Collaborative Games
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Ant Colony Board Game: Planning Routes and Anticipating Risk
In a nutshell Ant Colony (Ages 5+, 2–6 players, c.20 mins) is a cooperative tile‑laying board game. Players work together to build an underground ant colony while avoiding rocks, beetles and hungry anteaters. They take turns to add tiles, creating a network of tunnels that must have at least two clear entrances and four rooms.… Read more
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Bandido – A Puzzle‑Based Introduction to Cooperative Games
In a nutshell… Bandido and Bandida are puzzle-based family cooperative games. Players add tunnel cards to a shared layout to close every route before Bandido/a (= bandit) can escape. Bandida uses the same tunnel system as Bandido but adds variety. It has specialist item cards and three modes: stopping Bandida, helping her escape, or completing… Read more
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A Gentle Rain: A Quiet Tile-Laying Game
In a nutshell A Gentle Rain is a solo (or cooperative) tile‑laying game where the player(s) line up square tiles with cut-out corners to form matching flowers. Players look for placements that create flower matches without blocking or reducing future options. The board grows outward in a loose pattern that is different every time. When… Read more
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Similo – A Co‑op Game of Mind‑Reading and Clues
In a nutshell… Similo is a compact co-operative card game where players work together as a team to identify a secret character based on silent clues given by one of the team. It is suitable for 2-6 players and takes around 10 to 15 minutes to play. One player knows which character is the chosen… Read more