Eric (What's Eric Playing?)

Wriggle Roulette Press your luck and grab some eels in Wriggle Roulette, a quick and silly game of pressing your luck that's even better when busting hurts everyone, rather than just you. 8.25 / 10

[Wriggle Roulette review]

it's the eel deal, folks

Iliad Lead your chosen side to victory as Hector or Achilles in Iliad, a reimagining of a Knizia title that's delivered with great art and fun, tense gameplay. 7.75 / 10

[Iliad review]

another problem that can be solved with a giant mostly-empty horse, I guess

really makes you seven wonder

No wait fucked it up

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[7 Wonder Dice review]

are there seven 7 Wonders games yet

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/02/23/7-wonders-dice/

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[Forage preview]

mushrooms!

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/02/23/forage/

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[Glimmerdeep review]

engine-building? flip-and-write? why not both?

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/02/16/glimmerdeep/

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[Honeypot review]

secret agent bears
secret agent bears
they're not particularly subtle

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/02/16/honeypot/

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[The Daily Weather preview]

i feel like posting a photo of this game to instagram with the audio from "it's raining men" was very funny, so I'm glad I did that

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/02/09/the-daily-weather/

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[Logic & Lore: Variance review]

i mean, it adds dice; dice are fun

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/02/09/logic-lore-variance/

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[Botswana review]

unfortunately you can tell that I used to work in computers by the way I keep reflexively trying to capitalize safari

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/02/02/botswana/

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[In Front of the Elevators review]

The second-most fun you'll have successfully cutting in line

the first most is just cutting in line; thrilling

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/02/02/in-front-of-the-elevators/

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[Burgle Bros. Blackjack review]

you got burgle bros in my blackjack
you got blackjack in my burgle bros

and that's great

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/01/26/burgle-bros-blackjack/

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[Splendor Kids review]

even the kids these days can have splendor

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/01/26/splendor-kids/

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[Downtown Las Palmas review]

/mobster voice/
he's got the whole town in his hand

guy turns around in seat revealing Downtown Las Palmas

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/01/19/downtown-las-palmas/

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[Up or Down? review]

the most fun you'll have in an elevator without hitting any buttons

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/01/19/up-or-down/

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[Leaders review]

abstract strategy game with a little claw-wielding menace? very in.

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/01/12/leaders/

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[The Sandcastles of Burgundy Review]

ain't no beach party like queen crab's beach party because queen crab's beach party is just an unbelievable amount of sand

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/01/12/the-sandcastles-of-burgundy/

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[A Dragon's Gift preview]

the real presents were the dragons we gifted along the way, probably

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/01/05/a-dragons-gift/

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[Cat's Gambit: Queen Aurelia review]

you gotta protect her meowjesty

http://whatsericplaying.com/2026/01/05/cats-gambit-queen-aurelia/

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[Bombastic review]

look, making tic-tac-toe fun is difficult and should be celebrated.

http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/12/29/bombastic/

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[Super Meow review]

I don't really have any cat puns stored up for this one, whoops

blame the holidays

http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/12/29/super-meow/

Hot 20 A list of the games I’m excited about, right now!

Hot 20 is 20 games I'm currently exciting about or playing a lot. Some older titles, some fresh ones.

whatsericplaying.com/hot-20/

Top 20 My all-time favorite games! Subject to change.

A reader also requested I update my Top 15 / Hot 15, so I expanded them to Top 20 and Hot 20. Seems fair; inflation hits us all.

Let's start with the Top 20:

whatsericplaying.com/top-20/

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[KADO review]

every day is a gift and that's why they call it Christmas presents

wait no I biffed that

http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/12/22/kado/

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[MicroMacro: Crime City - All In review]

I think if you continue living in crime city it starts to beg the question of what you're expecting

the mysteries are fun to solve though

http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/12/15/micromacro-crime-city-all-in-micro/

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[EXIT: The Intergalactic Race review]

If you're trying to win a race where Christmas becomes your responsibility if you win, aren't you just working to potentially earn the right to work from here on out?

Exploitative.

http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/12/15/exit-the-intergalactic-race/

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[Umbrella review]

this is a review of the board game, not the Rihanna song or the Tom Holland lip-sync

I've made my thoughts on those clear

http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/12/08/umbrella/

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[Pyramido: Forgotten Treasures review]

seriously though are all pyramids cool? does anyone know a bad one?

http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/12/08/pyramido-forgotten-treasures/

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[Take Time review]

hey friends what's a clock's favorite social media app

it's tick tock

i'll be here all week

http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/12/01/take-time/

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[Dustbiters: Pocket Edition review]

you're allowed to yell your favorite fury road quotes while you play

probably thunder road too but don't tell restoration

http://whatsericplaying.com/2025/12/01/dustbiters-pocket-edition/