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Alphabet War: Review

Alphabet War: Review 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 letters are in a word the QE card counts as one letter.  Some of these letters contain a plus and a number at the top right of the card. This value will determine the amount of cards the next active player has to draw when their turn starts. As the play...
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Dice Throne - Mystic Brawler: Review

Dice Throne - Mystic Brawler: Review Information: Mechanics: Engine Builder, Head to Head, Yahtzee Mechanism, Variable Player Powers, Take That Player Age: 8+  Player Count:  2 - 6 Time to Play: 20 - 40 Minutes  Game Designer: Manny Trembley, Nick Malara, Nate Chatellier Game Artist:   Manny Trembley, Gavan Brown Publisher : Dice Throne Year Published: 2026 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : I personally am a massive fan of variable setup games in particular head to head games. Dice throne is essentially mixing head to head games and Yahtzee. For the initial review of how the mechanism work click here . This review however, is focusing on the character Mystic Brawler. Dice Throne is a system that is constantly looking at how they release their expandable game. So far there have been numerous sets of four character packs and duel character packs of two characters. Spanning over forty characters. ...

Crayne - Mercenaries of Mindassa: Review

Crayne - Mercenaries of Mindassa: 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:  Luiz Prado Year Published: 2022 BGG Weight: 2.00 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : Crayne is a deck-building where players are creating synergies of attack power to eliminate their opponents. For the full review click here. One of the best elements of alteration is the variable setup that comes from selecting which factions are in play, this is more important in the lower player counts. Mercenary of Mindassa adds two more factions to the game to increase this variability but also adds a new mercenary deck which removes the static mercenary stacks and instead creates a constant flow of new mercenaries. New Factions: The Hive: The ...

Everdell Emerland: Review

Everdell Emerland: Review Information: Mechanics: Worker Placement, Engine Builder Player Age: 10+  Player Count: 1 - 4  Players  Time to Play:  30 - 120 Minutes  Game Designer: James. A. Wilson, Clarissa A. Wilson Game Artist:    Lina Cossette, David Forest Publisher : Tychoon Games Year Published: 2023 BGG Weight:  3.13 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by Lets Play Game. Introduction : Everdell is a growing franchise that blends engine building and worker placement perfectly. The base game review can be found here . This review is focusing more on the changes the standalone edition Emerland brings. Players are still balancing the act of sending their workers to gain resources and building their tableu. The main change in Emerland comes from the juggle between two worker types, the standard workers and the helpers. As well  as an evolution on the cards to feature two sides, giving the players a way to dev...

Finest Fish: Review

Finest Fish: Review Information : Mechanics : Drafting, Pattern Recognition Set Collection, Tile Placement Player Age : 10+ Player Count : 2 - 4 Players Game Designer: Jake Jenne,  Nate Jenne Game Artist : Jake Jenne BGG Weight: 1.38 Publisher : Last Night Games Time to Play:  30 - 60 Minutes  Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher.  Year Published: 2022 Introduction : Finest Fish is a tile placement game that will have you designing a calico goldfish. The turns are very approachable with depth in optimising the three scoring conditions. Creating long groups of the same scale; meeting pattern cards and collecting black scales.  Game Anatomy: Fish and Scales: Each player will have a fish board. This is where the player will build the colours of their fish using scales that will be drafted and traded throughout the game. The players will start at the left hand side of the fish board and will grow...