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Coffee Rush: Review Information: Mechanics:  Grid Movement, Contracts, Set Collection Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  2 - 4 Players Time to Play:  30   Minutes  Game Designer:   Euijin Han Game Artist:  Siwon Hwang Publisher : Korea Board Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  1.68 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the VR Distribution. Introduction: Being a barista can be a real rush, especially when the orders are flooding your order board. Players are trying to fulfil orders by collecting the correct ingredients to fill one cup. Players are attempting to fulfil each order card before it falls off the board after the fourth level, as any orders that fall off will count as a negative point. The game will end once one player has five of these failed orders. Game Anatomy: Order Cards: Each order card has a coffee drink and art, with 2-4 ingredients to collect on the right-hand side.  Each order is wor...

Knight: Kickstarter Buzz Review Information: Mechanics:  Flip and Write, Area Control,  Print and Play Player Count:  1 - 4  Players Time to Play:  40 - 60  Minutes  Publisher : Hammerdice Game Designer:  Radosław Ignatów Game Artist:  Michał Teliga Year Published:  2024 Disclaimer:  A preview copy for the game was provided by the Hammerdice they now have the kickstarter now live  here. Basics: Knight is a primarily solo (with multiplayer modes) flip-and-write game of resource efficiency, combo chains, and map management. The game is made up of 12 turns. On a turn, one event card is flipped over with two available sides. The player will choose either the left side or right side. These sides have the resources that the player will gain for the turn, the court action that will activate, and the scenario action i.e. which enemy track will activate. During your turn you may pay resources to gain greater influence on different acti...

Kabuto Sumo: Review Information: Mechanics:  Head to Head, Dexterity, Assymetrical  Player Age:  6+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  15  Minutes  Game Designer:  Tony Miller Game Artist:  Kwanchai Moriya Publisher : AllPlay Year Published:  2021 BGG Weight:  1.23 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Springtime has begun and the Rhinoceros Bettles are out in force, butting heads to show off their wrestling skills and impress their friends. In Kabuto Sumo , you are pushing pieces into the ring to try to knock out your opponent(s) or force them to run out of pieces. This can be played as a 1v1, free for all, or teams. Game Anatomy: Board: The board has a real table presence to it. It will hold all of the pieces and even comes with a stand of the same height which is used when players slide a piece onto the board. Pieces: There are three standard piece sizes; sm...

Hickory Dickory: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement/ Worker Rotation, Pick up and Deliver, Set Collection, End Game Scoring  Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players Time to Play:  60 - 120  Minutes  Game Designer:  Sawyer West Game Artist:  Sonja Müller Publisher : Plaid Hat Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  2.71 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Hickory Dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock, the clock struck one, the mouse ran down, Hickory Dickory dock… We all know the infamous mice who scaled the grandfather clock only to return to the ground every hour. Yet we don’t know why or the in-depth who of it all. Hickory Dickory has a very unique pickup and deliver mechanism coined as a ‘worker rotation’ game. Players take their turns based on the rotation of the clock minute hand. Each 5-minute interval on the clock face will have an abi...

Picture Perfect: Review Information: Mechanics:  Puzzle, Deduction, Memory Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  50 - 90  Minutes  Game Designer:   Anthony Nouveau Game Artist:  Ronny Libor, Sören Meding, Gyula Pozsgay, Maja Wrzosek Publisher : Arcane Wonders Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  1.84 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher Introduction: We all know that every great party presents a perfect photo opportunity. Throughout this game you are trying to set up the perfect photo while keeping all the needs of the guests in mind. The guests will come with requests hidden inside an envelope that the player must try to fulfil and remember as the game progresses. These guest envelopes are exchanged between players over the multiple rounds but it is probable that you won’t see the envelope of every guest. For this reason you will either guess where to place them...