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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 ...

Roll Camera: B-Movie Expansion - Review Information: Mechanics:  Cooperative, Worker Placement, Dice Workers, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers. Player Age:  10+  Player Count:  1 - 6  Players  Time to Play:  45 - 90  Minutes  Game Designer:  Malachi Ray Rempen, Velgus Game Artist:   Malachi Ray Rempen Publisher:  Keen Bean Studios Year Published:  2022 BGG Weight:  2.00 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher  Introduction: You have worked hard to manage tight deadlines and even tighter budgets. You thought you were finally hitting the big time with a couple blockbusters on your hands but Instead you have entered the realm of B-grade Movies! You shouldn’t be too worried though as these movies can still be profitable, you just have to lean into their outlandish nature. B-Movie is Roll Camera's biggest expansion so you can expect plenty of extra content including new charac...

CGT: Review Information: Mechanics:  Market Manipulation, Set Collection, Hand Management Player Age:  14+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  20 - 45  Minutes  Game Designer:  Damjan Miladinović Publisher : Dazbog Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Weight:  2.50 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: Everyone knows of the wide array of TCGs from magic to Pokemon, but have you heard of Card Game Traders? (more commonly known as CGT). This is a quick, non-collectable card game that focuses on the manipulation of the volatile meta of these games. Card Anatomy : Game Cards: The cards in the game come in seven variations, each at a different abundance in the deck, they all have a fun flavour text and relatable title. Ability Cards: Each ability card has a seperate ability on the top and bottom section to increase variation. The ability cards have special ability that will activat...

Maps of Misterra: Review Information: Mechanics:  Area Majority, Exploration, Open Drafting, Territory Building Player Age:  10+ Player Count:  1  - 4 Players Time to Play:   45 - 60   Minutes Game Designer :  Mathieu Bossu, Thomas Cariate, Timothée Decroix Game Artists:  Stanislas Puech P ublisher :   Sit Down! Year Published:  2023 BGG Complexity :  2.11 Disclaimer:   A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: A new island has been discovered and Misterra explorers from near and far are coming to chart this new island. One of those expedition teams happens to be yours. As you dive deeper you find you are faced with a quandary; do you fill your parchment paper to meet the island exactly or do you stretch the truth a tad to meet the often extravagant presumption of your sponsor?  Maps of Misterra is a tile placement game where you are scoring for two boards; the shared island board a...

Skyrockets: Review Information: Mechanics:  Real-Time, Scenario, Cooperative, Variable Setup Player Age:  10+ Player Count: 2  - 5 Players Time to Play: 10   Minutes Game Designer:  Charlie McCarron Game Artists:  SillyJellie P ublisher : Floodgate Games Year Published:  2023 BGG Complexity:  2.0 Disclaimer:  A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Introduction: In skyrockets , players are cooperatively trying to keep the sand flowing in the five sand timers without them running dry. This is done by playing a card from your hand and flipping the two timers denoted on the card. The countdown timer needs to be flipped four times in order to reach the end of the track and everyone wins. Run out of sand on any of the other timers a total of three times and everyone loses. This is the base concept but there are an astounding 30 scenarios for players to master, each with a different twist and method of playing. Game Anatomy: Fir...

Five Tribes: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:  Variable Setup, Mancala, Set Collection, Auction, Bidding Player Age:  13+  Player Count:  2 - 4  Players Time to Play:  40 - 80   Minutes  Game Designer:   Bruno Cathala Game Artist:  Clément Masson Publisher : Days of Wonder Year Published:  2014 BGG Weight:  2.85 Rundown: Five Tribes is a mancala style game where players are picking up meeples from one tile, dropping a meeple on each tile passed, then landing on the last tile where the last meeple must match a meeple on that location. All the meeples of that tribe will be picked up and discarded or placed in front of the player (depending on the tribe). The meeple action will resolve and the player will also activate the action of the tile. This will go on until each player has had a turn and then players will bid for the turn order of the next round. There will be multiple rounds until all possible moves have been pla...