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Everdell Emerland: Review Information: Mechanics: Worker Placement, Engine Builder Player Age: 10+  Player Count: 1 - 4  Players  Time to Play:  30 - 120 Minutes  Game Designer: James. A. Wilson, Clarissa A. Wilson Game Artist:    Lina Cossette, David Forest Publisher : Tychoon Games Year Published: 2023 BGG Weight:  3.13 Disclaimer: A review copy for the game was provided by Lets Play Game. Introduction : Everdell is a growing franchise that blends engine building and worker placement perfectly. The base game review can be found here . This review is focusing more on the changes the standalone edition Emerland brings. Players are still balancing the act of sending their workers to gain resources and building their tableu. The main change in Emerland comes from the juggle between two worker types, the standard workers and the helpers. As well  as an evolution on the cards to feature two sides, giving the players a way to dev...

Viticulture Bordeaux: Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Building, Contracts, Hand Management Player Age:  14+ Player Count:  1 - 6  Players Time to Play:  90 - 120  Minutes  Game Designer:   Jamey Stegmaier Game Artist:  Sylvain Leroy Publisher : Stonemaier Games  Year Published:  2026 BGG Weight:  3.23 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction : Viticulture is over ten years old, it is the first game from Stonemaier. Over the years there has been an essential edition and Tuscany that revamp the rules balancing and creating new gameplay challenges for Viticulture fans. Bordeaux is an incredibly small expansion physically for the game featuring some solo components, a new board and several cubes. This board however drastically changes the gameplay loop of Viticulture, this expansion will sit with Tuscany and essential edition in revamping Viticultu...

Dune Imperium Bloodlines: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck-Building, Worker Placement, Area Control, Engine Building Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players Time to Play:  60 - 120  Minutes  Game Designer:  Paul Dennen, Phil Amylon, Andy Clautice, Caleb Vance Game Artist:  Clay Brooks, Derek Herring, Raul Ramos, Nate Storm Publisher : Direwolf Year Published:  2025 BGG Weight:  3.66 Introduction: Dune Imperium is a great game combining the mechanisms of deck builders and worker placement. This game has two iterations now Dune Imperium and Dune Uprising. The expansion Bloodlines like all of the previously released expansions works for both iterations for the game.  However, this time there is content in Bloodlines that is only relatable to Uprising. Covering the unique features of contracts, spies and sandstorms, there are various deck cards, intrigue cards a range of contracts and lea...

Dune Imperium: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Deck-Building, Worker Placement, Area Control Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  1 - 4  Players Time to Play:  60 - 120  Minutes  Game Designer:  Paul Dennen Game Artist:  Clay Brooks, Brett Nienburg, Raul Ramos, Nate Storm Publisher : Direwolf Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  3.08 Rundown: Dune Imperium is a stand out hit in recent years with several expansions and a second standalone edition. The player pieces and resources in the images of the game include stickers provided by Levity Games. The game combines two core mechanisms which honestly do not get combined enough, worker placement and deck building. Players will be using their cards to place their workers matching a location symbol on the left-hand side of the card played.  The grey section will award different benefits when the card is played during a turn. This creates an interesti...