Dang Ton Overview In Khora, each player is the head of the ancient Greek city empire. Each turn, you perform 2 of 7 actions, combined with the dice rolling mechanism to create an effective strategy to grow the empire – Philosophy – Legislation (Law) – Culture (Culture) – Trade – Military (Military) – Politics (Politics) – Development (Development) In addition, the player must choose to develop the city in favor of aspects such as Economy (promoting Taxes … Read more
Knowledge section New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts in the United States. This city has about 100k households (based on 2020 statistics). New Bedford has another nickname, Whaling City (whaling city). In the 19th century, New Bedford was one of the most important whale ports in the world along with Nantucket, MA and New London, CT. Around 1840, New Bedford was once the richest city in the world. In 1927, New Bedford … Read more
This is not an expansion of Dune : Imperium from Dire Wolf studio. This game is one of the latest games from Gale Force Nine for 2-4 players. It is also a remake of Dune 197x as well as a more concise version of Dune 2019. In Dune, you’ll take control of one of four major factions — House Atreides, House Harkonnen, Fremen, and Imperium — all of which compete for control of the universe’s … Read more
Splendor Game Intro Splendor by far has the simplest and cleanest rulebook. The actions are very straightforward. One is selecting the tokens (3 of the different colors, or 2 of the same colors). The second one is reserving a development card (and get a joker token – which is a wild token). Or the third one is building a development card (either from your hand, or any card on the table). Building a development card … Read more
WHAT GAME IS THIS? Royal Visit (“Hail Majesty!”) is from IELLO publisher. This is also a retheme from the Times Square series of publisher KOSMOS. This is an abstract strategy game with tug-of-war and hand management. Two players will try to move pieces and invite the king to visit their castle, using the cards in their hand as well as the functions of the cards on the board. On a 17-square chess board (1 center … Read more
Game Terminologies (1) Trick-taking : When doing a trick, the player must play cards of the same suit . It can be same color, same type, depending on the game. In the Crew, the same suit means the same color. The trick’s color set will depend on the first player. If there are no cards of the same suit, the player can play 1 card of another suit or 1 rocket card. The player with … Read more
WHAT GAME IS THIS? PARKS (“Park”) is a set collection, worker placement and little card drafting game. PARKS comes from publisher Keymaster. Moreover, it is in partnership with the Fifty-Nine Parks project, a project to honor and preserve national parks in the United States. In the game, players will move their meeple (in PARKS, Hikers) on a road trip through the four seasons of the year, gathering resources and visiting national parks. How to play … Read more
Looking for a gateway game to get into board games? Wondering what you should try out next after sessions of trading sheeps for stones in Catan? Then you come to the right place! Let’s check out the review for Lords of Waterdeep – a game from Wizards of the Coast. Similar to any other hobbies out there, newcomers need the right gateway games to start with. A solid one can totally blow you away and … Read more
Step by step becoming the right hand man for Mendel Players will take on the role of Mendel’s assistant, to assist him in his genetic research. All players will start with 3 Action Markers (AM), 3 research markers (RM) and 1 coin. Surprise? Just 1 coin. In addition, each player also has 1 Pea Plant card as a starter. These Pea Plant cards will have different genetic requirements. If the player collects enough genes matching … Read more
Are you bored of playing “Circle of Death” at every single party you’ve been to ? Do you feel frustrated about explaining the rules every single turn when someone asks what it is about? Are you looking for a party game that can withstand your drunk roommates? Then you should check out the review for “F Your Liver” card game, from Wood Eye Games LLC. How to “F your liver” Just to clarify, this is … Read more
Gugong is one of the games that I have to praise the production team for how well they researched the historical and cultural contexts. The game’s profundity is expressed throughout many different elements. It ranges from the items on the gift cards, the usage of Jade, to the actions and especially the exchange (or bribery). An historical overview through Gugong Gugong takes place in 1570, during the reign of the Longqing Emperor (1566/1567 – 1572) … Read more
Gather up Bartenders! The Happy Hour clock is on. Pull yourself together and get ready to take orders from your precious customers. The night will be tight, since you will have to compete with your fellow expert mixologists. “On The Rocks” lounge is waiting for the best bartender of the night. When Bartending meets Board Game “On The Rocks” is a competitive bartending game, which simulates the experience of being a bartender at the lounge. … Read more
Have you ever been amazed by watching the wildlife documentary on Animal Planet? Have you ever wondered how hard it must be to film the animals in their natural habitat without disturbing them? Even though it is a challenging task, it is rewarding to watch the final results. Bad Comet – a small board game studio from Seoul, Korea – just released their latest Kickstarter campaign to stimulate this experience – WILD: Serengeti In WILD: … Read more
Let’s settle down with one thing before moving on: board games are fun. Period! The fact is, after playing the same game over and over again, people can grow bored out of it. Sometimes, the problem is from the game itself, such as low replayability, too predictable, inaccessible to certain audiences etc. That’s when publishers or game designers decide to make expansion(s) for the base game. A lot of games become more popular, more accessible … Read more
Have you ever had an immense amount of palpitation when you solve a puzzle in your own way? No, it is not any generic puzzle but a specific one indeed. The ones making you tear your own hair out since you can’t connect all the hints. The ones frustrate you because of a rabbit hole you dig, and come back to zero again. And the climax reaches when you have your “ah-ha” moment, figure out … Read more
MOBA has been dominating the world of video games for a long time. Everyone of us must have heard of one of these iconic titles: Aeon of Strite, Defense of the Ancients or League of Legends. Despite the difference in themes and mechanics, these games require players to have good reflexes, a constant and admirable harmony between the hand movements and the brain, and of course, transparent communication skills among team players. Due to these … Read more
You are invited to your wife’s friend’s party. Everyone is really nice, and welcoming, but there is one problem: they only want to drink. You are not a big fan of drinking and, of course, your livers too. You don’t want to cause your wife to be concerned. She might think that you are refusing to hangout with her friends. You don’t want to end up sleeping on the sofa tonight. At the same time, … Read more
Remember the fabulous island – where a race of ancient, wise, fierce and playful cats made their home? Yes, the last time, we did an extraordinary job in rescuing them from the armies of Vesh Darkhand. Even though these noble creatures are safe now, we are not done with our mission yet. According to the latest scout Yanna Stormtree, her ancient friends are on the way to the Isle of Cats again, seeking for refugees … Read more
Cats are cute in so many different ways. Their fur is so pleasing to touch. Their rumbly purrs can be comforting to hear sometimes. They are choke full of cute characteristics that make humans want to take care of them. However, most of the time, they consider themselves as High Majesty, that humans have to serve them. Hence, they can be wild and unpredictable. They can easily cause a series of catastrophic events if they … Read more
Call out for all tea lovers!!! Following the success of their two previous campaigns, Dan & Connie are back with the newest one for tea lovers – Chai: Tea for 2. Even though it shares the same theme as the first one, the duel version features totally different gameplays, and more strategic plannings. The best part is the game still maintains the high quali-tea. Unlike Chai, players will take part in a different perspective: … Read more