Holiday Hills Game Review

It’s The Best Time of the Year

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost nipping at your nose. And Christmas marketing nipping at your wallet. It’s that time of year when the holiday spirit (and, let’s be honest, the holiday commercialization) spreads across every surface like spilled eggnog. Personally, I embrace it. By early November, my radio is locked to SiriusXM’s Holiday Traditions (big fan of big bands), and my decorations are ready to make their annual migration out of storage. The season marks the closing of the year and the opening of our homes to friends, family, and questionable amounts of sweets.

Holiday gatherings also mean board games. While that alone brings joy, it’s surprising how few titles truly embrace Christmas beyond a simple reskin. Sure, Patchwork, Boop, and Fluxx have donned their holiday sweaters, and deeper cuts like Santa’s Workshop or the Dice Throne: Santa vs. Krampus duel exist. But venture further, and you’ll find a landscape about as untouched as a fresh snowfall.

This year at Geekway to the West, I previewed Holiday Hills, a passion project from Chris Porter of Chris Couch Games. The game’s table presence alone is a showstopper—3D trees, sleighs, and a cheerful palette of wooden ornaments that practically sing carols.

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