Weekly Featured Games

Featured Game March 10, 2025

Machi Koro is a popular city-building board game designed by Masao Suganuma. Players take on the role of mayors, competing to build the most thriving Japanese town.

Players collect resources, build establishments, and manage their town’s growth. The game is won by building the most valuable town, achieved by balancing a tableau of resource production, building construction, and managing clever card play. With its simple yet strategic gameplay, Machi Koro is an excellent introduction to modern board gaming.

Featured Game March 3 2025

This week Goose Games is happy to feature four games in the amazing and beautiful Azul strategy game series.

Designed by Michael Kiesling Azul is a highly acclaimed board game series which has become a modern classic in the board gaming world. The series consists of several versions, each with its unique twists and themes.

Azul (2017) – The Original The first game in the series, Azul, introduced players to the world of Portuguese tile-laying. Players compete to create the most beautiful mosaic by collecting and placing tiles. The game’s simplicity, depth, and player interaction made it an instant hit.

Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra (2018) – The Sequel The sequel, Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, introduced a new theme, mechanics, and components. Players create stained glass windows by collecting and placing tiles, while also managing a new mechanic: the “eye” tokens, which provide bonuses and penalties.

Azul: Queen’s Garden (2019) – The Next Chapter Azul: Queen’s Garden takes the series in a new direction, introducing a garden-themed game where players collect and place tiles to create a beautiful garden landscape. This version adds new mechanics, such as the “water feature” and “path” tiles.

Azul: Summer Pavilion (2020) – This game returns to the original’s tile-laying mechanics, but with a new theme: building a summer pavilion. Players collect and place tiles to create a beautiful structure, while also managing a new “favor” system.

Azul has become a landmark game in modern board gaming history, contributing significantly to the popularity of the hobby. Azul has been widely regarded as a “gateway game,” introducing many new players to the world of modern board gaming. Azul also popularized the tile-laying mechanic, which has since been incorporated into numerous other games.

Azul’s accessibility and simplicity have helped make board gaming a more inclusive hobby and each game in the series have received numerous awards making it a beloved and influential part of modern board gaming offering a range of themes and mechanics that cater to different tastes and preferences.