Hidden Gem: Inis — The Area Control Game That Rewards Patience Over Punches
There is a whole genre of board games built around putting miniatures on a map and fighting over territory. Blood Rage, Rising Sun, Kemet — the usual suspects. They are all good games. They are also all games where aggression is the default setting and subtlety is an afterthought. Then there is Inis, a game where the smartest move is often to do nothing at all, and where the player who wins is usually the one who spent the whole game looking like they were losing. It is brilliant, it is underappreciated, and it deserves better than its current place in the shadow of bigger, louder games. ...
