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Picture Perfect - Movie Star Expansion: 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: Picture Perfect is a unique hidden-information guest placement game where you are placing guests to meet their three preferences and take a photo at the end to see if it all worked out properly. For the full review click here. This review focuses on the movie star expansion that adds three new guests, but more importantly, new preference types and exchanges. Special Setup: When playing with this expansion, before the normal setup, 3 randomly determined guests will be removed from the game to m...

Rainforest City: Review Information: Mechanics:  Drafting, Tile Placement, Ecosystem Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  1 - 5  Players Game Designer:  Daryl Chow   Publisher : Origame Year Published:  2021 BGG Weight:  2.14 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Rainforests are a wonderful aspect of nature's larger ecosystem. In this tile placement game you will be creating a grid of connected habitats and adding fauna/flora through cards. These tokens come in three types for each habitat. To score the higher-level token there has to be a lower-level token feeding it in the same habitat. Finding the careful balance between the flora and fauna is the biggest challenge in Rainforest City. Game Anatomy: Fruit Dial: The fauna/flora and terrain cards will spread evenly (two at a time) around a centre dial in the middle of the play area (as shown below). This is how players will gain cards on their tu...

Tiny Epic Crimes: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Cooperative, Time Track, Semi-Cooperative, Push Your Luck, Event Resolution Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  1 - 4   Players Time to Play:  30 - 60  Minutes  Game Designer:   Scott Almes Game Artist:  Nikoletta Vaszi Publisher : Gamelyn Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  2.33 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Tiny Epic Crimes is a semi/full cooperative game that combines cluedo with a high-thrill crime movie. Players are trying to deduce the murderer in a tight time frame of 48 hours.  There are five pieces of evidence that players can gain that will split your suspect pool in half; the weapon, forensics, getaway vehicle, gang and rank. This evidence will be gained in various ways such as returning a mobster from each colour into holding, gaining three correct search tokens, completing three stakeouts, and...

Witchdraft: Review Information: Mechanics:  Drafting, Tile Placement, Set Collection Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  15  Minutes  Game Designer:  David Rimbach Game Artist:  David Rimbach Publisher : Hodari Spiele Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  1.71 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: As young sorcerers you still dread exam time just like every other student in the world. In Witchdraft you are trying to brew a potion but to make the best you will need the right ingredients. Luckily for you there are animal companions who are willing to help you. Gameplay-wise, you are drafting companions over the course of two rounds. Each time a card is drafted it must be placed adjacent to a previous card. This is to create matching connections or to pair gemstones together. Card Anatomy: Apprentices: The apprentice is your starting location when placing...

Drop Bears: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Survival Player Age:  16+ Player Count:  1 - 4 Players Time to Play:  30 - 60  Minutes  Game Designer and Artist:   Matthew Aslin Publisher : Platypus Industries Year Published:  2024 G'day! It’s time to explore the Australian outback and what better time should we do this than at night?  We’re known for having some dangers here but if we tread carefully and keep visibility then we should be just…. Wait… Did you hear something?… oh, never mind, it’s only…. Crikey! We’re surrounded by fierce drop bears! Rundown: Drop Bear is a cooperative survival game that has players exploring tiles and trying to survive the night. The night isn’t too long as it consists of 16 rounds 8 rounds of the camper’s turns and 8 of the drop bear. The aim is to have enough joint survival points when the game ends. This is easier said than done as these survival points a...