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Eminent Domain Escalation: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck Building, Follow, Hand Management Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  2 - 5  Players Time to Play:  45   Minutes  Game Designer:   Seth Jaffee Game Artist:   Gavan Brown,  Eric J. Carter,  Ryan Johnson Publisher : Tasty Minstrel Games Year Published:  2014 BGG Weight:  2.88 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Escalation is the first expansion for Eminent Domain. The expansion covers a wide range of content including new technology, new planets and, more specifically, it enhances the options available to you when you go down the path of war. Fleet: In the base game the ship tokens were shaped differently but had no gameplay alteration. That has changed with the inclusion of Escalation. There are now three levels of fleets; the fighter, destroyer and battlecruiser. This is shown in the fleet tile that will ...

Villages of Valeria: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Hand Management, Follow, Drafting Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  1 - 5   Players Time to Play:  30 - 60  Minutes  Game Designer:  Rick Holzgrafe, Isaias Vallejo Game Artist:  Mihajlo Dimitrievski Publisher : Daily Magic Games Year Published:  2017 BGG Weight:  2.35 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: You are back once again in Valeria, but this time you are building a village. This will be done by developing resources, erecting buildings and recruiting adventurers. Although this is a lighter game than Valeria Card Kingdoms , it still encompasses the feeling of building an engine. On a turn you will perform an action like; harvest (draw three cards), tax (gain one gold and one card), recruit (spend one gold to gain a villager if you meet their requirements), develop (discard one card to play the resource side of a c...

Eminent Domain: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck Building, Follow, Hand Management Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  45   Minutes  Game Designer:   Seth Jaffee Game Artist:   Gavan Brown,  Eric J. Carter,  Christine Conrad,  Jeremy Deveraturda,  Ryan Johnson,  Patrick McEvoy,  Hans-Georg Schneider,  James Wolf Strehle Publisher : Tasty Minstrel Games Year Published:  2011 BGG Weight:  2.45 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: 'Eminent Domain' has players exploring the galaxy surveying planets to colonise or invade. After gaining these planets, players will be able to increase their hand size, gain points, produce and sell resources, and gain symbols to amplify their turns.  Alteration: The game offers variability in what strategies players can pursue. This is mainly based on the role each player perform...