On Tour - Paris and New York: Review Information: Mechanics: Roll and Write, Flip and Write, Route Connection, Bingo Player Age: 10+ Player Count: 1 - 8 Players Time to Play: 20 - 30 Minutes Game Designer: Chad DeShon, Alban Viard Game Artist: Gwen Keraval Publisher : AllPlay Year Published: 2022 BGG Weight: 1.80 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: On Tour is a fun game by Allplay that has already pushed its way into the inner sanctum of my roll/flip and writes for its tough decision-making but easy gameplay. For the full review click the link here . This review will focus on their second release, On Tour Paris and New York. This is a more advanced standalone game that I also see as an expansion to the original that adds two new maps. New York: New York has five boroughs, all of which, four of which requires a ferry to connect them to continue the tour. Each card flipped during the game will have 1-3 different boroughs as an
Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria - Riftlands: Review Information: Mechanics: Card Drafting, Deck/Pool Building, Action Selection, Dice Rolling Player Age: 14+ Player Count: 2 - 5 Players Time to Play: 60 - 90 Minutes Game Designer: Stan Kordonskiy Game Artists: Mihajlo Dimitrievski P ublisher : Daily Magic Games Year Published: 2023 BGG Complexity: 3.0 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria is an already great combination of worker placement, dice drafting and engaging engine-building that has me feeling like I am amassing a vast army. Riftlands adds to this base with a unique board filled with plenty of area control scoring for the end of the game and a new relic system. On top of this, each character now has more asymmetry added to them than simply being able to make their dice type wild. Riftlands: Riftlands is a board extension that has a new location for players to visit, allowing them to gain a new card