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Stamp Swap: Rapid Review

Stamp Swap: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Set Collection, I Split You Choose, Drafting, Polyomino  Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  1 - 5  Players  Time to Play:  20  - 60  Minutes  Game Designer:   Paul Salomon Game Artist:  Conner Gillette Publisher : Stonemaier Games Year Published:  2024 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Stamp Swap is a three day (rounds) convention where attendees will collect, swap, and display their stamps in an attempt to score the best in their chosen contest each day. This is done by drafting stamps either face-up or face-down until six are drafted by each player. Then everyone will split their gained stamps into two piles, one will be taken by an opponent and the other will be added to your player mat, alongside the pile you select to take from an opponent. Alteration: This is a fast point-salad game filled w...

Agent Avenue: Review

Agent Avenue: Review Information: Mechanics:  Bluffing, I Split You Choose Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  2  Players (Variant for 3 and 4 players) Time to Play:  10 - 20  Minutes  Game Designer:   Christian Kudahl, Laura Kudahl Game Artist:  Fanny Pastor Berlie Publisher : Nerdlab Games Year Published:  2024 BGG Weight:  1.42 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Agent Avenue is a deduction game that has two spies enlisting the help of the whole neighborhood in pursuit of catching or overtaking the other player. This is a quick game of bluffing your opponents through an "I Split, You Choose" mechanism as each turn you will choose two different agent cards, one face-up and one face-down. Your opponent will choose which card each player is assigned and a player will win if they land on the same spot or surpass the opponent's spot on the board. The other way to win is to ga...