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Swordplay: Review Information : Mechanics : Head to Head, Simultaneous, Rock Paper Scissors, Hand Management Player Age :   10+ Player Count :  2 Players Game Designer:  Kyle Dougherty Game Artist:  Joel Dougherty Publisher : DoughBros Time to Play: 10 Minutes  BGG Weight : 2.00 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher.  Year Published: 2026 Introduction : Swordplay is a two player duel game that is in the vein of rock, paper and scissors head to head games. Players are trying to get in the head of their opponent to land an attack card on the hit side of the opponent's card. Each player has a deck consisting of the same 10 cards at the start of the game, each time they refresh their cards they leave themself exposed but add a new special card to their hand and adjust their hand. Card Anatomy: There are three main card types, evades, blocks and attacks. A card is made up of three squares on the left/right (depending ...

Crayne - Mercenaries of Mindassa: Review  Information: Mechanics: Player Elimination, Head to Head, Deck Building, Simultaneous  Player Age: 12+ Player Count: 1 - 6 Players Time to Play: 30 - 90 Minutes  Publisher : Krunchy Games Game Designer: Chris Fielder Game Artist:  Luiz Prado Year Published: 2022 BGG Weight: 2.00 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : Crayne is a deck-building where players are creating synergies of attack power to eliminate their opponents. For the full review click here. One of the best elements of alteration is the variable setup that comes from selecting which factions are in play, this is more important in the lower player counts. Mercenary of Mindassa adds two more factions to the game to increase this variability but also adds a new mercenary deck which removes the static mercenary stacks and instead creates a constant flow of new mercenaries. New Factions: The Hive: The ...

Crayne: Fractured Empire - Review Information: Mechanics:  Player Elimination, Head to Head, Deck Building, Simultaneous  Player Age: 12+ Player Count:  1 - 6  Players Time to Play:  30 - 90 Minutes  Publisher : Krunchy Games Game Designer: Chris Fielder Game Artist: Matthew Burger, Devin Hoyt, Luiz Prado Year Published: 2021 BGG Weight: 2.00 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : Deck building and head to head games are two of my favourite genres in board games. So I love when they are combined well. For my collection Shards of Infinity, Command of Nature and Power Rangers Deck Building Game come to mind instantly.  Is Crayne going to be a new addition to this prestige? Crayne interestingly slows down the decision space by having each card played one at a time out of a hand of three cards, but speeds up the pace by mostly being simultaneous.  In Crayne Fractured Empire, players are bu...

Race for the Galaxy: Review  Information: Mechanics:  Engine-Building, Simultaneous Play Player Age:  12+ Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  30  Minutes  Game Designer:   Thomas Lehmann Game Artist:  Martin Hoffmann, Claus Stephan Publisher : Rio Grande Games Year Published:  2007 BGG Weight:  2.99 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Race for the Galaxy is an engine-building game where players are trying to use high-scoring cards, or to create an engine that produces and consumes resources to score victory points. The unique hook for this game is that five possible phases can occur each round. However, only the phases that the players secretly select at the start of a round will determine which phases every player will partake in. For example if two players select the develop phase, this phase will only occur once and both of those players will gain a b...

Potions of Azerland: Review Information: Mechanics:  Engine Building, Simultaneous Selection, Resource Management  Player Age:  10+ Player Count:  1 - 4 Players Game Designer:  Grayden Baker Game Artist:  Andrew Bosley BGG Weight:  2.71 Publisher: Warped Reality Games, Lucky Duck Games Time to Play:  45- 90 Minutes  Year Published:  2025 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the VR Distribution Introduction: Potions of Azerland is a mostly simultaneous resource management game. Players are selecting what each of the five actions is worth to them. The player with the fastest speed (lowest value) will get a stronger version of the action or get first preference for that action. Rather than perform actions, players can work around town and skip the action to receive gold. The game runs for six rounds and players are trying to craft potions that will either be used for abilities or to attract visitors (gain...