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Roll Camera: Rapid Review

Roll Camera: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Cooperative, Worker Placement, Dice Workers, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers. Player Age:  11+  Player Count:  1 - 6  Players  Time to Play:  45 - 90  Minutes  Game Designer and Artist:   Malachi Ray Rempen Publisher: Keen Bean Studios Year Published:  2021 BGG Weight:  2.23 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher  Rundown: Roll Camera is a cooperative dice-rolling, worker placement game where you are trying to meet the patterns of storyboards to create a movie (5 scenes). The movie has to be of a certain quality which is either ‘Not Bad’ up to 'Cinematic Masterpiece' or om the opposite side of the spectrum ‘So bad It's Good’ which is at the bottom of the quality chart. In the pursuit of this goal players will build sets to help situate the dice into the formation of the storyboards. They will also resolve problems as they arise and consider the end-game scoring alterations that the scr

Enchanters Darklands: Review

Enchanters Darklands: Review Information: Mechanics:  Head to Head, Drafting, Modular, Engine Building Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players  Time to Play:  30 - 60  Minutes  Game Designer:   RafaÅ‚ Cywicki, Jacek GoÅ‚Ä™biowski Publisher : Mythic Games Year Published:  2022 BGG Weight:  1.89 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Enchanters have returned for a supernatural expansion that brings with it the frightening kingdoms of Ghosts, Trolls, Vampires, Witches, Werewolves, and Woodfolk.  Villages, Overlords, Classes and Banners: New banners and classes have been included to give new starting abilities for their matching kingdoms.   Both villages and overlords are added so players can enjoy the kingdom's particular differentiation when playing.  One of my favourites would be Stinkhorn Swamp, which gives an interesting way to heal during the game by passing monsters on the journey track. Kingdoms: Ghosts: Ghosts have a strong f

Power Rangers HOTG - Villain Pack 4: Review

Power Rangers HOTG - Villain Pack 4: Review Information: Mechanics:  Cooperative, Variable Player Powers, Tower Defence, Modular Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  2 - 5  Players Time to Play:  45 - 60   Minutes  Game Designer:   Jonathan Ying Publisher : Renegade game Studios Year Published:  2021 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : This villain pack covers pivotal characters from Dino Thunder and Power Rangers in Space. It includes two monsters, one nemesis and two bosses. Monsters: Ecliptor: Health range: 4-7 Keywords: Guard (x2), Fast (x2) and Passive There is no doubt about it, Ecliptor is a fierce monster. He has strong attacks including discarding half a player's deck and dealing five damage to each ranger, and this is just the beginning. His passive 'Mirror Image' deals damage at the start of every enemy turn which will drain the rangers health extremely quickly. Once you have fought tooth and nail and think you have h

Unrest: Review

Unrest: Review Information: Mechanics:   Set Collection, 2-Player, Asymmetrical, Deduction, I-Cut-You-Choose Player Count:  2  Players  Time to Play:  10 - 20  Minutes  Game Designer:   Brendan Hansen Game Artist: Jor Ros Publisher : Pandasaurus Games Year Published:  2023 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Unrest is a two-player asymmetrical game where you play as either the rebellion or the empire. The rebellion is aiming to liberate three out of the five districts, whereas the empire is trying to keep a hold of their power and delay the resistance until their deck depletes. If the game ends and there are at least three un-liberated districts then you win as the empire. This is a tense back and forth dynamic between the two players using a twist on the I-cut-you-choose mechanism. Each turn the rebellion will choose three of five cards in hand to place on two adjacent districts. The aim is to complete one of four possible missions whi