The Generations Games

One man's futile quest to keep his daughter entertained by finding tabletop games and game books we’ll both enjoy. May also feature the occasional mini golf course

By Andrew Brassleay

· Launched 3 years ago

Little Soldiers: 'Unexpected objects often create the most memorable moments'

Florent Baudry and Adrien Fenouillet on their little green army tabletop war game that incorporates household items
Jun 17•Andrew Brassleay

Taskmaster: The Escape Room: 'Alex Horne was so enthusiastic about the game'

Take on Chiswick's most famous grotty little house in James Smith's puzzle piece
Jun 4•Andrew Brassleay

Bella Vista: Creating towers of power in Bruno Cathala's city-builder

The legendary game designer on his new co-creation with Andrea Mainini, which plants a 3D metropolis on your tabletop
May 11•Andrew Brassleay

The best family board games ranked #1-10

We conclude our exploration of the Generations Games' game shelves with our top 10 tabletop titles.
Feb 4•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 100: Escape from Atlantis

A family-friendly dose of existential dread to distract us our surrounding dystopian vibes? Don't mind if I do…
Jan 16•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 99: Kluster

Simplicity can be a joy in itself
Jan 7•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 98: Meeple Circus

Run away from home to join the Big Top in Matagot's dexterity tabletop game
Aug 29, 2025•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 97: Animal Chess

It's a dog-eat-dog game
Aug 22, 2025•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 96: IQ Fit

A travel-friendly, simple brain-buster
Aug 1, 2025•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 95: Bugs in the Kitchen

Test your roach-catching skills in this dexterity game complete with jittery, battery-operated creepy-crawly
Jul 14, 2025•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 94: Mouse Trap

Is Mouse Trap a good board game? No. But its central contraption's ability to ignite a fleeting spark of childhood joy makes it worth enduring the pain…
May 16, 2025•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 93: Zombie Kidz Evolution

Annick Lobet's game gets its ingenuity from breaking down the co-op legacy mechanic into just about its simplistic, family-friendly form possible
May 7, 2025•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 92: Drop It

Who knew releasing random objects on to other random objects could be a game-worthy skill?
May 2, 2025•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 91: Tornado Rex

That's a nice money-making cartoon-character tie-in your game's got there. Shame if something were to… happen to it…
Apr 2, 2025•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 90: Coconuts

Who doesn't want to try out a grinning monkey catapult?
Mar 10, 2025•Andrew Brassleay

Game review 89: Foosketball

Does the world need a two-player-only, basketball-ised, plastic version of table football complete with multi-ball mode?
Feb 26, 2025•Andrew Brassleay

What am I playing at...? with Jennifer Page

The Little Board Game Café author on competitive Christmases, the best ice-breaking games, and meeple necklaces.
Oct 23, 2024•Andrew Brassleay

What am I playing at...? with James Breakwell

The author on his Expoding Unicorn newsletter, board gaming Lucky Charms and the 'childhood trauma' of Monopoly
Aug 7, 2024•Andrew Brassleay

What am I playing at...? with Laura Lexx

The author and comedian on her upcoming Slinky tour, plans for a stand-up-themed board game and loving Monopoly for the admin
Jul 10, 2024•Andrew Brassleay