Below are all the games reviewed by GJJ Games so far, sorted by rating. This list will get updated as more games are reviewed. Click the rating to view the entire review and the column headings to sort. Games that were Kickstarter Previews are green with a (K) after the name and games that are purely prototypes and not even available on Kickstarter yet are blue with a (P). Buds, Blooms, and Thorns reviews are highlighted with a rose color.
View the GeekList on Board Game Geek here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/180467/gjj-games-reviews/
I keep a page updated that lists games that are in my review queue, so you have an idea of what I'm working on as well as where your game may fall in my review queue if you want me to review your game. You can take a look at The Review Queue.
Top Games Lists
Total: 138 Reviews (plus the above lists)
* - Gaming Accessory or Other Item Reviewed - some of these did not receive a numerical rating.
** - Ultra Coins rating is based on gameplay, the component quality was a 10!
Categories: There are a few different categories included here. I've broken games into several sub-categories based on what I feel the weight and intended audience is.
View the GeekList on Board Game Geek here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/180467/gjj-games-reviews/
I keep a page updated that lists games that are in my review queue, so you have an idea of what I'm working on as well as where your game may fall in my review queue if you want me to review your game. You can take a look at The Review Queue.
Top Games Lists
- Gateway Games Roundup - Blog Series
- The 11 Best New-To-Me Games of 2020 (plus 20 honorable mentions and new GJJ Games designs)
- The Best Kickstarter Previews & Prototype Games of 2020
- The 11 Best New-To-Me Games of 2019 (plus 18 honorable mentions and 1 disappointment)
- The Best Kickstarter Previews & Prototype Games of 2019
- The 11 (again) Best New-To-Me Games of 2018 (plus 1 Spotlight Expansion and 19 honorable mentions)
- The Best Kickstarter Previews & Prototype Games of 2018
- The
1011 Best New-To-Me Games of 2017 (plus 32 honorable mentions) - The Best Kickstarter Previews & Prototype Games of 2017
- The 10 Best New-To-Me Games of 2016 (plus 34 honorable mentions)
- The Best Kickstarter Previews & Prototype Games of 2016
- The 10 Best New-To-Me Games of 2015 (plus 26 honorable mentions)
- The 10 Best New-To-Me Games of 2014
Total: 138 Reviews (plus the above lists)
* - Gaming Accessory or Other Item Reviewed - some of these did not receive a numerical rating.
** - Ultra Coins rating is based on gameplay, the component quality was a 10!
Categories: There are a few different categories included here. I've broken games into several sub-categories based on what I feel the weight and intended audience is.
- Accessory - A gaming accessory, like storage, mats, etc.
- Book - A book related to gaming.
- Movie - A movie or show related to gaming.
- Design Kit - A kit or set of components intended for creating games.
- Game
- Expansion - an expansion for an existing game.
- Family - generally aimed at kids or for educational purposes.
- Casual - a light-weight game that just about anyone can play.
- Gateway - light to medium weight game that is suitable for introducing to people that want to learn about gaming.
- Strategy - a medium to heavy weight game that is a bit more complex and generally best for those already with gaming experience.
- System - a game system that can be used to play multiple games, often of varying complexity.
| Name | Publisher | Category | Rating | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outburst Game Table (K)* | Spielgeek | * Accessory | N/A | 2019-07-14 | |
| For the Love of Board Games (K)* | Erin Dean | * Book | N/A | 2018-08-31 | |
| The Next Great American Game * | Douglas Morse | * Movie | N/A | 2017-12-09 | |
| Wizards of the Tabletop * | Douglas Morse | * Book | N/A | 2017-12-09 | |
| This is not a game...yet. * | WinGo Games | * Design Kit | N/A | 2017-11-12 | |
| 100 | 2090-01-01 | ||||
| Carcassonne | Z-Man Games | Game - Gateway | 10010/10 | 2014-10-10 | |
| 090 | 2019-01-01 | ||||
| Dual Powers: Revolution 1917 (K) | Thunderworks Games | Game - Strategy | 0909/10 | 2018-04-20 | |
| Quiver Gaming Case * | Quivertime | * Accessory | 0909/10 | 2016-04-29 | |
| Kemet | Asmodee | Game - Strategy | 0909/10 | 2014-09-04 | |
| RoboRally | Avalon Hill | Game - Gateway | 0909/10 | 2014-07-15 | |
| 080 | 2018-01-01 | ||||
| Herbaceous | Pencil First Games | Game - Gateway | 08787/100 | 2017-07-22 | |
| Element | Rather Dashing Games | Game - Gateway | 08787/100 | 2017-02-15 | |
| Bonk! / Rollet | Et Games Limited | Game - Casual | 08787/100 | 2016-01-28 | |
| Rise of Tribes | Breaking Games | Game - Strategy | 08686/100 | 2019-01-19 | |
| 085 | 2064-01-01 | ||||
| Floriferous (K) | Pencil First Games | Game - Gateway | 085Bloom | 2021-03-29 | |
| Thalara: The Lost Artifacts (K) | Werdespiel | Game - Gateway | 085Bloom | 2020-08-17 | |
| The Whatnot Cabinet (K) | Pencil First Games | Game - Gateway | 085Bloom | 2020-06-18 | |
| Codenames: Duet | Czech Games Edition | Game - Gateway | 085Bloom | 2020-06-10 | |
| On Pointe | Analog Game Studios | Game - Casual | 085Bloom | 2020-05-08 | |
| Tiny Epic Defenders 2nd Edition | Gamelyn Games | Game - Strategy | 085Bloom | 2020-03-18 | |
| Heroes Welcome | Pencil First Games / Monkey Jump Games | Game - Strategy | 085Bloom | 2020-01-15 | |
| SHŌBU | Smirk & Laughter Games | Game - Gateway | 085Bloom | 2020-01-01 | |
| Runika and the Six-Sided Spallbooks (K) | Fox Tale Games | Game - Strategy | 0858.5/10 | 2019-04-30 | |
| Fields of Agincourt (K) | Logos Games | Game - Strategy | 0858.5/10 | 2018-01-16 | |
| Roll Player: Monsters & Minions (K) | Thunderworks Games | Game - Expansion | 0858.5/10 | 2017-05-23 | |
| Manaforge (K) | Mystic Tiger Games | Game - Strategy | 0858.5/10 | 2017-03-27 | |
| Rabbit Island: Explore, Build, Conquer (K) | Infinite Heart Games | Game - Strategy | 0858.5/10 | 2017-02-13 | |
| Unmasked: Dracula's Feast (K) | Jellybean Games | Game - Gateway | 0858.5/10 | 2016-10-04 | |
| Radiant (K) | Tin Shoe Games | Game - Gateway | 0858.5/10 | 2016-08-23 | |
| Rise! | Crash Games | Game - Gateway | 08484/100 | 2014-10-13 | |
| Star Realms | White Wizard Games | Game - Gateway | 08383/100 | 2015-01-08 | |
| Francis Drake | Eagle-Gryphon Games | Game - Strategy | 08282/100 | 2016-12-30 | |
| Empire Engine | AEG | Game - Strategy | 08282/100 | 2016-07-19 | |
| Cabaret | Know Chance Games | Game - Casual | 08282/100 | 2016-03-03 | |
| Ice Cool | Brain Games | Game - Casual | 08181/100 | 2017-12-28 | |
| Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age | Eagle-Gryphon Games | Game - Gateway | 08181/100 | 2016-11-04 | |
| Coin Age | Tasty Minstrel Games / Free PnP | Game - Casual | 08181/100 | 2014-07-17 | |
| Mole Rats in Space | Peaceable Kingdom | Game - Family | 08080/100 | 2017-04-17 | |
| Harbour: High Tide | Tasty Minstrel Games | Game - Expansion | 0808/10 | 2019-05-23 | |
| Lucidity: Six-Sided Nightmares (K) | Fox Tale Games | Game - Gateway | 0808/10 | 2017-06-12 | |
| Bridges to Nowhere (K) | Doomsday Robots | Game - Gateway | 0808/10 | 2017-03-17 | |
| Battle of Durak | DISRUPTIVE INC | Game - Casual | 0808/10 | 2016-06-16 | |
| Blend Off! (K) | Thunderworks Games | Game - Casual | 0808/10 | 2016-04-25 | |
| Starving Artists (K) | Fairway 3 Games, LLC | Game - Gateway | 0808/10 | 2016-04-11 | |
| Flag Dash (K) | Piecekeeper Games | Game - Gateway | 0808/10 | 2016-02-09 | |
| Game of Energy (K) | Nimex Technologies, LLC | Game - Gateway | 0808/10 | 2016-02-15 | |
| Roll Player (K) | Thunderworks Games | Game - Strategy | 0808/10 | 2015-11-04 | |
| Pentoggle (P) | Douglas Jones | Game - Casual | 0808/10 | 2015-10-15 | |
| GemPacked Cards (K) | Pencil First Games | Game - Gateway | 0808/10 | 2015-09-01 | |
| Survive! | Parker Brothers | Game - Gateway | 0808/10 | 2014-10-13 | |
| Splendor | Space Cowboys | Game - Gateway | 0808/10 | 2015-01-08 | |
| Get Bit | Mayday Games | Game - Casual | 0808/10 | 2014-07-27 | |
| Doom: The Boardgame | Fantasy Flight Games | Game - Strategy | 0808/10 | 2014-07-19 | |
| Descent: Journeys in the Dark | Fantasy Flight Games | Game - Strategy | 0808/10 | 2014-07-19 | |
| Tiny Epic Defenders (P/K) | Gamelyn Games / Free PnP | Game - Strategy | 0808/10 | 2014-07-19 | |
| 070 | 2017-01-01 | ||||
| Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty's Web w/ Variant | Keifer Art, Inc. / GJJ Games Variant | Game - Strategy | 07979/100 | 2018-01-31 | |
| Dice of Crowns | Thing 12 Games | Game - Casual | 07676/100 | 2017-08-09 | |
| The Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction | Minion Games | Game - Strategy | 07676/100 | 2017-04-27 | |
| The Last Spike | Columbia Games | Game - Gateway | 07676/100 | 2015-11-03 | |
| Zoo-ography (K) | Doomsday Robots | Game - Strategy | 0757.5/10 | 2018-10-30 | |
| Death Wish (K) (See Full Review Update) |
Sketchy Games | Game - Casual | 0747.5/10 | 2016-05-13 | |
| Clash of the Battle Goats (K) | Studio Woe | Game - Casual | 0757.5/10 | 2016-04-17 | |
| PWNs (K) | AWRY Corp., LLC | Game - Gateway | 0757.5/10 | 2016-04-06 | |
| Wordwright (K) | Defined Mind | Game - System | 0757.5/10 | 2015-12-02 | |
| Death Wish (See Kickstarter Preview) |
Sketchy Games | Game - Casual | 07474/100 | 2018-11-15 | |
| Ninja Versus Ninja | Out Of the Box Games | Game - Family | 07474/100 | 2015-01-07 | |
| Dice Derbi | Big Show Creations | Game - Casual | 07272/100 | 2017-08-20 | |
| Escape the Room: Mystery at the Stargazer's Manor | ThinkFun | Game - Family | 07171/100 | 2016-06-16 | |
| Emergents: Genesis | Urban Island Games, LLC | Game - Gateway | 07171/100 | 2016-06-01 | |
| Sum Swamp | Learning Resources | Game - Family | 07171/100 | 2014-07-24 | |
| Cauldron Quest | Peaceable Kingdom | Game - Family | 07070/100 | 2017-03-06 | |
| SiXeS | Eagle-Gryphon Games | Game - Casual | 07070/100 | 2016-12-02 | |
| Fry Thief (K) | Laid Back Games | Game - Casual | 0707/10 | 2019-01-25 | |
| The Brigade (K) | Red Genie Games | Game - Strategy | 0707/10 | 2017-08-04 | |
| Wanted Earth (K) | Shadow Squirrel Games | Game - Strategy | 0707/10 | 2017-05-11 | |
| Collectors and Capers (K) | Blue Heron Entertainment | Game - Gateway | 0707/10 | 2016-07-18 | |
| Ultra Coins (K) ** | Ultimate Custom Coins | Game - Casual | 0707/10 | 2016-03-03 | |
| The Guardians: Explore (K) | Jonathon Ruland | Game - Strategy | 0707/10 | 2015-09-15 | |
| Ion: A Compound Building Game (K) | Genius Games | Game - Strategy | 0707/10 | 2015-04-07 | |
| DragonFlame (K) | Minion Games | Game - Strategy | 0707/10 | 2014-11-04 | |
| Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game | Flying Frog Productions | Game - Strategy | 0707/10 | 2014-10-13 | |
| Risk: Godstorm | Avalon Hill | Game - Strategy | 0707/10 | 2014-09-28 | |
| Solarquest | Universal Games | Game - Gateway | 0707/10 | 2014-09-04 | |
| LEGO® Harry Potter™ Hogwarts™ | LEGO® | Game - Family | 0707/10 | 2014-08-07 | |
| Sword & Skull | Avalon Hill | Game - Gateway | 0707/10 | 2014-07-15 | |
| 069 | 2074-01-01 | ||||
| Crimes in History: H. H. Holmes' Murder Castle | Blueprint Gaming Concepts | Game - Strategy | 070Bud | 2021-01-22 | |
| The One-Hundred Torii (K) | Pencil First Games | Game - Gateway | 070Bud | 2020-04-29 | |
| The Little Firefighters | Advance Games | Game - Family | 070Bud | 2020-04-08 | |
| Truck Off RAW | Adam's Apple Games | Game - Gateway | 070Bud | 2020-04-01 | |
| Triassic Terror | Eagle-Gryphon Games | Game - Strategy | 070Bud | 2020-03-11 | |
| Space Explorers | 25th Century Games | Game - Gateway | 070Bud | 2020-03-04 | |
| Dawn: Rise of the Occulites | Eagle-Gryphon Games | Game - Strategy | 070Bud | 2020-02-27 | |
| Pluto Attacks | JTP Games / The Game Crafter | Game - Gateway | 070Bud | 2020-02-12 | |
| La Viña | Devir Games | Game - Gateway | 070Bud | 2020-02-05 | |
| Island Hopper | Eagle-Gryphon Games | Game - Gateway | 070Bud | 2020-01-22 | |
| Robotech Force of Arms | SolarFlare Games | Game - Strategy | 070Bud | 2020-01-08 | |
| 060 | 2016-01-01 | ||||
| Robot Turtles | ThinkFun | Game - Family | 06969/100 | 2014-08-07 | |
| Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty's Web | Keifer Art, Inc. | Game - Strategy | 06868/100 | 2018-01-31 | |
| Race to the Treasure | Peacable Kingdom | Game - Family | 06565/100 | 2017-01-02 | |
| Snow Day: The Cold War (K) | Vitamin D Games | Game - Gateway | 0656.5/10 | 2019-10-30 | |
| Archmage: Origins (K) | SolarFlare Games | Game - Casual | 0656.5/10 | 2017-05-09 | |
| Tiki Island (P) | Great Wight Games | Game - Gateway | 0656.5/10 | 2017-04-14 | |
| Dragon Dodge (K) | Hidden Creek Games | Game - Gateway | 0656.5/10 | 2017-02-17 | |
| Greedy Claw Crane Game (K) | Twitch Factory | Game - Casual | 0656.5/10 | 2017-01-20 | |
| Beneath Nexus (K) | Silverclutch Games | Game - Strategy | 0656.5/10 | 2016-08-01 | |
| The Lords of Rock (K) | SolarFlare Games | Game - Gateway | 0656.5/10 | 2016-08-01 | |
| Civicus Dice Game (K) | Playco Games | Game - Strategy | 0656.5/10 | 2015-06-15 | |
| Knot Dice | Black Oak Games | Game - System | 06363/100 | 2019-01-28 | |
| Middle Empire | NateCo Holdings, LLC | Game - Gateway | 06161/100 | 2015-08-27 | |
| Pocket Ops (K) | Grand Gamers Guild | Game - Casual | 0606/10 | 2017-06-09 | |
| Vampires & Villagers: The Curse of Christoph (K) | Askwith Games | Game - Casual | 0606/10 | 2017-01-30 | |
| Creepiest Pet Shop (K) | Creepy Tiki Games | Game - Casual | 0606/10 | 2015-10-30 | |
| Gauntlet of Heroes (K) | Flame Stryke Games | Game - Strategy | 0606/10 | 2015-02-12 | |
| Vampire Hunter | Milton Bradley | Game - Casual | 0606/10 | 2014-10-02 | |
| Dead Drop (K) | Crash Games | Game - Casual | 0606/10 | 2014-09-30 | |
| Math Noodlers | EduPress / Learning Well Games | Game - Family | 0606/10 | 2014-09-09 | |
| Sentinels of the Multiverse | Greater Than Games | Game - Strategy | 0606/10 | 2014-08-22 | |
| Zombie Dice | Steve Jackson Games | Game - Casual | 0606/10 | 2014-07-29 | |
| Castle Panic - The Wizard's Tower Expansion | Fireside Games | Game - Gateway | 0606/10 | 2014-07-18 | |
| 050 | 2015-01-01 | ||||
| Monkey | Birdlight Games | Game - Casual | 05959/100 | 2016-09-30 | |
| Alien Entity | Braine Games | Game - Casual | 05757/100 | 2017-02-06 | |
| Castle Panic | Fireside Games | Game - Gateway | 05656/100 | 2014-07-14 | |
| Ice and the Sky | Jeux Opla | Game - Strategy | 0555.5/10 | 2017-04-28 | |
| Civscape (P) | Troy Press | Game - Strategy | 0555.5/10 | 2016-09-14 | |
| Zombifection (P) | Franki Frank | Game - Casual | 0555.5/10 | 2016-07-06 | |
| RobotLab | XYZ Game Labs, Inc. | Game - Casual | 05454/100 | 2018-04-21 | |
| CO-OP: the co-op game | ReTurn from Subroutine LLC | Game - Strategy | 05353/100 | 2017-10-07 | |
| Stitches (K) | Norwester Games, LLC | Game - Gateway | 0505/10 | 2016-10-21 | |
| Andromeda Fight League (K) | Mars Hill Studio Games | Game - Strategy | 0505/10 | 2015-11-27 | |
| Pokémon Trading Card Game | The Pokémon Company, International | Game - Casual | 0505/10 | 2015-01-25 | |
| Housing Crisis (P) | Rack & Pinion Games | Game - Casual | 0505/10 | 2014-12-05 | |
| Scrambled States of America | Gamewright | Game - Family | 0505/10 | 2014-10-10 | |
| Pentago | MindtwisterUSA | Game - Casual | 0505/10 | 2014-10-10 | |
| Golf (9 cards) | Public Domain | Game - Casual | 0505/10 | 2014-09-30 | |
| Monsters Menace America | Avalon Hill | Game - Strategy | 0505/10 | 2014-09-22 | |
| Nexus Ops | Avalon Hill | Game - Strategy | 0505/10 | 2014-09-03 | |
| 049 | 2084-01-01 | ||||
| Wooly Whammoth | Smirk & Dagger Games | Game - Casual | 050Thorn | 2020-02-19 | |
| Heroes & Tricks | Pencil First Games | Game - Casual | 050Thorn | 2020-01-29 | |
| 040 | 2024-01-01 | ||||
| Feed the Shoggoth | Squamous Studios | Game - Casual | 04545/100 | 2016-12-14 | |
| Button Bashers Turbo (K) | Multi-Bit Games | Game - Gateway | 0404/10 | 2015-04-27 | |
| Sequence | JAX, Ltd. | Game - Casual | 0404/10 | 2014-10-11 | |
| Mouse Trap | Milton Bradley | Game - Family | 0404/10 | 2014-09-19 | |
| 030 | 2023-01-01 | ||||
| Z.O.R.P. - Zombie Oblivion Response Pack (K) | Wonky Rhino Games | Game - Gateway | 0353.5/10 | 2018-01-26 | |
| The Universe (K) | Diletostra | Game - Casual | 0303/10 | 2015-12-07 | |
| League of Pirates w/ Rules Variant | Front Porch Classics | Game - Casual | 0303/10 | 2014-09-10 | |
| 020 | 2022-01-01 | ||||
| Sultan's Library (K) | Photon Games | Game - Strategy | 0202/10 | 2015-06-02 | |
| 010 | 2021-01-01 | ||||
| League of Pirates | Front Porch Classics | Game - Casual | 0101/10 | 2014-09-10 | |
| The Worst Case Scenario Survival Game | University Games | Game - Casual | 0101/10 | 2014-08-10 | |
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