Hello Variants! I am sure you were expecting Berry for our Meet Your Makers, but today we have the honor of following up with a creator we have interviewed before! As such, we decided to take turns this round, so it is my honor to reintroduce Hatchling Games, with their new Kickstarter, “Overisles“! In case …
As the season’s change and the darker hours take hold on the start and end of our day it can be hard to get motivated to leave our cozy and warm beds. This is exactly why we tested out the “Orc” Bacon recipe in the Heroes’ Feast Cookbook this month! Author’s Note: I may make …
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Brown Morning Potion It doesn’t matter if you call it Brown Morning Potion, Potion of Adulting or just simply coffee, if you love you caffeine you know it can become an all consuming essential to a good morning! National Coffee Day is here and we’d like to help you fully celebrate your love of coffee, …
Previous Next Flourish Flourish is my most recent game from Starling Games, the makers of Everdell. I was lucky enough to have found the Kickstarter campaign for Flourish a while back and, truthfully, all I needed to know was that Starling was behind the project for me to back it. After having countless hours of …
Previous Next Brew Brew is the newest game from Pandasaurus, released July, 15 2021. Brew is designed for 2 to 4 players, ages 10 and up and will play in about 45 to 90 minutes, once you get the hang of it. Our first play through was well over the 90 minute mark. I was …
Previous Next Mandala Stones Mandala Stones is a tile placement game for 2 to 4 players aged and up, and plays in about 30 minutes. I was initially drawn to the game due the bright colors of the tiles and my love for Azul. This looked like a natural fit for some relaxed game play …
If you follow me on social media, you know that I am a sucker for good Crowdfunding. Years ago, a friend of mine told me his favorite place to buy board games was Kickstarter. I didn’t fully understand how he could buy a game that no one had reviewed yet, but I loved his game …
Variant Berry reviews Enchanted Plumes, a colorful card game from Calliope Games!
Variant Berry reviews Azul, a colorful tile game from Michael Kiesling and Plan B Games!
Variant Berry reviews Machi Koro, a city planning game by developer Pandasaurus!
