We Love Games – Board Game News & Reviews
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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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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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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Title: Unmatched Battle of Legends, Vol. 1 Publisher: Mondo Games, Restoration Games Release Date: 2019 Designer: Rob Daviau, Justin D.
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Prospero Hall’s Horrified is a light, cooperative game where players face off against classic movie monsters. Based in pick-up-and-deliver gameplay and offers different mechanics for each monster, Horrified delivers a modular, yet cohesive experience that could appeal to a variety of players. Is it a chilling tale of terror and suspense or should it be relegated to the a B Movie list? Watch our review of Horrified to find out!
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We recently did a Game in a Minute feature on Squire for Hire, and for those who can’t spare the 60 seconds to watch it I will summarize here by saying that it’s a light, fun, super-portable little puzzle of a microgame that we’ve really enjoyed. It’s not every game that sings the song of the unsung heroes of every fantasy adventure – the people in charge of organizing and carrying the hero’s bags! We loved the art and found its modest card count belied a game that delivered a delicious bite of gameplay.
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Title: Friends of a Feather Genre: Set Collection Publisher: Ravensburger Release Date: 2019 Designer: Forrest-Pruzan Creative, Prospero Hall Player Count:
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