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Rainforest City: Review

Rainforest City: Review Information: Mechanics:  Drafting, Tile Placement, Ecosystem Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  1 - 5  Players Game Designer:  Daryl Chow   Publisher : Origame Year Published:  2021 BGG Weight:  2.14 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Rainforests are a wonderful aspect of nature's larger ecosystem. In this tile placement game you will be creating a grid of connected habitats and adding fauna/flora through cards. These tokens come in three types for each habitat. To score the higher-level token there has to be a lower-level token feeding it in the same habitat. Finding the careful balance between the flora and fauna is the biggest challenge in Rainforest City. Game Anatomy: Fruit Dial: The fauna/flora and terrain cards will spread evenly (two at a time) around a centre dial in the middle of the play area (as shown below). This is how players will gain cards on their tu...

Oh My Orchids: Review

Oh My Orchids: Review Information: Mechanics:  Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  2 - 5  Players Time to Play:  20 - 30  Minutes  Game Designer:  Daryl Chow   Publisher : Origame Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  1.33 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Oh My Orchards is a quick filler game about hand management but, most importantly, planting and growing the most beautiful Singaporean flowers. You have to be mindful to diversify as you will score a larger output of points at the end of the game if you have a vast range of uniquely named flowers. Card Anatomy: Seed Deck: Seeds are the pivotal point of the game as you will grow plants by discarding several seeds equal or not equal to the same colour or type. Each seed comes in four potential colours and four potential types. Flora Deck: The flora deck is filled with common flowers but o...