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Tiny Epic Western

7.0 (6 Ratings) Rate It

Tabletop Game

HOOK: Poker meets worker-placement DESCRIPTION: The West is growing day by day, and you’re...

Darwin's Journey

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When all you can identify in the horizon for many long days is the line that detaches the sea from...

Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated Viticulture in Tabletop Games

Mar 8, 2018

Viticulture

2013 | Economic, Farming

8.5

(4 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

• Great wake up mechanic for choosing turn order • A new theme that’s tied well to the game • Lots of customized tokens • Wonderful, thematic artwork • Quick play time and easy to learn rules (0 more)

• Visitor cards can be really powerful at the right times • Rulebook could have been laid out better. (0 more)

Viticulture Review

A great medium weight worker placement game with some unique mechanics and a new theme.

Original Score: 4/5
Reviewer: Tony Mastrangeli
Read the full review here: https://www.boardgamequest.com/viticulture-board-game-review/

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Jess Palin (52 KP) rated Anachrony in Tabletop Games

Feb 4, 2020

Anachrony

2017 | Economic, Science Fiction

6.6

(5 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Strong theme (1 more)

Good quality

Overly complex (0 more)

Dystopian themed worker placement game

This game is really not my cup of tea, which is an unpopular opinion to have in our house, since my husband is very fond of it. Although it is good-looking and I'm a fan of the exosuits, there is more interaction with the board than between players and I became increasingly restless (and grumpy) waiting for turns to be taken. It also felt overly complicated with very little pay-off in terms of enjoyment!

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Draftosaurus

8.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

Tabletop Game

Your goal in Draftosaurus is to have the dino park most likely to attract visitors. To do so, you...

Little Town

7.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

Tabletop Game

In Little Town, you lead a team of architects and must dispatch workers to the town, collect...

Boardgames 2017Boardgames CityBuildingGames WorkerPlacementGames

Dillon Jacoby-Rankin (202 KP) rated Everdell Pearlbrook in Tabletop Games

Jan 19, 2020

Everdell Pearlbrook

2019 | Animals, Game Expansion

10.0

(2 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Great Components (7 more)

Adds a new resource

Hand management

Resource management

Worker placement

New cards/events/locations etc

Changes the game and adds new strategies

Great Artwork

Still no resource holders :( (0 more)

11/10 Rating!

Components are just as amazing as the original game. Wooden meeples and adds a new resource that is just as amazing in quality for the pieces. As with the original the artwork is up to par and looks fanominal. Hand management doesn't change that much but there are new cards to burn through, learn, and play. Resource management is a game changer now that they added the pearls. These are worth extra points at the end of the game as well as needed to take the new basic events that replace the original basic events. These are valuable new resources that can be expensive to obtain. Frog embassadors change the game as the add a new element to worker placement. They are the only worker you own that can go to the new water locations and you only get one per season so you have to use them wisely. The new water locations are also face down until discovered adding new strategies and luck to each game. Still no resource holders which is more of a personal thing for me but they could always add them as an upgrade pack later or you can get some pretty nice theme ones off Etsy if you're willing to pay a higher price for them.