Tag: Case File

Case File: The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 1-5⏳Time: 60-150 mins🎂Ages: 14+⚙️Mechanisms: Cooperative, variable player powers, dice rolling, set collection, hand management, solo Fate of the Fellowship from Z-Man Games is a cooperative adventure for 1-5 players. It was designed by Matt Leacock of Pandemic fame and incorporates an enhanced version of the Pandemic system into gameplay that immerses you in the … Continue reading Case File: The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship →

Case File: Brick Like This

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-8⏳Time: 15 mins🎂Ages: 7+⚙️Mechanisms: Real-time, communication limits, pattern building, team game Brick Like This from LEGO is childhood nostalgia meets party game, and I’m so here for it. Brick Like This is a 2-8 player game, where players work together in teams, racing to correctly build the shape on the cards they have chosen. One player … Continue reading Case File: Brick Like This →

Case File: Crafting the Cosmos

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-4⏳Time: 60-90 minutes🎂Ages: 14+⚙️Mechanisms: Rondel, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers, Automatic Resource Growth, Income, Contracts I didn't think a game could become a favourite so quickly, but Crafting the Cosmos from Office Dog Games takes the beauty of space, adds the puzzle-y pattern placement planning (try saying that three times fast) of games like Calico, … Continue reading Case File: Crafting the Cosmos →

Case File: Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-6⏳Time: 15-20 mins🎂Ages: 14+⚙️Mechanisms: Hand management, take that, player elimination, score and reset Would you investigate a mystery if there was a risk you could go insane? That's exactly what you'll do in Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter from Zman Games. "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn." Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter is a 2-6 player … Continue reading Case File: Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter →

Case File: Finspan

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 1-5⏳Time: 45-60 Minutes🎂Ages: 10+⚙️Mechanisms: Card Placement, Engine Building Fishie-span…ahh I mean Finspan, is the third game in the Wingspan universe. Set in the ocean, you play as a marine researcher whose job is to discover new fish as you explore the murky depths. Finspan is played over four rounds of six turns each. You … Continue reading Case File: Finspan →