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Sugarrr: Review

Sugarrr: Review Information: Mechanics:  Set Collection, Hand management,  Player Age: 8 +   Player Count:  2 - 4 Players Time to Play:  30 - 45  Minutes  Game Designer:  Eris Alar Game Artist:   Josh Huf Publisher: Delta Phase Games Year Published:  2025 Disclaimer:   A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Sugarrr is a rummy/hand management game where players are trying to feed these cute but enormous dinosaur creatures. Players will score fruit cards during the game by having the last card on a pile equal to the amount of cards in that pile. These fruits will count as nothing unless the player can gain some Fruit-O-Saur cards making different fruit score.  Game Anatomy: Fruit Cards: There are six fruits in the game, grapes, pineapples, pears, apricots, strawberries, and blueberries.  These fruits will appear twice in the deck numbered 2 - 8. Fruit Salad...

Cat Blues: The Big Gig - Review

Cat Blues: The Big Gig - Review Information: Mechanics:  Bidding, Rummy, Set Collection Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  2 - 4 Players Time to Play:  45  Minutes  Game Designer:   Reiner Knizia Game Artist:  A. Giroux Publisher : Bitewing Games Year Published:  2024 BGG Weight:  1.67 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Over the course of three rounds, players will be using the same hand to bid and build the quartet's, rummy-style. This is in pursuit of booking bands and gaining tips from the mouse audience. If players use too many wild cards (jokers) they will lose five points each round, and if the player has the most range in their quartets they will gain a bonus ten points. Game Anatomy: Cards: The core cards in the game range from numbers 1-5 and a joker. Each card will appear 15 times in the deck and will be used for both bidding and creating melds (sets of four).  Joke...