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10 Gallon Tank

March 4, 2024 Stephanie Nye Reviews
10 Gallon Tank

10 Gallon Tank is a simple and fun drafting game that offers fans of “I-Split-You-Choose” an opportunity to use a favorite mechanism that is often overlooked in games.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, animals, card games, David Smith, drafting games, Fish, open draft, set collection, split and choose, Stephanie, Winsmith Games

Overboss: A Boss Monster Adventure

November 20, 2023 Nick Martinelli Reviews
Overboss components

Can you build the best “overworld” for your video-game monsters? “Overboss is a map-building game from the makers of Boss Monster.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, Aaron Mesburne, Brotherwise Games, Kevin Russ, Nick, open draft, pattern building, set collection, solo, Tile Drafting, tile laying, tile placement

Roll Camera! – Cooperative Filmmaking

October 23, 2023 Nick Martinelli Reviews
Roll Camera! game

Cooperate to “film” five scenes and complete a (hopefully) successful movie in Roll Camera! It’s best for teens and adults.

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2 players, 3 players, 4 players, 5 players, 6 players, adults, cooperative games, dice, dice placement, Grand Gamers Guild, Malachi Rempen, movie, Nick, open draft, set collection, solo, tile placement, worker placement

Blazon – Design a Heraldic Shield

August 7, 2023 Nick Martinelli Reviews
Blazon game an components

I’ve always been a fan of the medieval time period for its astonishing castles and Arthurian lore. Blazon focuses on one aspect of medieval history; heraldry.

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2 players, 25th Century Games, 3 players, 4 players, David Conklin, drafting games, Ian O'Toole, Medieval, Nick, open draft, pattern building, puzzle, set collection, solo, tile laying

Longboard – Surf’s up!

January 16, 2023 Nick Martinelli Reviews
Longboard game box and components

Living in the Midwest, there are no ocean waves. But surfing is on my bucket list of things to try someday. In the meantime, I’ll try the next best thing; running a surfboard shop right at my kitchen table.

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2 players, 25th Century Games, 3 players, 4 players, Card Game, card games, drafting games, Nick, open draft, Reiner Knizia, set collection, Surfing, Tristam Rossin

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