Monza is a car racing game for children using coloured dice - a subtle variation on the roll-and-move mechanic that makes the game more interesting overall and hints at strategic choices.
Terraforming Mars Prelude Expansion: Adding the ‘Elon Musk’ Phase
Terraforming Mars: Prelude is exactly what I look for in an expansion from a game that I already love. It adds depth and diversity, without making the game more complicated.
Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr
In a theme that recalls the brilliant Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind or the enchantingly heartbreaking To the Moon, Holding On deals maturely with the themes of memory and regret. It touches on that great existential motif - that there's something extraordinary in the deeply examined ordinary life.