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Automata Noir: Review Information: Mechanics:  Deduction, Asymmetrical, Team based Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  10 - 30   Minutes  Game Designer:   D. Brad Talton Jr. Game Artist:  Andrew Bates, Laura La Vito Publisher : Level 99 Games Year Published:  2018 BGG Weight:  1.50 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Automata Noir is a deduction noir mystery where you are trying to find and stop the killer, although, you may instead be on the criminal side and aim to kill 10 people or maybe just the detective hunting you down. There are three different ways to play the game each focused around different player counts. For this review, we will be focusing on the two-player game; killer vs inspector. Card Anatomy: There is a tile (suspects) and a card (evidence) for each of the 25 characters. The tile will have a person of interest side and a deceased side. The cards will ju...

Cthulhu the Great Old One: Deluxe Edition Review Information: Mechanics:  Set Collection, Memory Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  2 - 6  Players Time to Play:  15 - 25   Minutes  Game Designer:   Dan Kriss Game Artist: Ian Daniels Publisher : Dan Kriss Games Year Published:  2019 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Throughout Cthulhu the Great Old One  you are trying to connect seven stories. This is done by finding pairs of either matching stories or linked stories. If you get The Great Old One in your hand you will lose no matter what points you have. There is a saving grace for this though, if you also have the Cultist in front of you you will instantly win.  Card Anatomy: Story Cards: Story cards are the pairs you will be looking for throughout the game. At the top of the card is the title and below that is  the name of the linked story car...

Cat Lady: Kittens Review Information: Mechanics:  Drafting, Set Collection Player Age:  8+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  15 - 30   Minutes  Game Designer:   Josh Wood Game Artist:  Josh Wood Publisher : AEG Year Published:  2021 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: Cat lady has been expanded to include the latest litter; kittens! This small expansion includes 18 kitten cards and 3 stray cats. Stray Cats: Three stray cats have been added to include a little more variability. One of these strays focus on kittens and one is a dog instead of a cat. Kittens: Kittens are a new cat type. Each kitten will be worth 2 points at the end of the game if they are fed. The new additive that the kittens bring is that there are two ways to feed them; give them any two foods or pairing them with a fed adult cat that shares a colour with the kitten. That cat...

Tapestry: Arts and Architecture Review Information: Mechanics:  Hand Management, Tech Trees, Civilisation Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  1 - 5  Players Time to Play:  90 - 120  Minutes  Game Designer:   Jamey Stegmaier, Mike Young Game Artist:  Andrew Bosley Publisher : Stonemaier Games Year Published:  2022 BGG Weight:  2.67 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Tapestry is back with the latest expansion of Arts and Architecture. The main addition this expansion adds is a fifth track that includes inspiration tiles and masterpiece cards. Besides this, numerous other cards and components have been added to expand on the variability of the base game and first expansion.  Arts Track: This fifth track greatly expands on the base game of Tapestry. This art track adds many ways to enhance your income phase including the inspiration tiles that change your tracks on your inco...

Margraves of Valeria: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Worker Placement, Engine Building, Deck Building, Area Movement, Worker Movement Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  2 - 5  Players Time to Play:  60 - 120  Minutes  Game Designer:   Isaias Vallejo Game Artist:  Mihajlo Dimitrievski Publisher : Daily Magic Games Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  2.61 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Valeria has become overrun with monsters. The queen has chosen the margraves to build ward towers to push the monsters away. She has promised them wealth, banner man and privileges for succeeding. She has also told the knights amongst the land to help Margraves anyway they require. Margraves of Valeria is a unique worker movement game that each player has one worker and can move any of the knights on their board or the main board. This is also a hand-building game with multiple ways to play ...

Valeria Card Kingdoms: Flames and Frost Review: Information: Mechanics:  Card Drafting, Deck/Pool Building, Action Selection, Dice Rolling Player Age:  13+ Player Count:  1 - 5 Players Time to Play:  30 - 45 Minutes Game Designer:  Isaias Vallejo Game Artists:  Mihajlo Dimitrievski P ublisher :  Daily Magic Games Year Published:  2017 BGG Complexity:  1.99/5 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Valeria Card Kingdoms has grown to include the kingdoms of Flame and Frost. This expansion has new cards for every facet of the game and are all centred around the theme of flame or frost. New Citizens: One citizen for each number has been added, boosting the set-up variability. Some of these new citizens can gain you victory points and wild resources. New Domains: 20 new domains have been added, each of which brings the theme of flame or frost. New Monsters: Four new monster types are added, two in...

Corridors of Power: Review Information: Mechanics:  Negotiation, Voting, Political, Betting and Bluffing Player Age:  12+  Player Count:  3 - 6  Players Time to Play:  60 - 90   Minutes  Game Designer:   Nick Bailey, Lewis Bailey Game Artist:  Adnan Barzanji Publisher : Bailey Bros Boardgames Year Published:  2020 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Objective: In Corridors of Power you are trying to negotiate your way to the top by electing policies that meet your constituents and special interest. Game Anatomy: Influence and Smear Tokens: Influence will be used to pass policies throughout the game. Smears, however, will be used to remove one policy whenever policies are voted for. Dice: These dice will be used to give Influence and Smear to players every turn. In a 3-4 player game white dice will be used, while black dice will be used for a 5-6 player game. When ro...