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Funkoverse Nightmare Before Christmas 100: Review  Information: Mechanics:  Skirmish, Variable Player Powers, Modular, Dice Rolling Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  20 - 60   Minutes  Game Designer:  Prospero Hall Publisher : Funko Games Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  2.00 Introduction: Nightmare Before Christmas has joined Funkoverse with a four character pack that includes a companion (which there isn't enough of) and new scenarios that allows 3-4 players to face off against each other. The new characters are Oogie Boogie, Sally, Dr Finklestein and Jack Skellington.  Characters: Oogie Boogie: Resources: Yellow and Grey. Defence: 2 Ability Cost: 2-4 Oogie Boogie is all about the lucky rolls with his custom oogie boogie dice as all his abilities have a secondary ability unlocked if he rolls 7+. The really interesting part is that his passive ability allows you to constantly shift res...

River Valley Glassworks - River Glass and Other Sundries: Review Information: Mechanics:  Pattern Building, Drafting, Set Collection Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  1 - 5  Players Time to Play:  25 - 45  Minutes  Game Designer:  Adam Hill, Ben Pinchback, Matt Riddle Game Artist:  Andrew Bosley Publisher : AllPlay Year Published:  2024 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: River Valley Glassworks already has a wide range of variability due to the way the puzzle is built. River Glass and Other Sundries offers a small pack of cards containing six different modules. It's recommended to use one or two per game. Each module has a complexity out of three stars shown in the rules for the module.  Orders From Afar: Orders from afar give players to opportunity to turn overflows into positive points. Each player has a new order from afar card that ...

Heroscape - Battle for Wellspring: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:   Skirmish, Modular Player Age:  14+ Player Count: 2 Players (up to 4 with another base set) Game Designer:  Stephen Baker, Dan Blanchett, Rob Daviau, Matt Hyra, Sarah Rowan, Craig Van Ness Game Artist:  Yugin Maffioli, Corey Rivera, Unreal Studio Works Time to Play:  30 - 60 Minutes  Year Published:  2024 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the Lets Play Games.  Rundown : Heroscape is a very easy and intuitive skirmish game. There is an easier ruleset for younger players but for this review I will be focusing on the master ruleset. Although the game is easy to learn, there is much to cover, so this review won't include every intricacy but it will help to explain the core principles. Throughout several rounds, players are going to focus on defeating their opponent on a battlefield constructed with hex pieces. Each player will have an arm...

Viticulture - Tuscanny: Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Building, Contracts, Hand Management Player Age:  14+ Player Count:  1 - 6  Players Time to Play:  60 - 150  Minutes  Game Designer:   Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone Game Artist:  Beth Sobel Publisher : Stonemaier Games  Year Published:  2016 BGG Weight:  3.27 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Viticulture is one of Stonemaier Games’ evergreen titles. For the full review of Viticulture, click here . Viticulture Tuscany is a large box expansion with three modules that can be played either separately or combined. This expansion comes with an extended board, special workers, and structures.  Expanded Board: The extended board increases what you can do in both the Spring and Autumn seasons. Additionally, there are now worker locations consisting of the four seasons instead of simply Summer a...

Open Season: Review Information: Mechanics:  Multi-Use Cards, Chaining, Drafting, Point Salad, Set Collection Player Age:  10+ Player Count:  2 - 4 Players Game Designer:  Amélie Assié, Romain Lisciandro Game Artist:  Jean-Baptiste Reynaud BGG Weight:  2.00 Publisher:  Sit Down! Time to Play:  20 - 40 Minutes  Year Published:  2024 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the VR Distribution. Introduction: Being a dungeon master, your dungeons get filled with the remains of failed adventurers and like a good hunter, you don't want those trophies to go to waste. Open Season is about not only collecting the heads of the fallen adventurers but also creating structure and elegance out of them. Players are organising the heads in a particular manner to score the admiration of their fellow dungeon masters. Players will be collecting heads for their board that details what they do and don't want in their stash/accolades. At ...