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Astro Drive
The game: Astro Drive by Max Wikström and Mikko Punakallio. The game was published by Lautapelit.fi in 2018, sixth game in their small box series. My copy is on loan from the local library. Elevator pitch: A sci-fi racing game based on old arcade games. What’s in the box? The race track is made of oversize cards which…
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Gaming Year 2018
2018 was the year of the two-player card game. Look at my top three played games: Magic: the Gathering, KeyForge and Shards of Infinity, all with more than fifty plays. When I look at my lists, it feels like I mostly played new games this year. I managed to do that in moderation, though: we’re…
1918: Brother Against Brother, A Feast for Odin, Afrikan tähti, Agra, Azul, Blue Lagoon, Bunny Kingdom, Caverna: Cave vs Cave, Connect Four, Da ist der Wurm drin, Da Vinci Code, Dawn of Peacemakers, Deckscape, Discover: Lands Unknown, Dominion, Dragon Castle, Escape Room: The Game, Escape the Room: Secret of Dr. Gravely’s Retreat, EXIT: The Game, Fashion Show, Fast Forward: Fear, Glass Road, Hero Realms, Jishaku, John Company, KeyForge, Klunker, Lowlands, Magic: The Gathering, Mechs vs Minions, Mottainai, My Little Scythe, Mysteries of Peking, Nusfjord, Orléans, Pax Pamir, Pax Renaissance, Raiders of the North Sea, Root, Santorini, Shards of Infinity, Speedy Words, Spirit Island, Star Wars: Rebellion, The Colonists, The Quacks of Quedlinburg, Tokyo Highway, Two Rooms and a Boom, Unlock!, Villa Paletti, Who Did It?, WordPress: The Card Game, Yokohama -
KeyForge: Call of the Archons
The game: KeyForge: Call of the Archons by Richard Garfield. The game was published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2018. I received my first three decks as a review copy from Asmodee Nordics, but have bought rest of it myself. Elevator pitch: A dueling card game from the designer of Magic: The Gathering, using procedurally generated unique…
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1918: Brother Against Brother
The game: 1918: Brother Against Brother by Antti Lehmusjärvi. The game was published by Antti’s Linden Lake Games in 2018 after a successful Kickstarter campaign. My copy was on loan from the publisher. As a disclaimer, I know Antti, have used his services as a lawyer and have designed the website for Linden Lake Games. Elevator…
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Carcassonne: Safari
The game: Carcassonne: Safari by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede. The game was published by Hans im Glück in 2018. My copy is on loan from the Finnish publisher Lautapelit.fi. I’m going to assume the reader is familiar with the basic Carcassonne. Elevator pitch: A Carcassonne game set in the African savannah, where the scoring is not based on counting the…
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Dale of Merchants Collection preview
The game: Dale of Merchants Collection by Sami Laakso. The game is currently in Kickstarter and will be published by Snowdale Design in 2019. I got a preview copy on loan from Sami for a moment. I have backed the game with my own money. Elevator pitch: A big box to house your Dale of Merchants collection,…
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Who Did It?
The game: Who Did It? by Jonathan Favre-Godal. The game was published by Blue Orange in 2018. My copy is a review copy from the Finnish publisher Lautapelit.fi. Elevator pitch: A combination of memory and reaction speed, Who Did It? is a silly game of avoiding poop tokens for children and childish adults. What’s in the…
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Patchwork Express
The game: Patchwork Express by Uwe Rosenberg. The game was published by Lookout in 2018. My copy is a review copy from Asmodee Nordics. Elevator pitch: A simplified, easier to approach, faster version of the loved two-player game Patchwork, making the game more suitable for both children and elders, thanks to larger pieces and simplified game play.…
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Da ist der Wurm drin
The game: Da ist der Wurm drin by Carmen Kleinert. The game was published by Zoch in 2011 and won the Kinderspiel des Jahres the same year. My copy is a translator’s copy, I did the translation for the Finnish Mato mato edition by Competo. Elevator pitch: A worm race, where players roll dice to make their…
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Solarius Mission
The game: Solarius Mission by Michael Keller and Andreas Odendahl. The game was published by Spielworxx in 2016 and is currently on Kickstarter by Flying Lemur Game Studios in new and improved edition. I own the first Spielworxx edition. Elevator pitch: A 3X space adventure: explore, expand and exploit your way to victory in a game of…