Baking, Crafting, And Blacksmithing Dragons Soar The Shops In Flamecraft

Manny Vega, the designer of the Sparkle Kitty series of games, has paired up with Cardboard Alchemy to take 1-5 players on a journey through a magical marketplace filled with sights, smells, and even dragons! These aren’t your typical “gather a horde and capture a damsel” dragons, however. They are smaller and friendlier than their…

An Empty Throne: A Quick Two Person Battle For Succession

Sometimes it’s not about game night, and you just want to play a quick game with a friend that isn’t going to wrack the brain or require a full-sized gaming or dinner table to play on. An Empty Throne by Small Box Games fits this bill perfectly. With the rules being simple enough to fit…

Delving Further Into The World of Dungeon Drop

We’ve plunged into the depths of Dungeon Drop quite a few times since we did a Kickstarter preview back in 2019 — before The Cardboard Cantina even existed! Now, thanks to the newest expansion from Phase Shift Games, we are returning to the dungeon. In addition to several new game modes, designer Scott R. Smith…

Hopping Into The Holidays With Rabbit Island

Four rabbit tribes, led by Russet, Acorn, Saffron, and Cobalt have each been wandering the seas looking for a new home. After months adrift, they discover a seemingly uninhabited island to explore and settle as their own. In Rabbit Island: Explore, Build, Conquer from Infinite Heart Games, 2-4 players will take on the roles of…

Cozying Up With Creature Comforts From KTBG

In the world of Maple Valley, much like for us here at the Cantina, Spring has sprung, the sun is shining, and flowers are blooming! For many, this means a mix of chores and fun with cleaning, gardening, hiking, biking, swimming, or other, outdoor activities. In Creature Comforts, however, it is already time for the…