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Inoka: Review Information: Mechanics:  Tug of War/ Area Control; Rock, Paper, Scissors Player Age:  6+  Player Count:  2 - 4 Players  Time to Play: 5 -   20  Minutes  Designers:  Noah Miller Artists:  Amy Nagi Publisher:   XYZ Game Labs Year Published : 2018 BGG Complexity:  1.14/5 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Inoka is an evolution of rock paper scissors mixed with a unique tug of war mechanism. The game will be played over several rounds and the first player to win three rounds overall is the winner. To win a round you must successfully attack while in possession of the leaf totem, or if the round ends while you are in possession of the leaf totem. The leaf totem is gained by winning a turn. To win a turn, you must play the strongest tactic out of the three. There are ways to play this game with more than two players but for the bulk of this review, the two-player game will be the main focus. Game Anato

Kings Struggle: Review Information: Mechanics:  Trick Taking, Hand Management, Negotiation, Set Collection Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  3 - 6  Players Time to Play:  30 -  60  Minutes  Game Designer:  Robert Burke Game Artist:   Weberson Santiago Publisher : Wizkids BGG Weight: 2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Time to negotiate and plan your way to victory. In 'Kings Struggle' you will play one card each round, whoever has the highest card will win the trick and will take every card in the trick, at the end of the game these cards will be used as points based on the run of cards created and sets of the same card. The game is not that simple, each card has a unique ability that will earn gold (victory points), change the number on cards, play new cards or remove cards from the trick. Game Anatomy: Card Anatomy: Each player will have ten cards going from one to ten (each with a unique title an

Kings Kilt: Review Information: Mechanics:  Grid Movement, Hidden Information, Bluffing Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players Time to Play:  30 - 45  Minutes  Release Year: 2015 Game Designer:  Gord Hamilton Game Artist:   Tomasz Larek Publisher : Eagle-Gryphon Games BGG Weight:  1.63 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Through ascending the Scottish hierarchy you want to position your clans of power at the top, and as close to the top, of the pyramid. Be careful though, as cards can be played from an opponents hand to betray and remove clan members who are already at a good placement on the pyramid. Set Up: Family Cards: - Take 1 card of each of the 8 clans, shuffle and deal each player 2 of these clans. This way each player begins with 2 unique clans. - Deal each player a random clan from the deck. If any player has two of the same clan members then discard that card and redraw another until eac