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Review – Red Rising

April 12, 2021April 18, 2021 Adam 1 Comment 1-6 Players, Hand Management, Jamey Stegmaier, Solo

Stonemaier Games are back with their latest big release. This time, it’s a card game, based Pierce Brown’s books by the same name, Red Rising. It’s a game of strategy, timing, using your faction’s powers, and uniquely, ending the game with a strong hand. Sounds strange? Read on.

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Review – Ragusa

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Adam 0 Comments 1-5 Players, Braincrack Games, Fabio Lopiano, Solo, Worker Placement

Ragusa is a meaty Euro game from Braincrack Games and designer Fabio Lopiano. Players are developing the titular city, generating the precious commodities of the day, trading, importing and developing the city walls.

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Review – Venice

March 31, 2021April 1, 2021 Adam 0 Comments 1-5 Players, Andrei Novac, Braincrack Games, David Turczi, Pick up & deliver, Solo, Worker Placement

I’m of a particular generation that can’t see a gondola without singing “Just one Cornetto….” in my head, thanks to TV advertising in the 80s. Fortunately, thanks to the Venice board game, I now picture little cubes instead. It’s a start.

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Review – Hallertau

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Adam 0 Comments 1-4 Players, Solo, Uwe Rosenberg, Worker Placement

Buckle up folks, we’re going hop-growing in Bavaria! Hallertau is the longest continuous hop-producing region in the world, and in this medium-heavy game from Uwe Rosenberg, we’re going back to 1850 to develop our Bavarian villages and try to be the biggest and best.

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Blog – Solo Modes In Board Games – Part Two (Automa)

March 15, 2021March 18, 2021 Adam 0 Comments automa, Automa Factory, David Turczi, Garphill Games, Opinion, Solo

Last time, I took a look at the various ‘beat your own score’ variants available in board games. This time, I’m taking a bit of a deep dive into the world of automa, or AI opponents, in games.

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Blog – Solo Modes In Board Games – Part One

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 Adam 2 Comments Opinion, Solo, Uwe Rosenberg, Vladimir Suchy

During this, and the next couple of blog posts, I’m going to take a look at the options available for the solitaire gamer, the systems used, the games that do it well, and those that don’t. We’re starting with beat your own score.

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Review – Tawantinsuyu

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Adam 0 Comments 1-4 Players, Board&Dice, David Turczi, Rondel, Solo, Worker Placement

If you’re reading the name of the game over and over, and trying to figure out how to say it, you’re not alone. Tawantinsuyu is the latest in a series of games from Board and Dice with fun-to-say names that begin with the letter T. Let’s see what this heavyweight Euro game has in store for us.

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Review – The Castles Of Burgundy

February 7, 2021February 25, 2021 Adam 1-4 Players, Alea, Ravensburger, Solo, Stefan Feld, Tile laying

The Castles of Burgundy was released way back, in 2011. Stefan Feld’s most famous game made its way to our shores shortly after, so why am I reviewing it now, ten years later?

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Review – Euphoria + Expansion

January 30, 2021February 26, 2021 Adam 2 Comments 1-6 Players, Dice, Solo, Stonemaier Games, Worker Placement

Way back in 2013, Stonemaier Games published a worker placement game called Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia. Fast-forward six years and they released an expansion called Ignorance is Bliss. Here’s what happens when you put them together.

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Review – Viscounts Of The West Kingdom

January 23, 2021February 2, 2021 Adam 0 Comments 1-4 Players, Deckbuilding, Garphill Games, Shem Phillips, Solo

The third, and final, installment in Garphill Games’ West Kingdom trilogy is here, picking up the baton from Paladins, and running in a different direction. Rondels and deck-building in the same game? Be still my beating heart!

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