Tokaido: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics: Time Track, Set Collection, Player Age: 8+ Player Count: 2 - 5 Players Time to Play: 45 Minutes Game Designer: Antoine Bauza Game Artist: Xavier Gueniffey Durin Publisher : Funforge Year Published: 2012 BGG Weight: 1.74 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Players are travelling through Japan and with any good holiday you know it's always about the journey, not necessarily the destination. That is exactly what this game has players focusing on; the journey. This is a time track game that allows players to stop at any destination along the track, knowing that only one player can visit a destination at a time. At the start of every turn the active player will be the last player on the track. On their turn they can choose to go to any location as long as it isn't past the next inn. These destinations vary from taking in glori...
Jekyll & Hyde Vs. Scotland Yard: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics: Cooperative, Trick Taking, Track Movement, Hand Management Player Age: 10+ Player Count: 2 Players Time to Play: 20 Minutes Game Designer: Gaëtan Beaujannot, Olivier Cipière Game Artist: Vincent Dutrait Publisher : Mandoo Games Year Published: 2023 BGG Weight: 2.24 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Jekyll & Hyde vs. Scotland Yard is a cooperative trick-taking game played over two rounds where players are trying to get their token to reach the end of the track. If they fail, they lose. Each movement is gained by the amount of tricks the lower-scoring player has won, and any highest value eight cards in any of the players won tricks. If Scotland Yard catches Jekyll & Hyde then the players lose. Scotland Yard will move if Jekyll & Hyde moves any further than the las...