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 Everdell Spirecrest: Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Building, Tableu Builder Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players Time to Play:  40 - 100   Minutes  Game Designer:   James A. Wilson Game Artist:  Andrew Bosley, Dann May Publisher : Starling Games Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  3.05 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. In this expansion to the critically acclaimed Everdell , players will have a traveller that will build a trail, recruit big critters and survive extreme weather conditions.  This is all done to improve your outcome every turn as well as gaining many more opportunities to score at the end of the game. Objective: Spirecrest adds additional steps that occur when players change between seasons. These steps create new advantages for end game scoring and special workers that replace your normal workers. The other factor of this expansion includes conditions that players have to meet when they are in cer

Corsairs of Valeria: Review Information: Mechanics:  Dice Rolling, yahtzee, Race Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  2 - 5  Players  Time to Play:  15 - 20   Minutes  Game Designer :  Wouter van Strien Game Artist:   Mihajlo Dimitrievski Publisher : Daily Magic Games Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  1.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Argh me matey's! Hoist the mainsail and lift the anchor because Valeria has entered the high seas with this latest aquatic adventure. Corsairs of Valeria is a push your luck/Yahtzee dice rolling/racing game. The aim is simply to make your way up the board and gain 6 treasures. If 6 treasures has been gained by a player then the game ends immediately and they are the winner. The game may also end if the track had been completed twice and whoever has the most treasure at the end of the game is the winner. Game Anatomy: Ship Boards: The ship board will be used to track your grog and treasure; once you have

 Dirty Money: Review Information: Mechanics:  Set Collection, Drafting, Economic Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  2 - 5  Players Time to Play:  30 - 45   Minutes  Game Designer:   Daryl Chow Game Artist:  Alan Bay Publisher : Capital Gains Studio Year Published:  2021 BGG Weight:  3.05 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Welcome back to the world of Banana Republic, this time you have stepped into the role of the villains and are trying to launder your dirty money into clean usable currency. Be mindful though, if caught with it, dirty money can be blacklisted and leave you with negative points at the end of the game. Game Anatomy: Villain Cards: There are five villains that each have their own unique ability to help them navigate the corrupt world of Dirty Money . Location Cards: There are six locations that players will go to on a turn to collect money/actions then activate the ability on the location. The majority of the location abili

Shadow Kingdom's of Valeria: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Drafting, Engine Building, Tableu Builder Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  1 - 5  Players  Time to Play:  30 - 75   Minutes  Game Designer : `Stan Kordonskiy Game Artist:   Mihajlo Dimitrievski Publisher : Daily Magic Games Year Published:  2021 BGG Weight:  2.55 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: It is time for the wardens of darkness to come out of the shadows and amass armies of champions and troops to prove they are worthy of being the General for Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria . This is done by collecting troops (dice) and completing battle plans. It may sound like a simple goal but in the game you must move to one of five shrines every turn to gain a troop and the location benefit. The benefits include gold, magic or victory points, gems that can be used to manipulate troops, reserve battle plans and champions, and continuous or end game abilities. Onc

Dinosaur Island: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Set Collection, Tile Placement, Action Points, Worker Placement Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players  Time to Play:  90 - 120   Minutes  Game Designer : Jonathan Gilmour, Brian Lewis Game Artist:   Kwanchai Moriya, Peter Wocken, Anthony Wocken Publisher : Asmodee, Pandasaurus Games Year Published:  2017 BGG Weight:  3.04 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Dinosaur Island is the original dinosaur theme park game and the bigger brother to Duelosaur Island . As Dinosaur Island has been reprinted as a second edition and is now readily available it is the perfect time to review this awesome worker placement game. Alteration: There are so many differences in each play of Dinosaur Island that no two games will ever be the same. Each game has different game-ending goals based on the length of the game you play. Additional to this, a different plot twist will give new active rules for