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Command of Nature: Review

Command of Nature: Review Information: Mechanics:  Head to Head, Deck Building, Formation Player Age:  10+ Player Count:  2 - 4 Players Game Designer and Artist:  Remy Badie BGG Weight:  2.38 Publisher: Unstable Games Time to Play:  30 - 60 Minutes  Year Published:  2024 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the VR Distribution. Introduction: Command of Nature is a head to head deck building game where players are controlling a formation of elemental creatures (maximum of six). Players will use these creature’s abilities and command cards to ultimately defeat the opponent’s elemental sage. Game Anatomy: Elemental Cards: Each elemental card contains a cost on the bottom left to buy from the marketplace (starter cards have a starter symbol instead), an attack value on the top left, and a health value on the top right. There will also be a special ability which will occur in the daylight phase (sun icon) or when the requirement...

Rolling Realms - Redux: Review

Rolling Realms Redux: Review Information: Mechanics:  Roll and Write, Bingo Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  1   - 6  Players Time to Play:  30  Minutes  Game Designer:  Jamey Stegmaier Game Artist:  Miles Bensky, Marius Petrescu Publisher : Stonemaier Games Year Published:  2021 BGG Weight:  1.91 Introduction: Stonemaier Games has been releasing new realms every couple of months since the introduction of the original Rolling Realms. If your collection was like mine, it was no longer fitting in the original game box. Stonemaier Games has now fixed that with the standalone base game/ expansion Rolling Realms Redux. Not only does this contain 12 more advanced realms, but also contains a rule compendium on all the released realms, new solo mode, a travel box, new dice and, most importantly, a bigger, more organised box that can contain all the released realms. Realms: 12 new realms are added in this expansion so, li...

Siege of Valeria: SOLO Review

Siege of Valeria: SOLO Review Information: Mechanics:  Engine Builder, Dice Rolling, Hand Management  Player Age:  8+ Player Count:  1 Player Time to Play:  30 - 45  Minutes  Game Designer:  Glenn Flaherty Game Artist:  Mihajlo Dimitrievski Publisher : Daily Magic Games Year Published:  2022 BGG Weight:  1.88 Spiel: Siege of Valeria is a strictly solo tower defence game where the goal is to destroy 13 siege engines before either one of the turrets is destroyed, the enemy deck runs out, or a siege engine passes through your defence. To do this players will use the abilities of their fallen enemies, as well as the strength and magic from their dice to defeat the opposition, particularly the sieges. Other Elements: Champions: Each siege will attack numerous times before they reach your vanguard (front row of the enemies). This creates challenges that also brings a very large benefit, whenever a siege is defeated they will allow you to ...