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Deckscape - Tokyo Blackout: Spoiler Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Cooperative, Escape Game Player Age:  12+ Player Count:  1 - 6 Players Time to Play: 60   Minutes Game Designer:  Martino Chiacchiera, Silvano Sorrentino Game Artists:  Alberto Bontempi P ublisher :  DV Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Complexity:  1.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: If you have ever played an Unlock or Exit game then you surely know how fun the genre of escape room games in tabletop form can be. Deckscape is another contender in this space, now with 11 games in the series. Alteration From Other Escape Games: Deckscape feels very narrative-focused in its delivery. Like a good movie, there is a twist midway that pivots the story to keep the players engaged. This review focuses on Tokyo Blackout and the game, as the name implies, has players solving puzzles in pursuit of getting the power back on ...

Charterstone: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Legacy, Engine Building, City Building Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  1   - 6  Players Time to Play:  45 - 75  Minutes  Game Designer:  Jamey Stegmaier Game Artist:  Lina Cossette, David Forest Publisher : Stonemaier Games Year Published:  2017 BGG Weight:  2.84 Rundown: Charterstone , at its base level, is a worker placement game where you have two workers available. On your turn you either place a worker on any location on the board, bumping any worker there back to that players reserve, or you recall all your workers. Each location has a cost on the left-hand side and the benefit gained on the right-hand side.  The real soul of Charterstone comes from the fact that it is a legacy game. The game is contained within a 12-game campaign, where each game is roughly an hour long. A legacy game is a genre of games that will have unlockables ...

Groundhog Gambit: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Escape Room Player Age:  13+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players Time to Play:  120  Minutes  Game Designer:   Jonathan Chaffer Game Artist:  Jonathan Chaffer, Karl Juhlke Publisher : Grand Gamers Guild Year Published:  2022 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Groundhog Gambit is the latest  theme added to the escape room game franchise that focuses on holidays called Holiday Hijinks. These games are always contained within 18 cards but utilise all the space necessary on the front and back of the cards to deliver a fun and challenging experience. Cards will either contain information or have a riddle/puzzle to solve. These answerable cards are denoted by a red question mark and will have answers that need to be written into the app. These answers may be numbers, phrases, or a single word. Alteration: As this game isn't repla...