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Sorcerer: Rapid Review

Sorcerer: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Player Powers, Head to Head, Area Control, Dice Rolling Player Age: 14+  Player Count: 2 - 4 Players Time to Play:  30 - 90 Minutes  Game Designer: Peter Scholtz (I) Game Artist: Jan Drenovec, Alena Kubíková, Vašek Pěnčík, Peter Scholtz (I), Pavel Širůček Publisher : Wise Wizard Games Year Published: 2019 BGG Weight: 2.98 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Sorcerer is a head-to-head/shuffle-building game. Players choose a char acter that represents them, a lineage that represents their bloodline (style of magic that they have learned), and their domain which represents where they have trained their craft. Once a player chooses a deck representing each of these it will be shuffled together to create a grimoire. Throughout the game players will deploy minions to fight for them, attachments to either hinder enemy minions or make their own...

Kapow Volume 2: Rapid Review

Kapow Volume 2: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Dice-Builder, Head to Head, Assymetrical  Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  1 - 2  Players (2 v 2 with volume 1 and 2) Time to Play:  20 - 60   Minutes  Game Designer:   Larry Bogucki, Robert Dougherty, Douglas Hettrick, Carl Van Ostrand Publisher : Wise Wizard Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  1.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Kapow is a head-to-head game set in its own comic-themed universe. Players roll their dice pool and allocate it to a big board of possible actions. The board can easily be identified as attacking, defending, immediate actions and power-ups. Players designate their dice simultaneously, matching the icons required on the board set behind their player screen, which is then revealed. Each attack and defence is determined by a base number plus kicker (can have multiple kickers), ...

Epic - Pantheon Expansions: Review

Epic - Pantheon Expansions: Review  Information: Mechanics:  Card Game, Head to Head Player Age:  13+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  15 - 30   Minutes  Game Designer:   Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle Game Artist:  Kaile Dutton, Vito Gesualdi Publisher : Wise Wizard Games Year Published:  2015 BGG Weight:  2.52 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. The Pantheon expansions for the game ‘Epic’ has added 12 new cards per pack that can be used in any game, as well as a token and two demigods/gods/eldergods in each pack. The gods add an asymmetrical character for each player to use in the game. Each god has a different power level and is used against the same type of God or a higher level God can verse two players of the God level before it.   New ways to play:   ‘Diety Random’ and ‘Diety Draft’ are two new ways to play.  For Diety Random, choose a diety l...

Epic: Review

Epic: Review Information: Mechanics:  Card Game, Head to Head Player Age:  13+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  15 - 30   Minutes  Game Designer:   Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle Game Artist:  Kaile Dutton, Vito Gesualdi Publisher : Wise Wizard Games Year Published:  2015 BGG Weight:  2.52 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: 'Epic' is a head to head game in a similar style of CCG’s (collectable card games) like magic the gathering. However, there is no collectability. You simply shuffle the cards and deal each player a deck of equal amount. There are no useless cards (often referred to common cards in CCG's) when you play this game; every card is epic! Card Anatomy: Each card in the game will have an alignment of the four options; evil (red), good (yellow), wild (green), and sage (blue). When cards of the same alignments are played, there are often benefits or abi...