The Nerds' Cave

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🌊 Finis Terrae (Creardo, 2023) is a 2–4 player tile-placement #boardgame on the high seas.

💰 Ships have limited cargo space, and greed can sink your gains if damage strikes.
🎲 Combines exploration, resource management, and risk-taking. Accessible for newcomers and even younger players.
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🇬🇧: Calimala

Calimala is a strategic 2–5 players #boardgame set in medieval Florence: noble families compete for influence through trade, production, and civic contributions. With worker placement on shared intersections that trigger combos for all, timing is key. Smart, elegant, and ruthless!

🎲 The Castle of Terror is a family-friendly card game (ages 6+) where 2–4 players compete to capture monsters using Item cards that match specific icons. Designed by Manu Sánchez Montero and illustrated by Alberto García, it’s published by Creardo in Italy (originally by Atomo Games in Spain, with 40K+ copies sold). Simple rules, three game modes, and quick rounds make it great for young players and casual family gaming. Ultra-portable and easy to explain.

Have you played it yet? 👻🃏

🇬🇧: Lata

Lata is a 2023 travel-friendly #boardgame by Pythagoras Games (5 Quinas Collection), where 1–4 players run canning companies in ‘900 Portugal. Using action point auctions, they buy fish, optimize factory production, and fulfill contracts. Compact yet deep, it's language-independent and ideal for introducing players to strategic board games. Definitely promoted!

Full review on IG!

🇬🇧: Curious Cargo

A 2-player #boardgame from Capstone Games (2020), where players build intricate pneumatic pipelines to ship or receive strange goods. Using tiles drawn from a bag, they connect production and delivery areas, with trucks adding strategic twists. Designed by Ryan Courtney, it’s perfect for experienced players who love deep planning.
Full review on IG!

🇬🇧: Brew

Brew is a 1-4 player dice placement and area control #boardgame, published by Pandasaurus Games. Players roll forage and element dice to gain resources, tame creatures, and control forests for points. A solid intro game to dice placement, best with 3+ players 🎲🌲

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🇬🇧: Meadow

Meadow is a 1-4 player tableau-building #boardgame by Klemens Kalicki, published by Rebel Studio and Asmodee. Players draft and layer nature-themed cards by matching symbols to score points. Strategy revolves around competing for limited cards and managing actions on the bonfire board. With gorgeous art and tight competition, it’s immersive but can be cutthroat in higher player counts! 🌿🔥

Full review on Instagram!

🇬🇧: Tinderblox

Tinderblox is a fast-paced dexterity #boardgame for 2-6 players. Using tweezers, players must stack wooden blocks on a bonfire, following card instructions—sometimes using their non-dominant hand! Fun, laughter, and sabotage guaranteed! Perfect for any occasion! 🔥

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🇬🇧: Curious Cargo

📢 Among the most challenging 2-player #boardgames currently in the collection, Curious Cargo certainly stands out.

I will soon publish a review of this game published by Capstone Games in 2020.

Stay Tuned‼️

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🇬🇧: Salton Sea

Salton Sea is a competitive #Eurogame , where 1-4 players manage extraction companies processing brine to obtain and sell lithium. Worker placement occurs on both the board and cards, requiring careful hand management. Balancing short- and long-term goals is key to success. A highly strategic game of optimization and planning. #boardgame designed by David Bernal, published in 2024 by Devir Games.
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