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Kabuto Sumo: Review Information: Mechanics:  Head to Head, Dexterity, Assymetrical  Player Age:  6+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  15  Minutes  Game Designer:  Tony Miller Game Artist:  Kwanchai Moriya Publisher : AllPlay Year Published:  2021 BGG Weight:  1.23 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Springtime has begun and the Rhinoceros Bettles are out in force, butting heads to show off their wrestling skills and impress their friends. In Kabuto Sumo , you are pushing pieces into the ring to try to knock out your opponent(s) or force them to run out of pieces. This can be played as a 1v1, free for all, or teams. Game Anatomy: Board: The board has a real table presence to it. It will hold all of the pieces and even comes with a stand of the same height which is used when players slide a piece onto the board. Pieces: There are three standard piece sizes; sm...

Mars Attacks - Ten Minute Takedown: Review Information: Mechanics:  Dexterity, Flicking, Filler Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  1 0  Minutes  Game Designer:  Phillip Reed, Randy Scheunemann, Sameul Mitschke Game Artist:  Steve Thomas Publisher :  Steve Jackson Games Year Published:  2015 BGG Weight:  1.08 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: The objective of the game is to purposefully flick the die from your flying saucer and land on a target to gain points. Whoever has the most points once all the targets are claimed has successfully won the game. Setup: - Setup targets equal to the player count plus one. Targets must be distanced so that a whole other target could fit in the space between two. - Place your flying saucer on the edge of the table next to you. -Place the die within reach to all players. How to Play: On your turn you w...

Green Box of Games: Review Information: Mechanics:  multiple such as dexterity, abstract and racing Player Age:  5+ Player Count:  1 - 10 Players (Varies) Time to Play:  Varies Game Designer and Artist:  Jørgen Brunborg-Næss P ublisher :  Self Published Year Published:  2017 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. What is it? The "Green Box of Games" is an assortment of parts that allows the players to play multiple types of games. Similar to how a pack of cards allows for immeasurable differing games, the green box of games allows you to play multiple types of board games. Each of these games have different key information for the players such as time to play, player count, and difficulty weight, but more on the types of games later. First off, I'm going to illustrate exactly what is included in this magical box of wonders. Components: There are numerous components enclosed withi...

Super Kitty Bug Slap: Review Information: Mechanics:  Action / Dexterity, Speed, Memory, Party, Real-time, Pattern Recognition Player Age:  6+ Player Count:  3 to 5 Players  Time to Play:  20 Minutes Game Designers:   Samuel Mitschke, Randy Scheunemann Game Artist:  Len Peralta Publisher:   Steve Jackson Games Release Date: 2017 Setup: Each round one person from the group will act as the dealer, where the role of the dealer will rotate to another player after a round. Each other player will receive a player card which are identified by the border surrounding the edge of the card. Player cards have three identifiable traits: Shape: Circle, square, or  triangle. Colour: Green, Orange or purple. Bug: Ladybug, fly or no bug. How to Play: At the chosen pace of the dealer they will flip the deck of oddly shaped cats. The other players will aim to slap each card that matches at least one element of their ...