A full recap of our coverage of various roll and writes! Do you love board games, want to learn about roll and writes? Follow along to learn more and maybe even win our giveaway!

A full recap of our coverage of various roll and writes! Do you love board games, want to learn about roll and writes? Follow along to learn more and maybe even win our giveaway!

A full recap of our coverage of various roll and writes! Do you love board games, want to learn about roll and writes? Follow along to learn more and maybe even win our giveaway!

A full recap of our coverage of various roll and writes! Do you love board games, want to learn about roll and writes? Follow along to learn more and maybe even win our giveaway!

Recruit trolls to dig glorious tunnels to reclaim and rebuild the great kingdom under the mountain. Do you have what it takes to lead your troop to glory? In the Hall of the Mountain King is designed by Jay Cormier and Graeme Jahns, illustrated by Kwanchai Moriya and published by Burnt Island Games. In this 2-5 player game you will recruit trolls, creating a cascading pyramid of resources that will progress your journey into the depth of the mountain trying to claim the crown of the Mountain King!

It’s time to make your mark, build up your prestige and credits by completing contracts and making a name for yourself! Moonrakers is designed by Austin Harrison and Max Anderson and published by IV Games. In this 1-5 player game you will be building up your ship through deck-building and negotiating to complete contracts so you can be the first to score ten prestige! Will you support your opponents and work together or sabotage their missions in order to come up on top?

In a dystopia, you have the opportunity to seize the day and control of the wonderous city of Euphoria. Will you have what it takes to keep your workers happy, inspired and unaware of your master plan? Euphoria is designed by Jamey Stegmaier and Alan Stone, illustrated by Jacqui Davis and published by Stonemaier Games. In this 2-6 worker placement game, you will be competing to take control of the dystopia that is the city of Euphoria by claiming resources and ultimately authority. Who will emerge as victorious as you all attempt to make the future better than the past?

Have you ever created a character? Well, heroes and villains don’t just appear, they’re created. In this game, it is your role to create the ideal adventurer for the circumstances you’re given. Are you up to the task of character creation? Roll Player is designed by Keith Matejka, illustrated by JJ Ariosa and Luis Francisco and published by Thunderworks Games. In this 1-4 player dice rolling and card drafting game, you will be competing to create the best character.

Have you ever made a map? Your task is to reclaim the norther lands. You must map the territories and please the Queen with the terrain she seeks. Cartographers is designed by Jordy Adan, illustrated by Luis Francisco and Lucas Ribeiro and published by Thunderworks Games. In this 1-100 player, you’ll be competing to meet various objectives and collect reputation stars in the span of the year. After the four seasons have passed the reputation stars are summed up and the one who has the most claims the Legendary Cartographer title. Do you have a good eye for cartography?

The Haven Guardian is in deep slumber and can no longer protect the forest, it is up to you to either take it over as the City or protect it as the Forest itself. Haven is designed by Alf Seegert, illustrated by Ryan Laukat and published by Red Raven Games. In this 2 player game you will be either the City or the Forest competing for the land by sending Seekers to compete for Lore controlled by the Elementals. When the lore is depleted or an elemental has left the board, the game ends and the player with the higher score wins! This game takes 30-45 minutes to play. Let the battle for the forest BEGIN!

The hybrid of Batman and Joker is here. Are you ready to assemble a team of superheroes to defeat the Batman Who Laughs? The Batman Who Laughs Rising is designed by Patrick Marino and Andrew Wolf, the graphic design is done by Pam Weirich and Arlo Hitzemann and the game is published by The Op. In this 1-4 player game you will be playing cooperatively to recruit heroes and defeat villains by rolling variety of fun dice! This game takes a bit over an hour to play. Which hero will you take? Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, or Batman?

Do you enjoy a good cup of tea? Have you ever offered tea to your friends, family or guests? Do you see yourself as a renowned tea merchant? Well, you’re in luck because Chai will help you discover your inner passion for serving others the perfect cup of tea. Chai designed by Dan and Connie Kazmaier, the art done by Mary Haasdyk and Sahana VJ and is published by Steeped Tea Games. Chai is a set collection game in which you attempt to fulfill various orders from tea fanatics. Will your tea be renowned and celebrated or simply spilled?

Do your trains run on time? Are the train stations efficient? Well, here there’s only one person responsible, the station master, which happens to be you! Will you satisfy your passengers and guide them efficiently to the right train, or were you simply just not trained properly? Station Master is a hand management, betting and bluffing card game by Calliope Games, designed by Chris Bayliss with the art done by Andrew Hepworth and Drew Perkett. This game plays 2-6 players and takes about 30-50 minutes to play. How truly efficient are you at assigning carriages and passengers? Don’t let your points go down the train. (Okay, no more train puns, I’m sorry.)

Choosing the ideal path? Traveling and enjoying the beauty of a Japanese garden? The One Hundred Torii is a set collection and tile placement game published by Pencil First Games, designed by Scott Caputo with the art done by Vincent Dutrait. This game plays 1-4 players and takes about 45-60 minutes to play. You will competitively place tiles in order to form strategic paths between landmarks to collect the most tokens by travelling through various Torii gates. Will your path be long and illustrious? Or short and uneventful?

Constructing your ideal house? Made of wood, straw and brick? You get to choose! The Grimm Forest a set collection, hidden movement and house building game published by Druid City Games, designed by Tim Eisner with the art done by Mr. Cuddington (Lina Cossette and David Forest.) This game plays 2-4 players and takes about 45-60 minutes to play. Avoiding wolves and various monsters and using the help of fairy tale characters such as Aladdin, Snow White and The Gingerbread Man you will compete to be the first to build three houses. Will you claim the title of the Royal Builder?

Have you ever lost yourself, enamoured by the landscapes around you? Do you love nature, plants, hikes and the glorious outdoors? Well these games can certainly satisfy your passion. They utilize various species of trees and plants and bring to life a game that not only educates you, but creates a memorable experience as well.

Have you ever picked up a game not really knowing what to expect, only to be pleasantly surprised by how much fun you had or how you simply couldn’t stop laughing? Did the mechanics deceive you? Did you expect the same old tile placement game like the ones you’ve played before only to be shocked with a new twist? I love surprises, especially a well thought out surprise, it’s one of my absolute favorite things.

Well it’s been over three months since we’ve started our journey. As the year comes to a close, we find ourselves reflecting quite a bit over our shared experience. One of the reasons we started Kovray, is to explore my passion of photography. I found myself taking pictures of board games over the year and decided that maybe it’s time we share some of these with the world to inspire more folks to play games? I had such a great experience over the past three months taking pictures, teaching Ilya what I know about photography and really sharing a lot of great memories!

New beginnings? Planning the future and watching everything fall into place exactly how you wanted? This game certainly has that. Nova Luna a strategic tile placement game published by Stronghold Games, designed by Uwe Rosenberg and Corne van Moorsel with the art done by Lukas Siegmon. This game plays 1-4 players and takes about 30-60 minutes to play. Will you plan your future accordingly and take advantage of what the moon has to offer?

We were thrilled and looking forward to introducing many games to both of our families, but since we are not able to this year, we thought we would share these games with you. There are countless games that can be played over the holidays but we chose these for specific reasons, which we will tell you about below. If you have the opportunity to spend time with your loved ones, check these games out, I’m sure you will love them as much as we do.