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Contracts, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Pick-Up and Deliver, Push Your Luck, Real-Time, Set Collection, Tile Placement, Tug of War, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement -

This is a trial for a new format of quick reviews of 9 games per month. These will be smaller or children games that don't need a big review or games that I only played once and I cannot give a final review yet, but I would still like to share my initial thoughts on.   Bandido Published: 2016 Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 10-15 Mins Publisher: Helvetiq Mechanisms: Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Gameplay & Theme & Replayability: 6/10 It's a very simple game with a very simple rule set. The game is always different enough that...

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9/10, Chaining, Contracts, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Engine Builder, Hand Management, Worker Placement -

Everdell Farshore Designer: James A. Wilson, Clarissa A. Wilson Artist: Jacqui Davis Published: 2023 Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 40-80 Mins BGG Rating: 7.9 BGG Ranking: 2167 Publisher: Starling GamesMechanisms: Hand Management, Engine Builder, Chaining, End Game Bonuses, Contracts, Open Drafting, Worker Placement Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm   Game Description: The rugged coast north of Everdell Valley is a land brimming with adventure and mystery. Stalwart sailors search for bountiful islands and valuable treasures. Dutiful monks inhabit abbeys and scriptoriums, meticulously translating and illuminating. Hard-working folk gather resources and build their cities in unison with the ever-changing waves of the mighty ocean....

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10/10, Dice Rolling, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement -

Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef Designer: Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner Artist: Lina Cossette, David Forest Published: 2020 Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 60-90 Mins BGG Rating: 7.5 BGG Ranking: 997 Publisher: Druid City Games Mechanisms: Dice Rolling, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement Sleeves: MUS 41x63mm, S65 65x65mm, STN 57,5x89mm, BST 70x120mm     Game Description: Welcome Heroes! Many magnificent contestants have signed up for the tournament but only a handful will be chosen to join the Tidal Blades, the elite guards of our island realm. To succeed in the Tournament and...

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10/10, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Set Collection -

Ancient Knowledge Designer: Remi Mathieu Artist: Pierre Ples, Adrien Rives, Emillien Rotival Published: 2023 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 75 Mins BGG Rating: 7.2 BGG Ranking: 1736 Publisher: IELLO Mechanisms: End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Set Collection Sleeves: MEV 44x63mm, TCG 63,5x88mm   Game Description: Heirs to an exceptional knowledge that has survived the ages, it is now up to you to preserve the vestige of your civilization.   Quick play overview: Starting with a small hand of 6 cards and hopefully drawing more cards during the game, players will take 2 actions from: CREATE - Build monuments into their timeline...

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10/10, Chaining, Contracts, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Engine Builder, Hand Management, Worker Placement -

Everdell Designer: James A. Wilson Artist: Andrew Bosley, Cody Jones, Dann May Published: 2018 Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 40-80 Mins BGG Rating: 8.0 BGG Ranking: 34 Publisher: Starling Games Mechanisms: Hand Management, Engine Builder, Chaining, End Game Bonuses, Contracts, Open Drafting, Worker Placement Sleeves: MEV 44x63mm, TCG 63,5x88mm   Game Description: Within the charming valley of Everdell, beneath the boughs of towering trees, among meandering streams and mossy hollows, a civilization of forest critters is thriving and expanding. From Everfrost to Bellsong, many a year have come and gone, but the time has come for new territories to be settled...

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