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Dice Throne - Mystic Brawler: Review

Dice Throne - Mystic Brawler: Review Information: Mechanics: Engine Builder, Head to Head, Yahtzee Mechanism, Variable Player Powers, Take That Player Age: 8+  Player Count:  2 - 6 Time to Play: 20 - 40 Minutes  Game Designer: Manny Trembley, Nick Malara, Nate Chatellier Game Artist:   Manny Trembley, Gavan Brown Publisher : Dice Throne Year Published: 2026 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : I personally am a massive fan of variable setup games in particular head to head games. Dice throne is essentially mixing head to head games and Yahtzee. For the initial review of how the mechanism work click here . This review however, is focusing on the character Mystic Brawler. Dice Throne is a system that is constantly looking at how they release their expandable game. So far there have been numerous sets of four character packs and duel character packs of two characters. Spanning over forty characters. ...

Tag Team: Rapid Review

Tag Team: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck-Building, Auto Battler, Shufflebuild Player Age:  10+ Player Count:  2  Players Time to Play:  30  Minutes  Game Designer:   Gricha German, Corentin Lebrat Game Artist:  Xavier Gueniffey Durin Publisher : Scorpion Masque Year Published:  2025 BGG Weight:  2.04 Rundown : Tag Team is a auto battler/ deck building game. Auto battlers are new in this space so some players may be hesitant. This game has such a larger decision space than would be expected from a term auto battler.  Players will choose two widely different characters and create a tag team, their cards will be shuffled together, during the game the player will be adding to their deck but keeping the cards in the same order they placed. Each round player will have a game of war. Where the top card of the deck is revealed simultaneously, each player's card will revolve at the same time. The character that will...

Battle For Hoth: Rapid Review

Battle For Hoth: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics: Head to Head, Dice Rolling, Scenario, Asymmetric  Player Age:  8+ Player Count:  2 - 4 Players Game Designer:  Richard Borg, Adrien Martinot Game Artist:  Ben Carre, Christophe Duhaze, Clément Masson BGG Weight: 1.92 Publisher: Days of Wonder, Asmodee Time to Play: 30 Minutes  Year Published:  2025 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by Asmodee Introduction: Battle For Hoth is the first space re-imagining of the classic Memoir 44 game. One player will play as the Rebel Alliance, who will then verse the Galactic Empire. This is a head-to-head dice chucker where the main aim is to eliminate the opposing squads (unit groupings). This is a game that is accompanied by a separate rulebook filled with scenarios that shake up the gameplay. For core gameplay, the active player will select one of their tactic cards that will then tell the playe...

Harrow County: Review

Harrow County: Review Information: Mechanics:   Head to Head, Assymetrical, Deduction, Resource Management, Bag Builder, Engine Building Player Age:   12+  Player Count:   1  - 4  Players Time to Play:   45 - 90  Minutes  Game Designer:   Jay Cormier, Shad Game Artist:  Tyler Crook Publisher : Off the Page Games Year Published:   2024 BGG Weight:   3.77 Disclaimer:   A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Harrow County is a beloved comic created by Dark Horse Comics. It has 32 issues focusing on Emmy, a reincarnated witch, re-exploring an eerie gothic world. In terms of the board game, Harrow County is big to dive into. There are five factions (including the fairy folk expansion) that have completely asymmetrical rules and play styles, although some are also only used during higher player counts. Since this game is so vast in its complexity, this review is going to foc...