Look, I’m not going to tell you what to do for fun, but I will tell you that if you like a good board game with quiet, contemplative turns, or if you like birds, Wingspan Asia is likely an outstanding option for you on your next game night. If you liked the original game, you will probably appreciate the new features of the “Asia” expansion.
It’s no secret that we at Board Game Matrix are suckers for animals, even – or maybe especially – anthropomorphic animals. But anyone with a sense of fun will probably appreciate the concept of junkyard rats building rockets to the cheese moon out of old calculators and aerosol cans!
First Rat is a humorous, euro-style board game. In First Rat, players are rats, racing their opponents (other rats, of course) to build rockets to the cheese moon and launch themselves into space as “rattronauts.” This unboxing video of First Rat features its box, board, rule book, and various tokens and components.
Nicole from Board Game Matrix unboxes Birdwatcher, a competitive game for 1-5 players. The objective of Birdwatcher is to snap photos of the elusive birds-of-paradise and publish your research findings.
I’ve been curious about Undaunted: Normandy for a while. We don’t play too many war-themed games, or even very many area control games for that matter, but something about it piqued my interest. After checking the game out from Portland Game Library for a month, we managed to get it on the table twice.
Other busy gamers will relate to this: Although Mariposas has been in our possession for a couple of years, we just got around to opening it and playing it a couple of weeks ago. Read our review below the game details to see if this game might be a good match for you.
