We Love Games – Board Game News & Reviews
Paizo has announced that the first three episodes of Starfinder are now available. The multi-part interactive audio adventure is played through Amazon’s Alexa-enabled devices and will give players the chance to explore a futuristic science-fantasy world voiced by some of the industry’s top talents.
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Katana is a game of simple mechanics. Each turn, you will manage your hand of cards to attack your opponent, fighting to break through their armor and defeat them before they can manage to do the same to you. Your cards can be used in several different ways, and deciding when to commit a card to an attack versus hold it back for defense or to use to assume a battle stance is at the heart of Katana and what makes it an engaging, streamlined experience.
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Sonora combines dexterity/flicking gameplay with multiple point-scoring strategies to create a fresh, new take on the roll & write genre! Learn more about it in this week’s Game in a Minute.
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Back to the Future is a classic film beloved by many, and numerous games have tried to capture the essence of the film in a fun and engaging way, but licensed games are always a tricky thing to pull off right. Well, Funko has joined in the fun with their take on this time travelling story by creating a challenging cooperative dice-chucking game about Marty’s desperate quest. How does Back to the Future: Back in Time manage to capture the source’s essence? And more importantly, will you be able to ensure the timeline remains intact, despite cursing Biff until the bitter end? Let’s find out!
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Title: Robin of Locksley Publisher: Rio Grande Games Release Date: 2019 Designer: Uwe Rosenberg Artist: Maren Gutt Player Count: 2
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In Catacombs Cubes, players will work to build up the most impressive town they can, as well as be the ones to contribute the most to the two palace cards which are being communally built by all players. In order to be the best architect and earn the most points, each player will draft resources in the form of (you guessed it) cubes, which come in several different configurations.
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Best Treehouse Ever is a great little drafting game that can be seriously upgraded with the addition of its standalone expansion, Forest of Fun. But does this colorful, playful game live up to its name? Check out Game in a Minute and find out!
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Walking in Burano is a beautiful little set collection game that combines 3 of our favorite things – beautiful townscapes, set collection featuring multiple scoring strategies, and cats! Check out Game in a Minute for more info!
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Roar and Write is a new roll & write game from Galactic Raptor Games and a spiritual successor to the absolutely fantastic and completely gorgeous Animal Kingdoms. While the original was a great hand management/area majority game, Roar and Write trades in the cards for dice and gives each player their own kingdom scorepad to keep track of. The goal is still the same – be the player with the most points at the end to win the game and be named the new ruler, but can Roar and Write keep up with its predecessor? Let’s find out!
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Bites is a beautifully-produced, deceptively simple set collection game about ants grabbing snacks! With chunky tiles and ever-changing rules, is Bites a delicious morsel, or a table-scrap worth skipping? Check out Game in a Minute and find out!
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