Swordplay: Review Introduction : Swordplay is a two player duel game that is in the vein of rock, paper and scissors head to head games. Players are trying to get in the head of their opponent to land an attack card on the hit side of the opponent's card. Each player has a deck consisting of the same 10 cards at the start of the game, each time they refresh their cards they leave themself exposed but add a new special card to their hand and adjust their hand. Card Anatomy: There are three main card types, evades, blocks and attacks. A card is made up of three squares on the left/right (depending on card colour) of the card. If the player attacks the effect that occurs to the other player is based on the card that player played and the symbol shown in the matching section. Attack: Not all attacks are made equal. There are three types of attack one high, one low and three cards straight to the middle of the opponent. The thrust is the least useful attack sinc...
Alphabet War: Review Information : Mechanics : Cars Shedding, Word Game Player Age : 6 + Player Count : 3 - 6 Players Publisher : Scrungo Games Time to Play: 10 Minutes Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Year Published: 2026 Introduction : Alphabet War is part Uno part word Game. Players are trying to shed their hand of word cards by adjusting a communal centre word. At the end of each turn the word still has to be an existing word, else the player wouldn't be able to have a turn and instead draws a card. Play the right letters and players can fill up their opponents hand while reducing theirs. Game Anatomy: Letter Cards: The letter cards will cover letters across the alphabet. Each card contains unique art for the letter, and some instances of this even have some letters of the same type containing nothing and some force the next player to draw cards. For purposes of counting how many ...