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Toongeon Dice: Kickstarter Buzz

Toongeon Dice: Kickstarter Buzz Information: Mechanics:  Yahtzee, Resource Management , Print and Play Player Age:   8+ Player Count:  2 - 6  Players Time to Play:  20 - 25  Minutes  Publisher : Arlon Games Year Published:  2023 Disclaimer:  A preview copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Basics: Toongeon Dice has players creating an evil dungeon filled with monsters and traps all in the style of a 1950's cartoon. In this game you are trying to create doubles, triplets, four of a kind or a run of four yahtzee style by rolling and re-rolling six dice. These patterns will give you crystals in the form of different coloured smiley faces. You can complete multiple patterns on a turn and even cash in a die with the number 3 to gain a mysterious treasure that may allow you to manipulate, steal or roll the dice. On your turn you will spend these crystals to gain various monsters or traps that award players different levels of points for ...

Power Rangers Deck Building Game - Omega Forever: Review

Power Rangers Deck Building Game - Omega Forever: Review Information: Mechanics:  Head to Head, Team Based, Deck-Building Player Age:  14+ Player Count:  2 - 4 Players Time to Play:  30 - 70  Minutes  Game Designer:  T. C. Petty III Game Artist:  Daniel Mora Publisher : Renegade Game Studios Year Published:  2022 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Renegade Games have embraced the comics when it comes to sources of content for their Power Ranger games and I can't get enough. Omega Forever focuses on great stories that come from the run of Omega Rangers, a line of comics that followed the original characters who left the team when the second generation of rangers entered the comics.  Content: - Four new cards of each type that appear twice. - Four unique locations.  - Four villains with their masters and signature items. - Four Power Rangers with their signature items and zords (i...

Wakening Lair: Review

Wakening Lair: Review Information: Mechanics:  Cooperative, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  2 - 6  Players Time to Play:  30 - 40   Minutes  Game Designer:   Mike Richie Game Artist:  Grant Wilson Publisher : Rather Dashing Games Year Published:  2018 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Throughout Wakening Lair, players are delving deep into a 12-room dungeon. As play continues the dungeon will fill with troublesome monsters, although none more horrific than the Monstrous Terror. At a certain point, the card that brings forth the monstrous terror will be revealed from the monster deck and will awaken the beast of the dungeon. The dungeon will slowly begin to collapse onto itself as the terror pursues the players. Will you be able to effectively deploy your arsenal to slay the monstrous terror and win the game? Game Anatomy: Rooms: These roo...

Dig Your Way Out: Review

Dig Your Way Out: Review Information: Mechanics:  Action Points, Area Movement, Take-That, Hand Management Player Age:  14+ Player Count:  2 - 6  Players Time to Play:  40 - 45  Minutes  Game Designer:   David Simide Game Artist:  Mihajlo Dimitrievski Publisher : Borderline Editions  Year Published:  2019 BGG Weight:  2.15 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Dig Your Way Out is a hand management game with one goal in mind, escaping prison. Once you have gained enough tunnel points you have succeeded and dug your way out of prison. This will be done by joining gangs, searching for items/weapons and crafting or buying digging tools. Game Anatomy: Game Board: The game board represents the prison with five open locations (and solitary confinement), places for each gang, and designated places for the search deck, each tool card and knife card. Prisoner Boards and Standees: Each ...