Derek Thompson, Author at Geeks Under Grace

Dragomino is a children’s version of Kingdomino, which won the Spiel des Jahres in 2017. Is it still good, despite the simpler rules?

Crown of Emara is the debut game from designer Benjamin Schwer. It has a unqiue cardplay mechanism, but what about the rest?

Hadara is a civ-building, card-drafting game that bears more than a passing resemblance to 7 Wonders. Is that good or bad?

Trails of Cold Steel IV is the culmination of 9 games and 16 years in the Trails series. Do fans get a worthy conclusion?

Splendor Marvel is a retheme of the original Spendor, with a few small gameplay tweaks. Is that enough of a reason to pick it up?

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