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Kamigami Battle - River of Souls: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck Builder, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  2  - 6 Players Time to Play:  45  Minutes  Game Designer:  Rich Gain Publisher : Japanime Games Year Published:  2018 BGG Weight:  2.0 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Kamigami Battle - Battle of the Nine Realms is a game I reviewed a few years ago (full review avaliable here ). Kamigami Battle - River of Souls is a compatible standalone expansion which was released at the same time, it just took me ages to add to my collection due to the availability in Australia. As the core rules remain the same, I am simply highlighting what the expansion adds or changes to the base game. Combining sets: When combining the standalone sets the gods and temples can be mixed with their respective piles. Each game can only contain one discip...

Heart of Crown - Six City Alliance: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck Builder, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  2  - 4 Players Time to Play:  30  Minutes  Game Designer:  Ginkgo Publisher : Japanime Games Year Published:  2015 BGG Weight:  3.0 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: It is time to explore the second expansion for Heart of Crown: ‘Fairy Garden'. This expansion brings in a lot of complex cards to be used in the random market, a new princess and a new card type called ‘misfortune’. Misfortune Cards: The misfortune cards are similar to curse cards from the base game and aim to clog your deck. However, unlike curses they are more easily removed as the act can be performed as a hand activation for anytime they are in your hand. There are multiple cards in this expansion that use these misf...

Starlight Stage - Shining Star: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck Builder, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  3 - 4  Players Time to Play:  30 - 60  Minutes  Game Designer:  Hironatsu Yamada Publisher : Japanime Games Year Published:  2018 BGG Weight:  2.5 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Today we are looking at the Shining Star expansion for Starlight Stage. This expansion adds 60 more cards, with a mixture of each type, to help keep the game fresh and add in more interesting choices. New Player: First and foremost, this expansion increases the player count to five players helping the game have a wider player range. New Fame Cards: There are new fame cards that, when purchased, will have more interactions with other players. These include stealing tokens, ending the round early or taking the first pla...

Starlight Stage: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck Builder, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  3 - 4  Players Time to Play:  30 - 60  Minutes  Game Designer:  Hironatsu Yamada Publisher : Japanime Games Expandable:  One expansion currently available Year Published:  2014 BGG Weight:  2.5 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: You are a producer of a talent agency and you want to take your beginning singers, actresses and models to stardom. Once there have been enough opportunities to gain fame the game will end and the producers will compare how their clients have performed. Game Anatomy: Starting Idols: These are the base (beginner) idols. Each one will produce one of the three talent symbols (music, heart or diamond) and will give the player one victory point as shown on the top right of the card. Talent ...

Heart of Crown - Path Before Heaven: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck Builder, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  2  - 4 Players Time to Play:  30  Minutes  Game Designer:  Ginkgo Publisher : Japanime Games Artist: Medilore, Yuki Takahata Year Published:  2015 BGG Weight:  3.0 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: This expansion can be added to either of the base games for 'Heart of Crown' and 'Heart of Crown - Fairy Garden'. It adds one new princess, 10 new types of common cards and a new card type called ‘support cards’. New Common Cards: Of the ten new common cards, there are five that help to enhance the variability of the game (two of which have more interactions with calamity cards). The other five cards introduce a new key term to the game in relation to card abilities, this is the ‘cond...

Kamigami Battles - Battle of the Nine Realms: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck Builder, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  2  - 6 Players Time to Play:  45  Minutes  Game Designer:  Rich Gain Game Artist: Cherry, Wang Junjian Publisher : Japanime Games Expandable:  Another base game and expansions available Year Published:  2018 BGG Weight:  2.0 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: The gods of Greek and Norse mythology are in a heated war of supremacy. In the battles of nine realms they have enlisted the help of zodiac warriors to defeat the other gods, will you be the supreme god who is able to eliminate all the others in fierce combat? Card Anatomy: Each card has either one or two abilities. These abilities can be a ‘react’, which will be used as a reaction to an attack or to a player performing a specific ...

Heart of Crown - Fairy Garden: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck Builder, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  2  - 4 Players Time to Play:  45  Minutes  Game Designer:  Ginkgo Publisher : Japanime Games Expandable: Another base game and four expansions available Year Published:  2013 BGG Weight:  2.7 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: With the aid of the infamous Fae creatures, your aim is to elect a queen and fill the kingdom with supporters and common folk (represented by earning 20 succession points). Card Anatomy: Each card will have a cost which is found on the top left, and an ability, coins or succession points on the bottom of the card. There are several types of cards including succession, princess, actions, calamity, and territory cards. All cards besides the princess, succession and...