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Ravenwulf (21 KP) rated The Hunger Games in Books

Aug 31, 2017  
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins | 2014 | Young Adult (YA)
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8.5 (277 Ratings)
Book Rating
The topic may not be original if we go all the way back through the history of YA books, but Suzanne Collins did a wonderful job of painting a universe in bleak and horrifying tones.

District 12 in Panem is the poorest of the poor, surviving on scraps, thin broths and scavenged wildlife while managing to mine coal for their government to give to richer districts.


There is another thing mined in District 12 (and the rest of Panem), one boy and one girl to participate in a grueling to-the-death deathmatch.


Our heroine, Katniss faces more challenges than she can fire a bow at as well as choices of whom to trust, whom to kill, and how to retain her soul.


I HIGHLY recommend this title, and the other two books in the series!
  
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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Azul in Tabletop Games

Apr 15, 2018  
Azul
Azul
2017 | Abstract Strategy
9
8.7 (21 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Beautiful tiles and boards (1 more)
Semi simple abstract premise
Amazing abstract game with beautiful tiles
I tried this two player with my friend Brian the other day. It played quickly in about a 1/2 hour. I played very poorly and yet still loved it. He described the rules very well and yet I still didn’t grasp it until after I’d played two rounds. Now I feel dumb for not getting it. It is not easy but is still elegant. It makes my brain work in a completely different was from other board game. Which is what I love about BoardGames. There is so much subtle strategy in this game. Not just which tiles to take but when and which row to put them in and not painting yourself into corners. I see why it’s likely to win game of the year this year.