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Set a Watch- Swords of the Coin: Rapid Review

Set a Watch - Swords of the Coin: Rapid Review Rundown : Set a Watch is a fully cooperative tower defence (line defence) game. Where players are managing through dice allocation to prepare for the round(s) ahead in the camp phase, then defeat the onslaught of enemies in the watch phase. The catch is there are nine rounds to the game and the watch and camp phase are largely separated with only one character acting in the camp phase each round. Each character will have two camp phases throughout the game. Every other character will fight during the watch phase.  Camp Phase: Once players have agreed on who is going to camp, that character will now start the camp phase.  At the start of the camp phase the camp character will un-exhaust one of their abilities and un-exhaust all their exhausted items. The location for the round will also be revealed changing the campfire, determining how many enemies will be in the line and applying a special condition or eff...

Bepop: Review

Bebop: Review Information: Mechanics:  Dice Placement, Area Control Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  2 - 4 Players Time to Play:  45 - 60  Minutes  Game Designer:   Robert Hovakimyan Game Artist:  Weberson Santiago Publisher : Bitewing Games Year Published:  2024 BGG Weight:  2.5 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction:  Bebop is a uniquely themed area control game where players are booking agents trying to fill the seats of a jazz music festival. This area control is mainly done by placing the fans in seats next to their family (friends count as family) and next to the instruments (featured acts) they want to listen to. Game Anatomy: Dice: The dice represent the fans (the people you are trying to pack the seats with). There are five families of dice are green, aqua, purple, red, and yellow. Each die has the three music symbols appearing twice; keys, brass and percussion. Seats: ...