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Sumo Gnomes: Review Information: Mechanics:  Dice Roller, Abstract, Two Player Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  2  Players Time to Play:  1 - 5 Minutes  Game Designer:  Robbie Munn Game Artist:   Lisa Schantl Publisher : Peculiarity Disclaimer:  A preview copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Your challenge, if you choose to accept, is to outmanoeuvre your opposition, then push their sumo off the tree stump in this quick back and forth two player game. Game Anatomy: The tree stump and player board: There are numerous double sided coasters. On one side of the coaster there is the tree stump the other side has the player boards. Each player board has the potential outcomes of the dice, as well as a placement for the two dice that were used this turn and the reserve area (unused dice that can be used on later turns). The tree stump has a red and blue starting place for each sumo ...

Queenz: Review Information: Mechanics:  Pattern Building, Set Collection, Drafting Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  30 Minutes  Game Designer:  Bruno Cathala, Johannes Goupy Game Artist: Vincent Dutrait Publisher : Mandoo Games, Rio Grande Games Expandable:  Mini Expansion in the box Year Published:  2019 BGG Weight:  2.5 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: You are a famous beekeeper and your goal is to produce the best orchids to attract the most bees. This is achieved within the game by creating connected sets of the same coloured orchids and having bees next to your hives. Game Anatomy: Score Board: This is the board that will track the points that each player will gain from the placement of their orchids. Player Board: Each player board has six available places for orchids to be placed, as well as five available p...

Heart of Crown - Six City Alliance: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck Builder, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  2  - 4 Players Time to Play:  30  Minutes  Game Designer:  Ginkgo Publisher : Japanime Games Year Published:  2015 BGG Weight:  3.0 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: It is time to explore the second expansion for Heart of Crown: ‘Fairy Garden'. This expansion brings in a lot of complex cards to be used in the random market, a new princess and a new card type called ‘misfortune’. Misfortune Cards: The misfortune cards are similar to curse cards from the base game and aim to clog your deck. However, unlike curses they are more easily removed as the act can be performed as a hand activation for anytime they are in your hand. There are multiple cards in this expansion that use these misf...

Starlight Stage - Shining Star: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck Builder, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  3 - 4  Players Time to Play:  30 - 60  Minutes  Game Designer:  Hironatsu Yamada Publisher : Japanime Games Year Published:  2018 BGG Weight:  2.5 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Today we are looking at the Shining Star expansion for Starlight Stage. This expansion adds 60 more cards, with a mixture of each type, to help keep the game fresh and add in more interesting choices. New Player: First and foremost, this expansion increases the player count to five players helping the game have a wider player range. New Fame Cards: There are new fame cards that, when purchased, will have more interactions with other players. These include stealing tokens, ending the round early or taking the first pla...

Seven Bridges: Preview Information: Mechanics:  Roll and Write, Drafting Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  1 - 6 Players Time to Play:  15 - 90   Minutes  Game Designer:  Ronald Halliday Game Artist:   Ronald Halliday,  Michael T Schroeder Publisher : Puzzling Pixel Games Disclaimer:  A preview copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Time to explore, at a leisurely pace, the city of Konigsberg through the uniquely detailed and professionally cartographed map. Build your own path through the city and explore different sites to gain points. By incorporating the bridges you can increase your points exponentially to become the ultimate city trekker. Dice Actions: Throughout the game, you will be drafting dice to draw paths throughout the city. Each die will let you draw a different section of path with either four, three or two points of connection. Each path section you draw can only go...