Competitive

Games that find a winner (or loser!)

Review

Jun 14, 2026

•

6 min read

Triangulation by Peter C. Hayward

Can you clue an idea to your team in 3 clues, such that an opponent intercepting only 2 of those clues cannot guess what you meant? That's Triangulation!

Paul Smith

Card Game

May 10, 2026

•

9 min read

Hanamikoji by Kota Nakayama

On mind games — and a small card game that plays with them.

Paul Smith

Card Game

Deckbuilding games that did something different - Part 2

Apr 26, 2026

•

11 min read

Deckbuilding games that did something different - Part 2

Part 2 picks up where Part 1 left off, at 2016 with games that have a deckbuilding engine but a different boardgame being driven by that engine.

Paul Smith

2-player

Rewild: South America by Bruno Liguori Sia

Apr 12, 2026

•

15 min read

Rewild: South America by Bruno Liguori Sia

Can you make an exploited, destroyed landscape flourish with new wildlife, managing your water and minerals to rebuild the food chain?

Paul Smith

Top List

Mar 22, 2026

•

24 min read

My top 5 dexterity games

I've played and have opinions on far more dexterity and speed games than I knew - here's a run down of some of the best dexterity games and why I love them.

Paul Smith

Design Corner

Mar 1, 2026

•

16 min read

Curious Lynx Games Weekly Newsletter - 1st March Edition

What is card-dancing? Is this a novel mechanism or a pretentious rewording of already known ideas? Can a cute looking game be crunchy? Does the house rule OK in board games or are the rules-as-written godlike?

Nathaniel James, +1

Card Game

Jan 18, 2026

•

10 min read

Panda Spin by Carl Chudyk

One of my most played games of 2025, what is it about the tricky trick-taking Panda Spin that makes my brain spin in such a satisfying way?

Paul Smith