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Coral: Solo Review Information: Mechanics:  Abstract, Grid Movement, Area Control Player Age:  8+ Player Count:  1 - 4 Players Time to Play:  10 - 20  Minutes  Game Designer:  Tangi Tabuteau Game Artist:  Tangi Tabuteau Publisher : 2Tomatoes Games Year Published:  2022 BGG Weight:  1.45 Spiel: Coral is an abstract game where you are trying to showcase certain species. This game ranges 1-4 players but today I am focusing on the solo mode in my new solo review format. Other Elements: Mechanics: Move: To slide, you will move the coral pawn from one icon to another icon that is visible from the birds eye view. There are a couple rules to sliding: - Only orthagonal movement allowed, no diagonal movement. - You cannot move through or finish movement on the current species colour or another coral species pawn. - Height doesn't matter for movement as long as the pawn remains visible from a birds eye view. - The pawn cannot exit the reef or touch...

Siege of Valeria: SOLO Review Information: Mechanics:  Engine Builder, Dice Rolling, Hand Management  Player Age:  8+ Player Count:  1 Player Time to Play:  30 - 45  Minutes  Game Designer:  Glenn Flaherty Game Artist:  Mihajlo Dimitrievski Publisher : Daily Magic Games Year Published:  2022 BGG Weight:  1.88 Spiel: Siege of Valeria is a strictly solo tower defence game where the goal is to destroy 13 siege engines before either one of the turrets is destroyed, the enemy deck runs out, or a siege engine passes through your defence. To do this players will use the abilities of their fallen enemies, as well as the strength and magic from their dice to defeat the opposition, particularly the sieges. Other Elements: Champions: Each siege will attack numerous times before they reach your vanguard (front row of the enemies). This creates challenges that also brings a very large benefit, whenever a siege is defeated they will allow you to ...

Gentle Rain: Review Information: Mechanics:  Tile Placement Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  1  Player Time to Play:  15  Minutes  Game Designer:   Kevin Wilson Game Artist:  Chris Bilheimer Publisher : Mondo Games Year Published:  2021 BGG Weight:  1.43 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Take a deep breath and relax with 'Gentle Rain', a soothing tile placement game where you are trying to create squares to blossom each of the eight coloured flowers. It isn't as easy as it seems though as you will constantly block yourself throughout the game. How to Play: Shuffle the lake tiles and place the first one in the middle of the table. Each following turn you will draw a face-down lake tile and try to connect one of the sides to a pre-existing tile on the table. The new tile has to match each side of the previous tile(s) it is touching. If you are not able to play a tile due to n...