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Automata Noir: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deduction, Asymmetrical, Team based Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  10 - 30   Minutes  Game Designer:   D. Brad Talton Jr. Game Artist:  Andrew Bates, Laura La Vito Publisher : Level 99 Games Year Published:  2018 BGG Weight:  1.50 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Automata Noir is a deduction noir mystery where you are trying to find and stop the killer, although, you may instead be on the criminal side and aim to kill 10 people or maybe just the detective hunting you down. There are three different ways to play the game each focused around different player counts. For this review, we will be focusing on the two-player game; killer vs inspector. Card Anatomy: There is a tile (suspects) and a card (evidence) for each of the 25 characters. The tile will have a person of interest side and a deceased side. The cards will ju...

Cthulhu the Great Old One: Deluxe Edition Review Information: Mechanics:  Set Collection, Memory Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  2 - 6  Players Time to Play:  15 - 25   Minutes  Game Designer:   Dan Kriss Game Artist: Ian Daniels Publisher : Dan Kriss Games Year Published:  2019 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Throughout Cthulhu the Great Old One  you are trying to connect seven stories. This is done by finding pairs of either matching stories or linked stories. If you get The Great Old One in your hand you will lose no matter what points you have. There is a saving grace for this though, if you also have the Cultist in front of you you will instantly win.  Card Anatomy: Story Cards: Story cards are the pairs you will be looking for throughout the game. At the top of the card is the title and below that is  the name of the linked story car...

Cat Lady: Kittens Review Information: Mechanics:  Drafting, Set Collection Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  15 - 30   Minutes  Game Designer:   Josh Wood Game Artist:  Josh Wood Publisher : AEG Year Published:  2021 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Cat lady has been expanded to include the latest litter; kittens! This small expansion includes 18 kitten cards and 3 stray cats. Stray Cats: Three stray cats have been added to include a little more variability. One of these strays focus on kittens and one is a dog instead of a cat. Kittens: Kittens are a new cat type. Each kitten will be worth 2 points at the end of the game if they are fed. The new additive that the kittens bring is that there are two ways to feed them; give them any two foods or pairing them with a fed adult cat that shares a colour with the kitten. That cat...