Board game reviews and previews
Board game reviews and previews
Mancala has been around for a long time. A very long time. There's evidence of the Romans playing it nearly two thousand years ago, and some historians believe it's over six thousand years old. There must be a reason people keep playing the game, even now, so let's have a look at how to play it.
Ganz Schön Clever, also known as That's Pretty Clever, is a roll and write game from Schmidt, designed by Wolfgang Warsch. It's a nice little game that you can take anywhere and plays in around 10-15 minutes per player.
It's my first personal reflection on this site, but it's something that really struck me after playing a game this morning, so I wanted to take the time to write about it.
Shem Phillips has been churning out good games for years. As well as his trilogy of North Sea games, he's been working away at the West Kingdom series. 2018's Architects of the West Kingdom has be followed by Paladins, a slightly heavier worker placement Euro.
There's something about games set in tropical waters that I just love. I bought Merchants and Marauders back in the day, I was instantly drawn to Macao, I love Jamaica. So when I heard about a game set in the Caribbean, a Eurogame, one in the top 100 on BoardGameGeek, it was already pretty much a must-buy before I knew much about it.
Let's take a look at Nusfjord, Uwe Rosenberg's fishing tour de force, as we review this charming worker placement game