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Between Two Cities: Rapid Review

Between Two Cities: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Set Collection, Drafting, Tile Placement Player Age:  14+ Player Count:  1 - 7  Players Time to Play:  25  Minutes  Game Designer:   Matthew O'Malley, Ben Rosset Game Artist:   Beth Sobel Publisher : Stonemaier Games  Expansions:  Yes Year Published:  2015 BGG Weight:  1.82 Rundown: In Between Two Cities , players are trying to build two cities; one shared between the opponents to the left and right. The game is divided into three rounds. In round one and three, each turn will have players selecting two tiles, then after discussing with the players next to them they will place one tile in the city to the left and one in the right. This will continue until there is only one tile left, which is then discarded. Round two has players drawing three duplex tiles (tiles that contain two tiles combined). They will select one duplex tile for each city and discard the third. Once all rounds are completed the lowest city out of your tw

Disciple Detective: Review

Disciple Detective: Review Information: Mechanics:  Hand Management, Cooperative/Competitive Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  2 - 5  Players Time to Play:  10 - 20  Minutes  Game Designer:  Lance Hill Game Artist:  Tazia Hall, Medea Phartskhaladze Publisher : Funhill Games Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  1.50 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: In Disciple Detective your hand is a mystery to you, in a similar vein to games like Hanabi, your hand of cards will face outwards. Either cooperatively or competitively, you will use your deduction skills to effectively determine which disciples you hold in your hand. Card Anatomy: Disciple Reference Sheet and Note Card: These two references will be needed throughout the game. The note card can be used to eliminate suspects. The reference sheet will show every detail on every card including the traits, numbers and quirks. Disciple Cards: There are 17 unique disciples numbered 1-17 and each with