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Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
6.8
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Video Game
Tenchu is known for its stealth gameplay and the eerie settings of feudal Japan. Tenchu was one of...
Solomon Wendt (30 KP) rated The Big Book of Madness in Tabletop Games
May 5, 2019
Cooperation (3 more)
Spell Casting
Some randomization
Multiple Difficulties
Small cards (1 more)
Unclear rules/mechanics
This game is made by iello games, makers of Mountains of Madness and King of Tokyo. It is about student magicians that feel they aren't learning enough in their classes and decide to sneak into a library to learn new spells. There, they find a grimoire that contains monsters and accidentally releases them. They must work together to defeat the monsters and seal the book, learning from the books around them to learn new spells and collect elements to cast the spells, all while trying not to give into madness.
The game mechanics feature deck building, spell casting, cooperation, and some randomization of spells available and monsters to defeat. There are schools of magic related to the four elements; air, earth, fire, and water. Each element has two magician students that specializes in that element for a total of 8 different characters, each with their own special ability. There are four decks of spells, again related to the elements, that is randomized during set up, changing what spells are available game to game. Similarly, the monsters you must face are randomized, so the chance of having the same exact game as another is rare. The gameplay remains consistent, though.
Over the course of 6 rounds, players work together to defeat monsters. It is a pure cooperation game. No one has any secret objective and should communicate with other players. Games of this fashion, such as Pandemic, tend to end up having one or two people make all the decisions for the group. It my many plays of the game, I have only had that happen once or twice. The variation in spells, magicians, and elements usually make a player uniquely helpful to the group, allowing players to choose how they want to build their character. Although each magician has an elemental alignment, you can choose to focus on different elements and spells and are not limited to one type of role. Each element of magic has a different role to deal the challenges players face, meaning a good balance can be very beneficial. However, due to the randomization, it is possible either the spells or the monsters leave one of the elements non-essential, but that is fairly uncommon.
Overall, the game is very enjoyable and can be played multiple times with different variations. The difficulty can be adjusted if ot feels it is too hard or easy. My group that plays about once a week are clearing the 2nd difficulty 50% of the time and haven't cleared it with a variation yet. It can be a challenge and has elements of luck and strategy. It is a fun game to play with friends, especially because it is cooperative, and I would recommend adding it to your collection.
The game is 2-5 players and runs 60-90 minutes. It is family friendly and a great game for those who love magic fandoms such as Harry Potter.
The game mechanics feature deck building, spell casting, cooperation, and some randomization of spells available and monsters to defeat. There are schools of magic related to the four elements; air, earth, fire, and water. Each element has two magician students that specializes in that element for a total of 8 different characters, each with their own special ability. There are four decks of spells, again related to the elements, that is randomized during set up, changing what spells are available game to game. Similarly, the monsters you must face are randomized, so the chance of having the same exact game as another is rare. The gameplay remains consistent, though.
Over the course of 6 rounds, players work together to defeat monsters. It is a pure cooperation game. No one has any secret objective and should communicate with other players. Games of this fashion, such as Pandemic, tend to end up having one or two people make all the decisions for the group. It my many plays of the game, I have only had that happen once or twice. The variation in spells, magicians, and elements usually make a player uniquely helpful to the group, allowing players to choose how they want to build their character. Although each magician has an elemental alignment, you can choose to focus on different elements and spells and are not limited to one type of role. Each element of magic has a different role to deal the challenges players face, meaning a good balance can be very beneficial. However, due to the randomization, it is possible either the spells or the monsters leave one of the elements non-essential, but that is fairly uncommon.
Overall, the game is very enjoyable and can be played multiple times with different variations. The difficulty can be adjusted if ot feels it is too hard or easy. My group that plays about once a week are clearing the 2nd difficulty 50% of the time and haven't cleared it with a variation yet. It can be a challenge and has elements of luck and strategy. It is a fun game to play with friends, especially because it is cooperative, and I would recommend adding it to your collection.
The game is 2-5 players and runs 60-90 minutes. It is family friendly and a great game for those who love magic fandoms such as Harry Potter.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
6.6
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TV Show
The world is divided into four nations -- the Water Tribe, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation and...
Star Trek: Enterprise
7.1
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TV Show
Set in the 22nd century 100 years before the USS Enterprise's five-year mission in Star Trek: The...
Time, Space & Material: The Mechanics of Layering in Architecture
Book
This book examines the application of the principle of layering in architecture, its mechanics,...
Fran Donohoe (856 KP) rated Thor: Ragnarok (2017) in Movies
Nov 7, 2017
thunderously good film
this is how you have fun making a super hero film ,just enough jokes and enough to entertain adults who wouldn`t be into these kind of films,it pulls some elements from the planet hulk storyline pairing hulk and thor ,this is one if not the best marvel films for a long time
Dean (6927 KP) rated The Conjuring 2 (2016) in Movies
May 7, 2017 (Updated Sep 27, 2018)
Very Creepy (2 more)
Great character design
Based around events of the Enfield haunting
Conjured up another hit
A great follow up to one of the best Horror films in recent years. With the main stars of the first film coming to London to authenticate a haunting in Enfield. It's genuinely creepy and disturbing that some elements are based on true events.
Movie Critics (823 KP) rated Girls Trip (2017) in Movies
Jul 27, 2017
I am giving a slightly generous three star rating because the more poignant and heartfelt beats of the film are the ones that truly won my heart. These are the elements in movies this year that are celebrating the hearts and strength of women everywhere.
Critic- Mark Saldana
Original Score: 3 out of 5
Read Review- http://trueviewreviews.com/review-girls-trip/
Original Score: 3 out of 5
Read Review- http://trueviewreviews.com/review-girls-trip/
Peter G. (247 KP) rated I Am Legend (2007) in Movies
Jun 5, 2019
Not bad remake of "The Last man on Earth" which has elements of Charlton Heston's "Omega Man"
Smith is convincing as he wanders around a deserted New York and conveys loneliness very well, the CGI on the whole is good and the empty streets haunting however the creature design was a let down and not convincing enough, good but not great Sci-fi!
Smith is convincing as he wanders around a deserted New York and conveys loneliness very well, the CGI on the whole is good and the empty streets haunting however the creature design was a let down and not convincing enough, good but not great Sci-fi!
saheffernan (157 KP) rated Paper Girls, Vol. 2 (Paper Girls, #2) in Books
Dec 24, 2019
This vol gave more of the story line and sove further into the sci fi elements that vol 1 hinted at. I liked this vol a little more if only because I felt like I had a bit more of the story but it again landed on a confusing note as I'm sure thats to encourage moving on to the next vol.
The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) May 7, 2019