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Tavern Masters: Expansion - Review  Information: Mechanics:  Cooperative/Competitive, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Player Age:  13+  Player Count:  1 - 6  Players Time to Play:  20 - 30  Minutes  Game Designer:  Dan Kriss Game Artist:  Galen Ihlenfeldt Publisher : Dan Kriss Games Year Published:  2017, 2019 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Tavern Masters is a gateway tableu builder where you are trying to create the most efficient tavern and be the first to gain 20 gold. This is achieved by attracting the right patrons. For the full review you can click here , and for the larger expansion ‘Dockside’ you can click here . This review will focus on three smaller expansions; Tavern Menu, Dirty Deeds, and Games of Chance. Tavern Menu: Tavern Menu adds 20 cards to the game which switch up the rules of the game. Any amount of rule-changing cards ca...

Piles: Review Information: Mechanics:  Real-Time, Set Collection, Memory Player Age:  10+ Player Count:  2 - 8 Players Game Designer:  KC Schrimpl Game Artist:  Alexandr Nikiforov BGG Weight: 1.00 Publisher:  Lost Boy Entertainment  Time to Play:  10 Minutes  Year Published:  2023 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the VR Distribution. Introduction : The clean laundry has been stacked into one big pile since it's such a chore to put away. Your goal is to organise this chaos in real-time into six piles, all containing one clothing type of different colour schemes. This is done by swapping cards one card at a time with the middle display. The catch is this is also achieved with only one pile of four cards at a time, so you cannot swap out two or more cards from the one pile at the one time. This classic memory mechanism can really leave you guessing which pile contained which clothing style as key items appear fas...

Churrascaria: A Cutthroat Game of Gluttony - Review Information: Mechanics:  Take That, Push Your Luck, Hand Management Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  2 - 6 Players Time to Play:  25 - 35   Minutes  Game Designer:   David M. Thomas Game Artist:  Ellie Jang Publisher : Absurdist Productions Year Published:  2018 BGG Weight:  1.75 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: I am a carnivore and I enjoy that fact so a game with this theme instantly caught my attention. For this game, you are trying to score the most points by eating the most meat (positive points) and ignoring the negative points gained through eating salads and desserts. Players will have a plate in front of them that can hold up to four food cards, any more and they will have to eat (score) the lowest cards. Players will manipulate their own and their opponent's food items through various action cards. Once the food dec...

Heroscape - Battle for Wellspring: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:   Skirmish, Modular Player Age:  14+ Player Count: 2 Players (up to 4 with another base set) Game Designer:  Stephen Baker, Dan Blanchett, Rob Daviau, Matt Hyra, Sarah Rowan, Craig Van Ness Game Artist:  Yugin Maffioli, Corey Rivera, Unreal Studio Works Time to Play:  30 - 60 Minutes  Year Published:  2024 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the Lets Play Games.  Rundown : Heroscape is a very easy and intuitive skirmish game. There is an easier ruleset for younger players but for this review I will be focusing on the master ruleset. Although the game is easy to learn, there is much to cover, so this review won't include every intricacy but it will help to explain the core principles. Throughout several rounds, players are going to focus on defeating their opponent on a battlefield constructed with hex pieces. Each player will have an arm...

Dog Fight: Rapid Review  Information: Mechanics:  Assymetrical, Scenarios, Head to Head Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  1 - 2 Players Time to Play:  20  Minutes  Game Designer:   Carlo A. Rossi Game Artist:  Paul Sizer Publisher : PSC Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Dog Fight is a head-to-head game where players are trying to outmanoeuvre and shoot down each other's planes. It is a fast game that will play in under 20 minutes as nearly every turn brings a high chance that one player will be in a position to shoot. This game is played over three rounds with each one consisting of five turns. At the start of the game, each player begins with six movement tiles that are not refreshed until five more are drawn at the end of each round. So players have to be mindful of the order in which they play their movement tiles. Each turn consi...