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Thrown: Review Information: Mechanics:  Trick-Taking Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  3 - 5  Players  Time to Play:  40  Minutes  Game Designer :  Adam Porter Game Artist:    Brian Lee (II), Octographics Publisher : Wizkids Year Published:  2019 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: 'Thrown' is a trick-taking game that has players winning gold after every trick and trying to achieve the most gold by the end of round (rounds are equal to player count). Unlike other trick-taking games, there is a unique twist to this play. Instead of playing tricks with cards, dice will be rolled instead. Fear not though as these dice can be mitigated by discarding a white or red die in your unrolled pool to help yourself (white) or harm your opponents (red). Card Anatomy: Each card in the game can link to a different coloured dice in the advanced game, but for this revi...

Duelosaur Island: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Hand Management, Drafting Set Collection Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  1 - 2  Players  Time to Play:  3 0 - 45  Minutes  Game Designer :  Ian Moss Game Artist:   Kwanchai Moriya, Peter Wocken, Anthony Wocken Publisher : Asmodee, Pandasaurus Games Year Published:  2018 BGG Weight:  2.35 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. I have recently decided that I would try a new review format that focuses more on my thoughts than how the game runs. This new format is called a R.A.P.I.D. review and the categories are Rundown, Alteration, Production, Interaction and Determination. Rundown: Have you ever wanted your own theme park? 'Duelosaur Island' lets players create their own theme park of dinosaurs. It is a tense drafting game for two players that invokes feelings of competition and adventure.  Alteration: There are two main forms...