The Cobra Paw tournament derives from an ancient stone-snatching game called Clawfuku, believed to have been invented by a mysterious rogue known as Phee Lion. Phee Lion’s paws were so fast that when he snatched a stone, a terrible wind would rise up wreaking havoc and turmoil to all who stood in his way. He abused this power to take control of the land. Fear and hatred spread far and wide. It was a sad time.

A restoration of the original game created in the 80s, Fireball Island is a rip-roaring exploration game designed to evoke adventure stories like Indiana Jones, with players escaping traps and scooping up treasure from jungle temples. Remove one to five planks from the pool. When the dice roll one of these patterns, the first player to shout “Cobra Paw!” gets to take a stone from the pool. Potion Explosion is all about unpredictability, and that's what makes it so replayable, getting completely different results each time you try and working to manifest it as something worth using. Just make sure you still have your eyebrows when it's all over.Construct a glorious empire with special tiles and resources Build a kingdom of aeons using nothing more than a handful of dominos. The first combatant to obtain 6 Clawfuku Stones (or 8 stones for a two-player game) wins the battle! A beautiful game about caring for lovable pandas and growing them delicious bamboo Any game is better with pandas. Takenoko is no exception.

First of its name, Kingdomino has spawned an entire series of board games based around the premise of connecting - you guessed it - dominos. Imagine classic beginner board game Carcassonne but simpler and lighter on the French theming, and with less passive-aggressive placement of farmers and knights, and you’ve pretty much visualised the core concept of Kingdomino. One day a wandering ninja—calling himself Master Meow—entered Phee Lion’s temple and challenged him to a game of Clawfuku. The loser of this contest would be cast into exile forever. Master Meow had developed a technique he called, “The Cobra Paw”. With this technique, Phee Lion was defeated —happiness and many good things returned to the land. Although countless opponents have challenged Master Meow throughout his life, none came close to defeating him. To this day, Cobra Paw tournaments are held to honor the legacy of Master Meow, and it is believed that if one can master the Cobra Paw technique, Master Meow will rise again… That’s just how simple Valley of the Vikings is. It’s a straightforward board game of guts and gusto that requires little to no swatting up on rules, just a willingness to have let loose and have a laugh. Bunny Kingdom boasts a proud lineage, as it was created by none other than Magic: The Gathering Creator Richard Garfield. Don't worry though, this isn't anywhere near as complex as his magnum opus, and certainly not as expensive.Takenoko is a really accessible way to introduce a ton of classic board game mechanics to newer players such as tile-placement, route-building and set-collection. It also helps that the game’s art style is incredibly aesthetically pleasing and it’s fairly easy to get ahold of a copy as well.