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Dale Yu: First Impressions of Tak
Tak Designers: James Ernest and Patrick Rothfuss Publisher: Cheapass Games Players: 2 Time: 20-30 minutes Tak is a fictional game found in a book that has since come to life. The game was first described in passing in … Continue reading
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Quadropolis (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Designer: François Gandon Publisher: Days of Wonder Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 8 and Up Time: 30 – 60 Minutes Times Played: > 5 (With 3-4 Players) Days of Wonder has a well-deserved reputation for solid production value and quality … Continue reading
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Tagged Asmodee, board games, days of wonder, François Gandon, Quadropolis, reviews
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Dale Yu: Review of Escape the Room – Mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor (Spoiler Free)
Escape the Room – Mystery at the Stargazer’s Manor Designers: Nicholas Cravotta & Rebecca Bleau Publisher: ThinkFun Players: 3-8 Time: 90 minutes Ages: 10+ Times played: 1, with review copy provided by ThinkFun Escape Rooms have definitely become part … Continue reading
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Escape Room In A Box: The Werewolf Experiment (SPOILER FREE)
How to play Escape Room In A Box: The Werewolf Experiment is quite easy; just open the box, read the rules, choose a leader, start a countdown timer, solve the puzzles, open the locks and then win (hopefully). It’s that easy! In all seriousness, setting up the game and learning how to play is very quick and easy since there are only six rules along with a few “Tips for Success.”
Actually playing the game is not quite as easy, but it’s a whole lot of fun! Once the “Rule” panel is removed, the game has started and the clock is ticking… Continue reading
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Tagged Blend Off, board games, Cooperative, cooperative game, Cooperative Games, cooperative nature, Escape, escape room, Family games, Kickstarter, Preview, Puzzles, reviews, werewolf
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Monday morning at the gathering
Well, first, it’s Sunday night finished… We kept playing new games from Ken Hill’s game pile. Wood may not be the right material for the tiles as they are different You start with 17. Facedown and 5 face up that … Continue reading
Saturday night at the Gathering
After dinner, back for more games. First off, Alan’s Adventureland from Rio Grande. Here players try to build the best amusement park they can. There is a little but of card drafting and a little bit of board placement strategy. … Continue reading
