Mists Over Carcassonne (co-op)

Finally! A co-op version of Carcassonne! From a review: The game also plays very fast. There often are few realistic choices for tile placements, so games, especially at Levels 1 and 2, can take only minutes in some cases. So if you lose, there is a strong desire to try it again; and if you win, you may want to push your luck and try for a second win.

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Rules
=> Commonly Missed Rules
=> Suggestion: play level 6 with The River 2 expansion (view photo for example)
=> Reference: Visual of all the tiles / 2pg PDF of all tiles
=> 120 spaces score tracker (replaces the one that comes with the game)
*Updated from: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.
=> 3D Score Tracker with thin markers
=> Len’s 2 page Rule Summary (v4) All rules needed for levels 1-4 on the first page!

=> Video playlist

Tutorial 2 player playthrough

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September 17, 2026 0

Defenders of the Dictionary

I pre-ordered this … due April 2027.

Coop Game – can play as a one time one shot game (as many times as you wish) or as a 17 game campaign where players can come and go as part of the team (does not need the same number of players each time). It is like an adventure version of Scrabble… but with limited communication about what tiles you have (similar to “The Crew”)

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Kickstarter
=> Tiles Available Checklist
=> Rules

=> Video playlist

Overview and How To Play (queued to a cute quote near the very beginning: “Basically, we are trying to defend good grammar and word usage”:)

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September 14, 2026 0

Confusing Lands

Ordered original game plus the new stand alone Icebound Isles (play each separate or combine together for 3-4 player game) including the two promo card sets.

=> BoardGameGeek: Original // Icebound Isles
=> Rules: Original // Icebound Isles

=> Video playlist

How To Play (Icebound Overview):

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July 1, 2026 0

Eureka (Solo game like expanded Yahtzee)

PREordering this! Very much like an enhanced, expanded, hybrid Yahtzee :)

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Kickstarter
=> Official Prototype Rulebook v10

=> Video playlist

Review with very brief explanation:

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June 24, 2026 0

Balloon Olympics (Ballons Olympiques)

Pledged for deluxe edition May 26 2026 => due Dec 2026

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Kickstarter
=> Rulebook

Unboxing:

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May 26, 2026 0

Endeavor: Deep Sea

=> BoardGameGeek
=> Official Website
=> GameFound page
=> Kickstarter for Expansion
=> Rulebook
=> Player Aid & Icon Reference / Fancy version
=> 2 page game summary (not Len’s)

=> Video playlist
=> Background Music

TIPs to make it easier: The easiest/coziest mode to try from the updated co-op rules is that you need to achieve all 7 goals but there is no time limit. Keep playing 7, 8, 9 turns. However long it takes. The faster you achieve the goals the better your score, but you can keep playing until you get them. It takes the pressure off and allows you to the learn the game. Use 3 goals and all the setbacks. I would probably remove the goal that requires junior specialists as we changed that one to require seniors instead and make it more positive. [another person suggests removing all the setback cards to make it easier] [I found it helped to let any player take part of their turn at any time, not specifically in clockwise order]

Overview:

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May 11, 2026 0

Endangered (co-op)

BoardGameGeek=> Endangered // New Species (expansion larger than the base game) // Giant Panda // Monarch Butterfly // Red Wolf // Australia (Sept 2026)
Kickstarters=> Endangered // New Species // Australia // Red Wolf

Official Rules=> Endangered // New Species
Len’s 1 Page Rules Summary=> Tigers (v2) // Sea Otters (v2) // Pandas (v3) // Sea Turtles (v4) // Polar Bears (v1) // Condors (v1) // Elephants (v3) // Pupfish (v1) // Jaguar & Tapir (v1) // Red Wolf (v1) // Monaarch Butterfly (v1)