Crusaders Games

Reviewing fantasy themed board games

Aeons End

This co-operative deckbuilding game has been around since 2016, and tended to have an annual release schedule for a new starter box. Whilst there are a number of core sets now, the original second edition printing with updated artwork remains…
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Thunderstone Advance

Thunderstone Advance was released in 2012 as the second incarnation of the dungeon themed deckbuilding game, and was fully compatible with the original. It came with new card design, and its excellent artwork style was still similar to the original…
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Kingdom Death Monster

Kingdom Death Monster 1.5 kickstarter arrived in October 2017, and this game presents players with a nightmare world where you take your settlement survivors on a journey through many lantern years, fighting strange creatures to improve your survival chances by…
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Mage Knight

Mage Knight is an exploration adventure game considered by many as the ultimate solo adventure game. You play as a mage character exploring across a revealing hex map, and who over time levels up, strengthens their powers and recruits followers…
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Nemo’s War

Nemo’s War is a game designed specifically for solo play and was upgraded and released in its current form in 2017. Its theme is firmly based in the Jules Verne’s classic novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, following the…
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Tainted Grail

Tainted Grail: the Fall of Avalon is a solo or cooperative story adventure experience. You will play as a flawed hero in a dying land which is sinking into wyrdness and searching for a way to save it. Guardian menhirs are…
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Tidal Blades

Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef is a worker placement game with dice upgrading, which arrived in 2020 and is set on a beautiful island resort. The game is strikingly stunning with the artwork arguably some of the best you…
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