I love board games, and like every other board gamer, that means I love finding new ones to play. Right now, it seems like the biggest problem we face is having too much choice - the hobby is in an amazing place, with hundreds of high quality games being released each year, and an impossibly large backlog of classics. Whilst this is a great problem to have, it makes choosing tricky. Like many people, I find reviews to be the most important thing when making that choice, but over time I've noticed that
Every minute spent looking up games is a minute not spent playing them, and from an unfortunately limited set of minutes it sometimes feels like a waste to sit through fifteen minute videos, or reviews that copy pasted the manual, just to find out the game isn't going to be something'll I'll like. Thus, Unruly Reviews - every game covered here is one I've really enjoyed, and I do my best to pick out those core features which make them great, and to get across the feel of the game, in as short a space as possible.
Of course, that makes everything here based entirely on my opinion. To that end, I've also included a list of games I either didn't like, or don't feel I've gotten a good enough grip on to review yet, under the 'Others' tab. Give it a once-over, and if you find yourself thinking 'What is this guy talking about? These are my favourite games!', perhaps the site is not for you. That said, maybe that guy/gal at your local group who you can never seem to agree on what to play with would find something useful.
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