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Everdell Newleaf: Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Builder Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players  Time to Play:   40 - 100  Minutes  Game Designer:  James. A. Wilson Game Artist:   Andrew Bosley, Natalie Johnson, Naomi Robinson Publisher : Starling Games Year Published:  2022 BGG Weight:  2.83 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Everdell has expanded with a new board focusing on the bustling growth that comes with Everdell gaining a train station. This includes new cards for the main deck, new critters, new features in the form of modules, and a new end of game scoring system in the form of visitors. The Train Station: As Everdell city grows, as do the utilities that become available. In this expansion, the Newleaf train station has bustled into the town on a side addition to the main Everdell board.  Station Cards: The...

Dungeon Pages: Review Information: Mechanics:  Print and Play, Solo, Roll and Write, Sudoku Player Age:  8+ Player Count:  1 Players Time to Play:  15 - 30  Minutes  Game Designer:  Jason Greeno, Jason Tagmire Game Artist:  Vittoria Pompolani Publisher : PNP Arcade Year Published:  2023 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Dungeon Pages is a roll-and-write solo adventure. This game contains 6 heroes and 6 dungeons and each can be paired in any preferred way. Players have to navigate through four dungeons by collecting items, gaining experience and defeating enemies. Finally, they must conquer the boss and complete the boss dungeon to win. Players lose if they run out of health, fail to reach a treasure chest in a dungeon, or reach the chest in the boss dungeon before defeating the boss. This is a modular game that benefits from mixing and matching the heroes and dungeons to find differen...

Mage Wars Academy: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Head to Head Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  2  Players Time to Play:  30  Minutes  Game Designer:   Aaron Brosman, Matthew Burch, Bryan Pope Game Artist:  Craig J. Spearing Publisher : Arcane Wonders Year Published:  2022 BGG Weight:  3.03 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown : Mage Wars Academy is a twist on the classic head to head genre of games. This is a successor to Mage Wars Arena , a larger game with multiple zones that creatures can be in. This is a streamlined version with only one zone. The aim of the game is simply to damage your opponent so much that the damage equals or exceeds their health. To do this, you will summon creatures, cast incantations, channel fierce attack spells, brace yourself with equipment, and enchant the battlefield, creatures, or mages. Player turns are fast and will consist of either exh...

Haven Rapid Review: Information: Mechanics:  Area Control, Set Collection, Hand Management, Push Your Luck Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  2  Players Time to Play:  30 - 45  Minutes  Game Designer:   Alf Seegert Game Artist:  Ryan Laukat Publisher : Red Raven Games Year Published:  2018 BGG Weight:  2.34 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown : Haven is an area control game where players are either fighting as a representation of the city or the forest. The goal is to gain the most shrines and control the majority of the area to gain that section as a safe haven. This is done largely by battling over lore tokens that match the three game elementals. Throughout these battles, players have seekers that have a numerical value. These seeker values cannot exceed the number on the lore token. Otherwise, they will be instantly discarded when combat begins. During combat, there are two val...

Sailing Toward Osiris: Review Information: Mechanics:  Pattern Building, Worker Placement Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  2 - 5  Players Time to Play:  60 - 90  Minutes  Game Designer:   W. David MacKenzie Game Artist:  Denis Martynets Publisher : Daily Magic Games Year Published:  2018 BGG Weight:  2.78 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Throughout the game players will be hiring and sending out laborers to gain the resources required to build monuments and score points. Players will be able to bribe and make deals with each other to trade resources, unused laborers or city cards.  Game Anatomy: Game Board: There is a lot of information on the game board that will slowly be explained throughout this review. Some of the things on the board include: - The score track that will go around the board and will house the player score markers. - Terrain locations will be used to...