Letter Review: Our Most-Played Game Fits in a Pouch</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/love-letter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/love-letter/</guid><description>We&apos;ve played Love Letter more than any other game, even in line for roller coasters. Why this tiny classic is always with us.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Medium Review: The Party Game That Tests Whether You Share a Brain</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/medium/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/medium/</guid><description>Medium is a party game where two players try to say the same word at the same time. Our honest take, who it&apos;s for, and what other players say.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Quacks of Quedlinburg Review: My Daughter Loves It. Me? Not So Much.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/quacks-of-quedlinburg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/quacks-of-quedlinburg/</guid><description>The Quacks of Quedlinburg might be our 10-year-old&apos;s favorite game. Why it&apos;s brilliant for casual players, and why I&apos;m not much of a fan myself.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sabacc First Impressions: A Souvenir From Galaxy&apos;s Edge We&apos;ve Never Played</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/sabacc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/sabacc/</guid><description>We spotted Sabacc in a Star Wars ride queue and bought the box at Galaxy&apos;s Edge. What&apos;s inside, how it&apos;s meant to play, and what we haven&apos;t done yet.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Prey Another Day (Schnitzeljagd) Review: Cute Neon Animals, Ice-Cold Bluffs</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/schnitzeljagd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/schnitzeljagd/</guid><description>Prey Another Day, called Schnitzeljagd in German, is a 20-minute bluffing game of neon forest animals. Our verdict and how it plays.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SCOUT Review: Fits in Any Bag. Plays Bigger.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/scout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/scout/</guid><description>SCOUT is easy to learn, surprisingly deep and small enough for any summer bag. Our first impressions, how it plays, and where it stings.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sea Salt &amp; Paper Review: Small as a Sandwich, My Wife&apos;s Favorite (Plus Extra Salt)</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/sea-salt-and-paper/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/sea-salt-and-paper/</guid><description>Sea Salt &amp; Paper is one of my wife&apos;s favorite games. Why this origami card game keeps coming back, and why Extra Salt makes it more dynamic.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sky Team Review: The First Flight Was Bumpy. Then Came Sunday.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/sky-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/sky-team/</guid><description>Sky Team is a 20-minute co-op dice game for exactly two. It didn&apos;t wow us on the first flight, and it still keeps coming back to our table.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small World Review: The Real Skill Is Knowing When to Give Up</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/small-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/small-world/</guid><description>Small World is a quick fantasy conquest game with wild race and power combos. Our take after it joined our shelf, plus what we hear in the community.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Star Wars: Rebellion Review: Six Hours, Zero Regrets</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/star-wars-rebellion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/star-wars-rebellion/</guid><description>Star Wars: Rebellion took us six hours for our first full game, and every minute was worth it. The most immersive two-player game we know, if you find the time.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supershazam Review: The Music Quiz That Hijacked Our Game Night</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/supershazam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/supershazam/</guid><description>Supershazam mixes a music quiz with sneaky action cards. Eight people, 85 songs, one living room: our take on the prototype, with full transparency.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Terraforming Mars Review: Long, a Little Ugly, and We Keep Coming Back</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/terraforming-mars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/terraforming-mars/</guid><description>Terraforming Mars is long, a bit ugly and still one of our favorites. How it plays, where it stings, and when Ares Expedition fits.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ticket to Ride: Europe Review: A Hit Every Time. Sometimes Not Enough.</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/ticket-to-ride-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/ticket-to-ride-europe/</guid><description>Ticket to Ride: Europe is easy to learn, fun and a hit every time. But sometimes we want more. Our verdict, the kids&apos; angle and what others say.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wingspan Review: Quiet, Gorgeous, and Barely Any Interaction</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/wingspan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/wingspan/</guid><description>Wingspan is quiet, gorgeous and still great with two. What we like, where it stings, how it works with kids, and a word on the European Expansion.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wingspan Asia Review: My Daughter Loves It, I&apos;m Torn</title><link>https://thegamegoods.com/en/wingspan-asia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegamegoods.com/en/wingspan-asia/</guid><description>Wingspan Asia&apos;s Duet mode makes two-player Wingspan a real duel. Why my daughter prefers it, why I&apos;m torn, and why the small deck shows its limits fast.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>