Tag: Set Collection

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: Great Western Trail: El Paso

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 1-4⏳Time: 60-90 minutes🎂Ages: 12+⚙️Mechanisms: Deck building, set collection, variable set-up, track movement Howdy pardner! It's time to pony up because Great Western Trail: El Paso from Lookout Games is here, and we've got some cattle to sell! Time to get to work and sell some cattle On the trail to El Paso, players buy … Continue reading Case File: Great Western Trail: El Paso →

Case File: Aethermon

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-4 (1-4 with expansion)⏳Time: 10-20 minutes🎂Ages: ⚙️Mechanisms: Grid movement, set collection, map reduction, cooperative I've been on a solo game kick lately, and one that’s been hitting my table a lot is Aethermon: Collect (and its expansion) from Aethermon Studios. Aethermon is a quick (15 min) game for 2-4 players (1-4 with expansion) that … Continue reading Case File: Aethermon →

Case File: The Lord of the Rings : Duel for Middle-Earth

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2⏳Time: 30-45 minutes🎂Ages: 10+⚙️Mechanisms: Card Drafting, Set Collection, Area Control, Racing We’ve been on an adventure in recent weeks, playing The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth. Despite a name that’s almost as long as the walk to Mordor, it’s an absolutely fantastic boardgame that builds on the design of 7 Wonders Duel. … Continue reading Case File: The Lord of the Rings : Duel for Middle-Earth →

Case File: Courtisans

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-5⏳Time: 20-30 mins🎂Ages: 8+⚙️Mechanisms: Set Collection, Take That A banquet with the Queen sounds fun right? Well it can be, as long as you don’t mind a little backstabbing, spying and some court intrigue with your food! We’ve been busy playing Courtisans, a 2-5 player game where you try to influence which families at … Continue reading Case File: Courtisans →

Case File: Dragonkeepers

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-4⏳Time: 20 minutes🎂Ages: 8+⚙️Mechanisms: Open drafting, set collection A new game has been hitting my table, and I've been absolutely charmed by the adorable dragons in it. Dragonkeepers from Kosmos is a fun new card game, with art and design by Michael Menzel (of Legends of Andor and The Adventures of Robin Hood fame). Can … Continue reading Case File: Dragonkeepers →

Case File: Trekking Through History

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-4⏳Time: 30-60 mins🎂Ages: 10+⚙️Mechanisms: Card Drafting, Set Collection, Time Management If you had a time machine where would you go? Would you sculpt with Michelangelo, fly with the Wright brothers, or maybe watch Queen perform at Live Aid? Those are just some of the great places you can visit in Trekking Through History, which … Continue reading Case File: Trekking Through History →

Case File: Butterfly

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Players: 2-5⏳Time: 30-45🎂Ages: 8+⚙️Mechanisms: Set collection, Movement Hudson the hedgehog needs your help! In Butterfly, a cute little game for 2-5 players, you take turns moving Hudson around the board collecting interesting insects! Look at all those interesting insects! On your turn you can either stay facing the current direction, or turn 90 degrees left or … Continue reading Case File: Butterfly →