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Dungeon Drop Deluxe: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Set Collection, Push Your Luck, Modular, Variable Player Powers Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players Time to Play:  40  - 70  Minutes  Game Designer:   Scott R. Smith Game Artist:  Marilia Nascimento Publisher : Phase Shift Games Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  1.38 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Dungeon Drop is a set collection game that has players exploring a dungeon that is randomised by the items (cubes) being dropped onto the table at the start of the game.  On each turn players will add more items to the dungeon, choose if they want to activate their race or class ability, then loot all the pieces encompassed within three pillar cubes that create a ‘room’. This room cannot contain any other pillar cubes, only loot. After three rounds the game will end and each player will score the cubes...

Levity Sticker Collection 2 -  Review Direct Links: Creator:  Ammon Anderson Hickory Dickory Stickers: Here Parks Stickers: Here Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: I have received more stickers from Levity Games that will help elevate the table presence of your collection. This review will focus on stickers for Hickory Dickory and Parks. Hickory Dickory: Hickory Dickory is a unique worker placement/Pick-up and Deliver game. This play on the beloved childhood nursery rhyme has players controlling mice that move using the hand of the clock. For the full review click here.  The stickers for this game are focused on the four mouse-meeples that each player controls, as well as the point tracker for each colour. Each of the meeple stickers have been designed based on the mouse that meeple represents, as each player controls the same four meeples with different characteristics and shapes. At first, it may look like there is ...

Wingspan Asia: Review Information: Mechanics:  Engine Builder, Hand Management, Drafting, Dice Rolling Set Collection,  Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  1 - 2  Players 1 - 7 (with base game) Time to Play:  40  - 70  Minutes  Game Designer:   Elizabeth Hargrave Game Artist:  Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo, Natalia Rojas Publisher : Stonemaier Games Year Published:  2022 BGG Weight:  2.69 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: The group of expanding avians has reached its way to Asia’s habitat and engulfed new birds and new goals.  More importantly than this, the expansion changes the player count to seven with Flock mode, and reformulates the way a two player game plays. This allows the Asia expansion to actually be used as a standalone jumping on point for individual play with two players. Flock Mode: Flock mode uses the components a player has from the Asia expans...

Scribbly Gum: Review Information: Mechanics:  Roll and Write, Print and Play Player Age:  6+  Player Count:  1 - 100  Players Time to Play:  20  Minutes  Game Designer:   Phil Walker-Harding Game Artist:  Meredith Walker-Harding Publisher : Postmark Games, Joey Games Year Published:  2024 Disclaimer:  A preview copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Postmark Games specialises in print and play games that have a good longevity of life to them. They do this by releasing new maps with different rulesets after the game is released. This time they have partnered with a new company called ‘Joey', that is based here in Australia, to re-release a previously released flip and write game, now performing as a roll and write. Scribbly Gum refers to the bark scribble on eucalyptus trees that are formed through baby moths burrowing underneath. In this game you are feeding your baby moth, trying to keep the three types...

Stalk Exchange: Review Information: Mechanics:  Tile Placement,Hand Management, Market Manipulation, Open Drafting, Hidden Victory Points Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  2 - 5 Players Game Designer:  Christopher Ryan Chan Game Artist:  Diana Beltrán Herrera Publisher:  The OP Games Time to Play:  45 Minutes  Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  1.83 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the VR Distribution. Introduction: Stalk Exchange is an interesting combination of tile placement and market manipulation. It has players placing and harvesting flowers in an effort to manipulate the value of the flowers they hold in their garden shed. During the game, each time a flower is harvested it will be worth one more point in the final tally. When players score each flower, the point value corresponds to the marker board. Most are worth equal to the number that the matching flower tile is on, whereas the leading flower ...

Imperial Miners: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Engine Building, chaining, Hand Management  Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  1 - 5 Players Game Designer:  Tim Armstrong (II) Game Artist:  Hanna Kuik BGG Weight: 1.98 Publisher:  Portal Games Time to Play:  20 - 60 Minutes  Year Published:  2023 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the Publisher. Rundown: Imperial Miners is a fast-paced engine builder where players are creating a reverse pyramid (more suitability referred to as a mine shaft). There are 10 rounds in the game before the player with the most crystals is deemed the winner. On each round an event is revealed that could either give players an immediate effect, a result at the end of the round, or an effect that will occur during the round. Each player will then prepare the card they are going to play face-down. Once everyone is ready they will play it at the appropriate level. Any combined min...