UnchartedL Nathan Drake Collection
I don’t really like shooting games, and this didn’t really change my mind about them, but for a free titles on the Playstation, I had a good time going through the stories.
I don’t really like shooting games, and this didn’t really change my mind about them, but for a free titles on the Playstation, I had a good time going through the stories.
Twenty Questions, with a betrayal mechanic, and guessing structure. Insider is a lighter party game that makes you second guess whether or not the people you are working with is really on your side. It is quick, about a 15 minute round, and everyone is cooperating.
Fantastic Factories is a clean engine building game. The main focus is on building up synergies to help you produce goods and more buildings to race to trigger the end of the game when opportune for you. It is a fast playing game, where the mechanics are optimized so that players can pick it the second phase within one or two rounds and can optimize playing time by playing simultaeously (at the same time) rather than sequentially (taking turns). The art is cute and quirky, with the card layout is clean, utilitarian, and minimalistic.
Horrified is a hyper-thematic replacement for Pandemic, it is faster playing than Pandemic and fills the same niche. It borrows heavily from the universal classic monster movies such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, and etc. Each monster provides it’s own mini-game that players have to cooperate to complete. Overall it was a really quick and really fun experience. The game was challenging, but wasn’t too punishing. As a bonus, the art for the game was phenomenal.
This is not a review, more of a introspection of the game, a little cynical about my former approach to rating games. Mansions of Madness is a coherent full experience that captures aspects of cosmic horror, yet making a game play experience that is both accessible and demanding.
This review is for the Kickstarter Special edition, prior to the general release of the game.
Druids is a strategy game for two players, the board is customizable with moveable terrain tiles and powers called stones that allow for a lot of variation.
The KS version is a nice laser cut of the game with etching also done by laser, the box itself is a laser cut and puts together without need for glue. Really nice presentation.
A light dice crafting game where players are trying to gain the most favor by the end of the game. During the game players will buy die faces to stick on their dice and buy cards to provide additional actions, effects, and favor. A game by Libellud.
A quick playing worker placement game for 1-4 players.
An abstract strategy game with a veneer of god powers. Designed for two players in mind, but has a 3 player and 2 team variants.
The original deck building game, it takes traditional elements in economic games and pits the engine against the win condition. Works best at 3 to four players.
A quirky card game for 3 to 6 players by Cheapass Games. It is free to print and play, but there’s also a boxed version available to people to purchase.
A dice rolling tableau engine builder for 2 to 4 players. Shines at 3 to 4. Themed with city planning and industry building.
A light party game for 2 to 5 players. Best with 4 to 5 players.
Sushi Go is a drafting game, themed around Sushi, traditional sides, and condiments.
At the start of each round each player will start with a hand of cards. From this hand the player will select a card. After all players finish selecting, players will reveal their chosen cards. Finally player will pass their hand to the player (counter-)clockwise from them. From this new hand they repeat the process, until all the cards in hand have been spent ending the round. At the end of a round all players count their points for that round. After 3 rounds the player with the highest total wins.
A memory card game for 3 to 5 players. Plays well at 3 or 4.