Crayne: Fractured Empire - Review Information: Mechanics: Player Elimination, Head to Head, Deck Building, Simultaneous Player Age: 12+ Player Count: 1 - 6 Players Time to Play: 30 - 90 Minutes Publisher : Krunchy Games Game Designer: Chris Fielder Game Artist: Matthew Burger, Devin Hoyt, Luiz Prado Year Published: 2021 BGG Weight: 2.00 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : Deck building and head to head games are two of my favourite genres in board games. So I love when they are combined well. For my collection Shards of Infinity, Command of Nature and Power Rangers Deck Building Game come to mind instantly. Is Crayne going to be a new addition to this prestige? Crayne interestingly slows down the decision space by having each card played one at a time out of a hand of three cards, but speeds up the pace by mostly being simultaneous. In Crayne Fractured Empire, players are bu...
Dog Park: Review Information: Mechanics: Time Track, Area Majority, Set Collection Player Age: 10 + Player Count: 1 - 4 Players Time to Play: 40 - 80 Minutes Publisher : Birdwood Games Game Designer: Lottie Hazell, Jack Hazell Game Artist: Kate Avery, Holly Exley, Dann May Year Published: 2022 BGG Weight: 2.16 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introductions: Dog Park is a game themed around the lavish lifestyle of being a dog walker. Players will play over four rounds, selecting new dogs to add to the kennel, selecting which dogs to send on walks, at what pace, and what locations to stop at during the walk and finally returning the dogs home. Players are pursuing reputation from their objective card, some dogs end-game scoring, and largely the set collection of certain breeds. Players will have to be willing to change the dogs they are walking, as well as the dogs in their kennel to fully o...