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Rune: Review

Rune: Review Information: Mechanics:  Abstract, Tile Placement Player Age:  7+  Player Count:  2 Players  Time to Play:  5  - 15  Minutes  Game Designer :  Zemilio Game Artist:    Tristam Rossin Publisher : Zemilio Entertainment Year Published:  2019 BGG Weight:  1.75 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Your goal is to place three runemasters to successfully channel the most mana. To do this you will need to place your runemasters on locations that are connected to multiple mana of the same type.  Setup: - Place the double-sided starting card in the centre of the play area.  - Deal each player three rune cards. - Give each player three runemasters of the same colour. How to Play: On your turn you will place a rune card, then either draw a new card or place a runemaster. Each rune card will be split into six sections, each containing a rune. When playing a card it must lay over one or more cards and has to cover at least one rune. The two le

Guardians Call: Rapid Review

Guardians Call: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Bluffing, Set Collection, Social Deduction Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  2 - 5  Players  Time to Play:  2 0 - 40  Minutes  Game Designer :  James Hudson Game Artist:   Noah Adelman, Lina Cossette, Damien Mammoliti Publisher : Druid City Games, Skybound Games Year Published:  2019 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: 'Guardians Call' is a social deduction/ bluffing game that I can best describe as a mix between 'Cockroach Poker' and 'Sheriff of Nottingham'.  The main action you will perform each turn is offering a player a certain amount of the same card while claiming that they are a specific card type. This may or may not be the truth but there are rules to this. You cannot mix and match cards or lie about the amount you are offering, but besides that players are able to lie about what the card type is.  If the player correctly guesses that the

Everdell Bellfaire: Review

Everdell Belfair: Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Builder Player Age:  13+  Player Count:  1 - 6  Players  Time to Play:   40 - 120  Minutes  Game Designer :  James. A. Wilson Game Artist:    Andrew Bosley Publisher : Starling Games Year Published:  2019 BGG Weight:  2.92 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: It is time to return to the magical world of everdell. Bellfaire adds multiple modules that can be used in any game. Boards: The most obvious addition is a board that replaces the iconic Everdell tree. The cosmetically exciting but functionally annoying tree has been replaced by a board that brings a few of tricks of its own. Firstly, there is a new basic event worth four points if a player can gain one of each card type in their city. There is also a new end game scoring award that will give six points to the player with the most of a card type, where the second most receives three points. There are nume

Draftosaurus and Expansions: Rapid Review

Draftosaurus: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Drafting, Set Collection Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  2 - 5  Players Time to Play:  15   Minutes  Game Designer:   Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, Théo Rivière Game Artist:   Jiahui Eva Gao, Roman Kucharski, Vipin Alex Jacob Publisher : Board Game Box, Ankama Year Published:  2019 BGG Weight:  1.22 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: 'Draftosaurus', like the name implies, is a game about drafting dinosaurs. After two rounds (or four rounds in a two-player game) you will create a thriving dinosaur zoo. This was a game that sold out extremely quick when it was launched at origins 2019, this fact alone should excite and intrigue. Throughout the drafting you will build upon pens. Each pen that dinosaurs can be placed in has unique scoring possibilities such as pens that score off unique or identical dinosaurs. There are also pens that score based on your zoo such as