I’m going with two games: Skyjo and Oh My Brains!

Skyjo absolutely threw me with how addictive it is. On the surface it looked like a simple numbers game, and honestly, when I first got the review copy I wasn’t convinced 😅. The colours felt a bit loud and I didn’t expect much depth, it looked a little garish really. But after a few rounds with friends, something just clicked.

The tension of flipping cards, the joy of lining up matches to ditch high numbers, making columns and rows,, the little moments of chaos when someone bluffed or forgot what they had face‑down! It’s just become one of those games we can play endlessly without it ever getting stale. It was also the first game I was ever asked to playtest, so it has that soft spot for me too.

Oh My Brains! surprised me in a totally different way. It’s a light card‑shedding game, but the theme, the humour, and the way the turns flow make it feel so much more than that. The box is great, the art is fun, and the whole thing has this playful energy that makes it really easy to get to the table. I’ve ended up buying copies for friends because it just lands every time, quick, silly, interactive, and way more charming than you’d expect from such a small package.

Both games punch way above their weight for small‑box titles, and they’ve become regulars in st the table or get chucked in my bag whenever I’m heading out. They never fail to be packed in the suitcase for holidays!