Kelp: Shark vs Octopus(2024)
Wonderbow Games
Design: Carl Robinson·Art: Weberson Santiago
Kelp is a two-player asymmetrical game where one player controls a crafty octopus and the other plays as a pyjama shark in their natural underwater habitat. The game combines hide and seek mechanics with bluffing and manipulation, featuring both deck building and dice bag building elements as players engage in this predator vs prey encounter.
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Ichor(2025)
Bitewing Games
Design: Reiner Knizia·Art: Tyler Miles Lockett
Ichor is an asymmetric strategy game where one player controls Greek gods while the other commands mythological monsters in a battle for supremacy. Each character has unique once-per-game abilities, creating varied gameplay with strategic depth similar to games like Santorini.
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Iliad(2025)
Bitewing Games
Design: Reiner Knizia·Art: Harry Conway
Iliad is a two-player tile-placement strategy game by Reiner Knizia that reimagines the Trojan War as a tactical duel between Achilles and Hector. Players select tiles from their hand and place them on the board to compete for majority control in rows and columns in this draw-one, place-one set collection game.
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Jaipur(2009)
GameWorks SàRL
Design: Sébastien Pauchon·Art: Vincent Dutrait
Jaipur is a two-player card game where merchants compete to acquire and sell goods in the markets of Rajasthan. Players collect cards representing various goods like spices, silk, and precious stones, then sell them for rupees and seals of excellence to become the Maharaja's personal trader.
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Tag Team(2025)
Scorpion Masqué
Design: Gricha German, Corentin Lebrat·Art: Xavier Gueniffey Durin
Tag Team is an auto battler combined with a deck-building game where players draft two fighters from twelve available characters, each with unique techniques. Players build their decks over the course of the game and execute sequences of attacks automatically in this arcade fighting-inspired experience.
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Twilight Struggle: The Cold War, 1945–1989(2005)
GMT Games
Design: Ananda Gupta, Jason Matthews·Art: Viktor Csete, Rodger B. MacGowan, Guillaume Ries, Mark Simonitch
Twilight Struggle is a two-player strategy game simulating the 45-year Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union from 1945-1989. Players use historical events and political influence to compete for global dominance while managing the tension of nuclear warfare through the DEFCON system. The game is renowned for its historical accuracy and strategic depth, having been ranked as the top board game on BoardGameGeek for six years.
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Android: Netrunner(2012)
Fantasy Flight Games, Null Signal Games, Arclight Games
Design: Richard Garfield, Lukas Litzsinger·Art: Henning Ludvigsen, Ed Mattinian, Del Borovic, Adam Schumpert, Bruno Balixa, Ralph Beisner
Android: Netrunner is an asymmetrical Living Card Game for two players set in a cyberpunk future. One player takes the role of a hacker (Runner) attempting to break into corporate servers, while the other plays as a Corporation trying to protect their data and advance their agendas. The game features unique mechanics where each side plays completely differently, creating intense cat-and-mouse gameplay.
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Hive(2001)
Gen42 Games
Design: John Yianni·Art: John Yianni
Hive is a bug-themed tabletop abstract strategy game where players use hexagonal tiles representing different insects to try to completely surround their opponent's queen bee. The game requires no board and can be played on any flat surface, making it highly portable.
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