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Octocube - Review Information: Mechanics:  Drafting, Set Collection, Magnets Player Age:  8+ Player Count:  2 - 4 Players Game Designer:  Karl Lange Game Artist:  Clément Masson BGG Weight: 1.00 Publisher:  Sit Down! Time to Play:  25 Minutes  Year Published:  2024 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the VR Distribution. Introduction: Octocube is a magnetic set collection game encompassed by a fun nautical theme. For starters, magnet-based games are far and few between so the attraction of this game is automatic. However, what makes this game truly special is that the player piece is a six-sided octopus that collects treasure at the bottom of the sea. The octopus grabs a hold of whatever they desires (tiles) one piece at a time as they moves throughout the grid. Players will recall their octocube to score points for sets of the same tile type. This, while also building their own 4 by 5 grid to score points...

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 ...

Maps of Misterra: Review Information: Mechanics:  Area Majority, Exploration, Open Drafting, Territory Building Player Age:  10+ Player Count:  1  - 4 Players Time to Play:   45 - 60   Minutes Game Designer :  Mathieu Bossu, Thomas Cariate, Timothée Decroix Game Artists:  Stanislas Puech P ublisher :   Sit Down! Year Published:  2023 BGG Complexity :  2.11 Disclaimer:   A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: A new island has been discovered and Misterra explorers from near and far are coming to chart this new island. One of those expedition teams happens to be yours. As you dive deeper you find you are faced with a quandary; do you fill your parchment paper to meet the island exactly or do you stretch the truth a tad to meet the often extravagant presumption of your sponsor?  Maps of Misterra is a tile placement game where you are scoring for two boards; the shared island board a...

Redwood: Review  Information: Mechanics:  Set Collection, Point Salad, Movement Planning. Player Age:  10+ Player Count:  1  - 4 Players Time to Play:   45 - 60   Minutes Game Designer :  Christophe Raimbault Game Artists:  Edu Valls P ublisher :   Sit Down! Year Published:  2023 BGG Complexity :  2.27 Disclaimer:   A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction:  There has been an increase in the amount of nature being released lately and this is a trend I am loving. The latest nature game I have come across is Redwood . In Redwood , you are trying to capture the beauty of nature’s fauna and flora through your photographic lenses. Over five rounds you will be creating a panorama of images by choosing a movement and shot template. These are then aimed to include the most animals, flowers and sequio. The challenge is to try to make your photo meet as many objectives as possible to score bonus po...