Cruise through the canals of Venice in Souvenirs from Venice, a compact set collection travel board game from Oink Games where gondola movement, memory and tactical decisions combine in a race to collect the perfect holiday treasures before your flight home.
 
The game begins with a grid of face-down tiles, while each player places their gondola at the airport. On your turn, reveal a tile, roll the die then sail your gondola across the rows. From your new position, examine a diagonally adjacent tile to decide whether its a souvenir worth purchasing.
 
There are six different souvenir types to discover, with sets of three matching souvenirs earning valuable points. The catch is that not every encounter is helpful. Landing on the Pigeon Feed Seller forces you to trade a souvenir with another player, potentially breaking up a carefully collected set at exactly the wrong moment.
 
As more tiles are revealed, finding desirable souvenirs becomes easier because you gain more information about the grid. However, the game has a ticking clock. Once every tile has been revealed, the game ends. So you must collect your sets then guide your gondola back to the airport before your chance to score disappears.
 
With simple rules, tactile components, set collection and push-your-luck decisions, Souvenirs from Venice is an excellent small box travel game for holidays, family game nights or anyone who enjoys quick strategic challenges.