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Great Western Trail - El Paso: Rapid Review

Great Western Trail - El Paso: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Euro, Rondel, Deck Building, Hand Management Player Age:  12+ Player Count:  1 - 4 Players Game Designer:  Johannes Krenner, Alexander Pfister Game Artist:  Chris Quilliams BGG Weight:  2.88 Publisher:  Lookout Games Time to Play:  60 - 90 Minutes  Year Published:  2024 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the VR Distribution Rundown: The original ‘Great Western Trail’ is one of the most popular Euro games available. The popularity of it has even warranted three more stand-alone entries in the series. El Paso is the latest of these stand-alone additions. It is the most accessible version yet, as it was designed to be, and takes the original concept and compacts into a 60-minute game. This isn't just a compact version but one that adds its own elements, creating not only a lighter edition but one that can stand on its own merit. In this GWT g...

Praga Caput Regni: Rapid Review

Praga Caput Regni: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Euro, Rondell, Tile Placement Player Age:  13+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players Time to Play:  45 - 140  Minutes  Game Designer:   Vladimír Suchý Game Artist:  Milan Vavroň Publisher : Rio Grande Games, Delicious Games Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  3.74 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Praga Caput Regni is a euro tile placement game that has players selecting an action tile from the rondel each turn. Praga Caput Regni has a lot of information to learn so this review is not going to cover every aspect of the game but will explain the majority and essence of the game. Each action tile has two options available the player will choose one of these actions for their turn (explained further in the action paragraph). If an action is chosen earlier in the rondel (red section) a player will have to pay extra gold to take the a...