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7/10, Cooperative Game, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers -

London Dread Designer: Asger Johansen Artist: Snorre Krogh Published: 2016 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 60-90 Mins BGG Rating: 6.6 BGG Ranking: 3810 Publisher: Grey Fox Games Mechanics: Cooperative Game, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm, MUS 41x63mm   Game Description: London Dread is a co-operative game set in Victorian England. Players take on the role of investigators trying to uncover plots on the way to confronting a story specific finale. The game is gritty and thematic, featuring a series of dark events and story lines (such as the appearance of a caped killer on the streets of...

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9/10, Drafting, Hand Management -

Paper Tales Designer: Masato Uesugi Published: 2017 Players: 2-5 Playing Time: 30 Mins BGG Rating: 7.0 BGG Ranking: 1052 Publisher: Catch Up Games Mechanics: Drafting, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm   Game Description: Experience two fantastical centuries of expansions and combat in Paper Tales. Remodel your assorted assembly of characters, units, and buildings in each period based on your developments and the age of your heroes. Write a new legend of the rightful ruler who brought unity to the rival kingdoms. Build a comprehensive strategy and adapt the shape of your realm according to opportunities and restrictions...

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10/10, Dice Rolling, Drafting, Race, Variable Player Powers -

Steampunk Rally Fusion

Take on the role of ingenious inventors from history. Draft cards to invent your racing contraption. Power your creation's abilities with combinations of steam, heat, electricity, and Fusion dice. Use cogs to augment bad dice rolls and upgrade certain machine parts.

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