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Funkoverse Nightmare Before Christmas 100: Review  Information: Mechanics:  Skirmish, Variable Player Powers, Modular, Dice Rolling Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  20 - 60   Minutes  Game Designer:  Prospero Hall Publisher : Funko Games Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  2.00 Introduction: Nightmare Before Christmas has joined Funkoverse with a four character pack that includes a companion (which there isn't enough of) and new scenarios that allows 3-4 players to face off against each other. The new characters are Oogie Boogie, Sally, Dr Finklestein and Jack Skellington.  Characters: Oogie Boogie: Resources: Yellow and Grey. Defence: 2 Ability Cost: 2-4 Oogie Boogie is all about the lucky rolls with his custom oogie boogie dice as all his abilities have a secondary ability unlocked if he rolls 7+. The really interesting part is that his passive ability allows you to constantly shift res...

Swordplay: Review Information : Mechanics : Head to Head, Simultaneous, Rock Paper Scissors, Hand Management Player Age :   10+ Player Count :  2 Players Game Designer:  Kyle Dougherty Game Artist:  Joel Dougherty Publisher : DoughBros Time to Play: 10 Minutes  BGG Weight : 2.00 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher.  Year Published: 2026 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 ...

Alphabet War: Review Information : Mechanics : Card 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 ...

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  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 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...