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Kingdomino Review

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  • Posted on October 10, 2017March 6, 2018

Kingdomino Players: 2-4 Time: 13 minutes Times Played: 20~ Since 1979, the Spiels des Jahres…

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Santorini Review

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  • Posted on October 2, 2017March 6, 2018

Santorini Players: 2-4* Time: 10 minutes Times Played: 15 If it hasn’t become apparent yet,…

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Junk Art Review

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  • Posted on September 25, 2017March 6, 2018

Junk Art Players: 2-6 Time: Varied Times Played: 10 I never look at dexterity games…

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Patchwork Review

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  • Posted on September 18, 2017March 6, 2018

Patchwork Players: 2 Time: ~20 minutes Times Played: 30+ (includes digital) Uwe Rosenberg has designed…

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Bärenpark Review

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  • Posted on September 11, 2017March 6, 2018

Bärenpark Players: 2-4 Time: ~35 minutes Times Played: 12+ I remember the exact moment that…

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Bottom of the 9th Review

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  • Posted on September 4, 2017March 6, 2018

Bottom of the 9th Review Players: 1-2 Time: ~10 minutes Times Played: 12 “Lesley Lou…

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Photosynthesis Review

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  • Posted on August 28, 2017January 12, 2018

Photosynthesis Players: 2 – 4 Time: ~35 minutes Times Played: 6 GenCon recently concluded and…

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A Fake Artist Goes to New York is a hysterical game. None of us can draw and worse, we cannot comprehend what the other players are drawing. So far we've seen a Yoshi, a sail boat, the board game operation, a hamburger, and more. It's so quick and we are flying through games. Idk if it's worth the price as this is a game that can just be made with paper and pen but it's definitely a fun party game. #afakeartistgoestonewyork #oinkgames #partygames #artist #drawing #dryerase #boardgaming #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #tabletopgame #boardgamegeek #bgg #bggcommunity
Downforce is becoming a new fave. Quick, easy, and fun. It's basically jerk racing and I love it. #downforce #race #racing #racinggame #boardgaming #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #tabletopgame #boardgamegeek #bgg #bggcommunity #restorationgames
This morning we take a look at Visit from the Rhine Valley, the new deck of visitor cards expansion for Stonemaier Games' Viticulture. Unlike Moor Visitors, Rhine Valley is a completely separate deck of cards that replaces the original seasonal visitors. Rhine Valley aligns with the theme of making wine as it rewards players for optimizing their vinyard engine as opposed to banking on scoring points from visitors cards. As Viticulture is one of our most played games, Rhine Valley provides a great way to differentiate the game and create new experiences compared to what we have been doing. Rhine Valley seems to have corrected many of the common complaints lobbied at Viticulture (and Tuscany) such as engine building wasn't as important or that the Influence Map was too influential. This expansion definitely adjusts those mechanics and strategies. The only negative that I have is that it replaces components with new components (the base and expansion visitor cards) but since it creates a new experience and I can still play with the original cards when I want, it's not too bad and the price point is acceptable for such a change. If you play Viticulture a lot, I would highly recommend grabbing Rhine Valley. If you're still learning and getting used to the wine making world, you can hold off but I would definitely have it on your radar. #viticulture #viticultureessentialedition #viticultureboardgame #visitfromtherhinevalley #expansion #boardgameexpansion #tuscany #tuscanyessentialedition #moorvisitors #stonemaiergames #boardgame #boardgames #boardgaming #boardgamereview #boardgamereviewblog #review #tabletopgame #tabletopgamereview #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #twooffthetop
Can't Stop has been a "grail" game of mine and this weekend I was able to score it for cheap at the Congress of Gamers auction. This has quickly become a great push your luck filler game as we've played it eight times in the last 24 hours. It's so simple and elegant in its design. My only negative so far is that it takes up far too much table space. I need a travel sized version! #cantstop #pushyourluck #boardgaming #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #tabletopgame #bgg #bggcommunity #boardgamegeek #congressofgamers #boardgameauction #grailgame
It wouldn't be a Monday without another trade in the books. This time Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space Ultimate Edition arrived. Leaving my shelves is Notre Dame: 10th Anniversary Edition. That game just didn't click for us and like most Feld games, it appears to be hit or miss when it comes to our love of them. Castles of Burgundy and Trajan, huge hits. Notre Dame and Aquasphere, duds. Bora Bora? Still undecided. But we're looking forward to Escape as it fits a good amount of players into a tense game that has mechanics that don't really find themselves present in our collection. I hope this one doesn't sit on the shelf of shame for too long. #notredame #notredame10thanniversaryedition #stefanfeld #escapefromthealiensfromouterspace #boardgaming #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #tabletopgame #boardgamegeek #bgg #bggcommunity #boardgameexchange #trades
This morning I finally get around to reviewing Sagrada from @floodgategames, a beautiful abstract game that gets lumped together or compared against Azul far too often. Let it be known that Sagrada stands on its own merits and is a fun, light draft dicing game. Due to those comparisons to Azul, I went ahead and did our own comparison as they both sit in our top five games played for the year (Azul at 2nd and Sagrada at 5th). It basically boils down to what you want out of the game. Do you want to heavily interact with the other players or do you want to complete your design in relative peace? For a much more in depth look, check out https://twooffthetop.com today for the twofer of articles. Have a great day everyone! #sagrada #azul #sagradaboardgame #azulboardgame #abstractgames #abstractstrategygames #boardgamegeek #boardgaming #boardgames #boardgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #tabletopgame #bgg #bggcommunity #boardgamereview #boardgamereviewblog #tabletopreview #review #writtenreview #twooffthetop

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