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Purple Phoenix Games (2266 KP) rated Camping with Sasquatch in Tabletop Games
Jun 18, 2019 (Updated Jun 25, 2019)
You campers like to have fun, right? Well let me warn you of the dangerous Sasquatch in these here woods. You don’t want to get tangled up with him. He will eat your fishy fishies, your s’mores, and your bathing suits. Don’t believe me? Keep reading.
Camping with Sasquatch is a super silly set collection, hand management, card shedding game in the party game genre featuring, well, Bigfoot. You are dealt a hand of cards of various suits (s’mores, hiking, fishy fishy, etc) and from the large draw pile of remaining cards are revealed three cards. On your turn you must draw a card from the draw pile, and play two cards from your hand. You score points by adding cards to the revealed cards on the table to make sets of suits Rummy style. So you can have a set of 3 like-cards, or a run(?) of 3 different cards, with Sasquatch cards in the same suit being wild. When you complete a set of cards on the table, you claim the set and put the cards in your scoring pile. Each card in your scoring pile is worth one victory point. The first player to shed his hand to zero triggers the end game, and the player with the most victory points is the winner. Duh.
Here’s what makes this game a little different and a little more interesting. The Sasquatch cards are wild. They can be used in a set or a run. Easy. However, you can play a Sasquatch card by itself to the table by slapping it down and calling out what suit it is: “Sasquatch Swimming!” When someone does that the other players must frantically slap the Sasquatch with an appropriate suit-matching card from their hand. If they cannot or if they are the last to do so they are awarded with all the cards that had just been played. In a shedding game, adding cards to your hand is always no bueno. This, however, leads to hilarity at the table, but also frustration if you play with bad sports, or uninterested opponents.
Components. This is a card game. The cards are of good quality, and the art is campy and cartoony. I quite like the art style, but some people I played with had mixed opinions on it. What I did appreciate was the one page folded rulesheet with full color Sasquatch poster on the back. I like light games with non-confusing rules. However, on that subject, I couldn’t find anywhere that it stated we could use more than the three slots to play our cards to next to the draw pile, even though there is a graphic that shows more slots in a dashed outline. We initially played the game with just the three slots available and it was a drag, man. Once we allowed some interpretation of the rules to open up more card slots, the game flowed quite a bit more easily and we enjoyed it much more.
Overall, this is just a silly game of shedding with a unique theme that we all liked. The Sasquatch slap aspect of the game gave it a nice little bump in interest for us, but ultimately we agreed that it was light and fun, but not one we will think to bring out very often. I would like to recommend this, but I will do so to a particular situational scenario. If you are ending your game night and just need a super light nightcap to help you tie one on, then pull out the ‘Squatch. He may eat your hot dogs, but he’s just trying to make a living too. Purple Phoenix Games gives this one a hairy 15 / 30.
Camping with Sasquatch is a super silly set collection, hand management, card shedding game in the party game genre featuring, well, Bigfoot. You are dealt a hand of cards of various suits (s’mores, hiking, fishy fishy, etc) and from the large draw pile of remaining cards are revealed three cards. On your turn you must draw a card from the draw pile, and play two cards from your hand. You score points by adding cards to the revealed cards on the table to make sets of suits Rummy style. So you can have a set of 3 like-cards, or a run(?) of 3 different cards, with Sasquatch cards in the same suit being wild. When you complete a set of cards on the table, you claim the set and put the cards in your scoring pile. Each card in your scoring pile is worth one victory point. The first player to shed his hand to zero triggers the end game, and the player with the most victory points is the winner. Duh.
Here’s what makes this game a little different and a little more interesting. The Sasquatch cards are wild. They can be used in a set or a run. Easy. However, you can play a Sasquatch card by itself to the table by slapping it down and calling out what suit it is: “Sasquatch Swimming!” When someone does that the other players must frantically slap the Sasquatch with an appropriate suit-matching card from their hand. If they cannot or if they are the last to do so they are awarded with all the cards that had just been played. In a shedding game, adding cards to your hand is always no bueno. This, however, leads to hilarity at the table, but also frustration if you play with bad sports, or uninterested opponents.
Components. This is a card game. The cards are of good quality, and the art is campy and cartoony. I quite like the art style, but some people I played with had mixed opinions on it. What I did appreciate was the one page folded rulesheet with full color Sasquatch poster on the back. I like light games with non-confusing rules. However, on that subject, I couldn’t find anywhere that it stated we could use more than the three slots to play our cards to next to the draw pile, even though there is a graphic that shows more slots in a dashed outline. We initially played the game with just the three slots available and it was a drag, man. Once we allowed some interpretation of the rules to open up more card slots, the game flowed quite a bit more easily and we enjoyed it much more.
Overall, this is just a silly game of shedding with a unique theme that we all liked. The Sasquatch slap aspect of the game gave it a nice little bump in interest for us, but ultimately we agreed that it was light and fun, but not one we will think to bring out very often. I would like to recommend this, but I will do so to a particular situational scenario. If you are ending your game night and just need a super light nightcap to help you tie one on, then pull out the ‘Squatch. He may eat your hot dogs, but he’s just trying to make a living too. Purple Phoenix Games gives this one a hairy 15 / 30.
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Brad Leary (18 KP) rated Fluxx in Tabletop Games
Mar 6, 2019
Draw cards until you have the winning combo. The rules for drawing and winning constantly change. (They are in "flux", get it?)
Purple Phoenix Games (2266 KP) rated Yarr Harr! in Tabletop Games
Jul 2, 2020
Ahoy – it’s time to set sail for the open seas like the pirates we are! So cast off your lines and… wait… what? What do you mean you don’t have a ship ready yet? Still under construction? Seriously?! Well I can see those other pirates building up their ships too, so you better hurry up and finish yours first so you can lay claim to the vast treasures of the world! And I’m not saying you should, but if those other guys ran into some… problems… with finishing their ships, that wouldn’t be too bad if you catch my drift.
Disclaimer: We were provided a copy of Yarr Harr! for the purposes of this preview. The final components of the upcoming Kickstarter campaign might vary slightly from those pictured below. Also, our copy had some extra cards/content that will be available as Stretch Goals during the campaign. -L
Yarr Harr! is a competitive card game in which players are building up their individual pirate ships and trying to amass the most Doubloons by the end of the game. The gameplay itself is pretty simple, but actually winning takes more strategy than you might think. To setup the game, every player receives a Bow and Stern card for their Harbor (play area), and a starting hand with 5 cards. The remaining cards form the Draw deck for the game, and is placed in the center of the play area. On your turn, you will draw 2 cards from the Draw deck, and then play up to 3 cards. There are 2 different types of cards that can be played: Ship cards and Action cards. Ship cards, played between your own Bow and Stern cards, are used to build up your ship and score points at the end of the game. Action cards are used to sabotage opponents or to give yourself a buff. You may not play more than 2 Ship cards in one turn, and you may only have a maximum of 8 cards in your hand at the end of your turn. Play continues as such, until the end-game requirement has been met. That requirement depends on the number of players in the game, and tells you how many Ship cards must be in your own Harbor for the game to end. As soon as any 1 player achieves that number, the game ends. Players then tally up all of the Doubloon points on the Ship cards in their Harbor, subtracting any negative points from Action cards affecting their ship, and the player with the most Doubloons wins!
The thing that I like about Yarr Harr! the most is that it can be played with differing levels of strategy. The game comes with a number of Captain cards and Objective cards that are optional to use in play. To include Captain cards, each player receives 1 Captain card at the start of the game, which grants special abilities throughout the game, depending on the given Captain. To play with Objective cards, each player receives 3 Objective cards at the start of the game, and then selects 2 to keep for play. Objectives are kept secret from your opponents, and will earn you end-game Doubloons upon completing them. With these optional modes of play, you can really cater the strategic level to that of your current game group. You can play with younger gamers with no extra content, just the base game as described above. If you are looking to turn this into a possibly more difficult game, add in those Captain and Objective cards. Offering those optional elements is a huge plus because it makes Yarr Harr! accessible to more gamers. So that’s a big win to me.
The other thing that I really like about Yarr Harr! is that the gameplay is pretty light and fast. It is easy to teach, learn, and play, thus lending itself to lots of gaming situations. Need something quick to play before dinner is ready? Yarr Harr! Want to pick the pace back up after a long, brain-burning game at game night? Yarr Harr! It can fit in wherever you want, and because of that, I can see myself bringing it to the table often. The only warning I have for this game is that, since it is competitive, more sensitive gamers might not find it enjoyable. There are Action cards to be played to directly sabotage and inhibit your opponents, and sometimes that can feel like personal attacks against a player. To alleviate that, I recommend playing at higher player counts, so it doesn’t feel like players are ganging up on a single player. Just something to be aware of! Let’s talk components. This is a card game, and the quality of the cards we received was pretty good. They are nice and sturdy, and could hold up for many plays. The artwork is thematic, creative, colorful, and just enjoyable to look at overall.
All in all, I think Yarr Harr! is a fast and fun game for any type of gamer. The varying degrees of difficulty and strategy make it a versatile game, and I really appreciate that aspect. It is a competitive game, but it feels more light-hearted than cutthroat and that helps keep it enjoyable for all players. If you’re looking for something fun, yet strategic, and easy to play, look no further than Yarr Harr! The Kickstarter campaign begins on June 23rd, so be on the lookout for this awesome little card game!
Disclaimer: We were provided a copy of Yarr Harr! for the purposes of this preview. The final components of the upcoming Kickstarter campaign might vary slightly from those pictured below. Also, our copy had some extra cards/content that will be available as Stretch Goals during the campaign. -L
Yarr Harr! is a competitive card game in which players are building up their individual pirate ships and trying to amass the most Doubloons by the end of the game. The gameplay itself is pretty simple, but actually winning takes more strategy than you might think. To setup the game, every player receives a Bow and Stern card for their Harbor (play area), and a starting hand with 5 cards. The remaining cards form the Draw deck for the game, and is placed in the center of the play area. On your turn, you will draw 2 cards from the Draw deck, and then play up to 3 cards. There are 2 different types of cards that can be played: Ship cards and Action cards. Ship cards, played between your own Bow and Stern cards, are used to build up your ship and score points at the end of the game. Action cards are used to sabotage opponents or to give yourself a buff. You may not play more than 2 Ship cards in one turn, and you may only have a maximum of 8 cards in your hand at the end of your turn. Play continues as such, until the end-game requirement has been met. That requirement depends on the number of players in the game, and tells you how many Ship cards must be in your own Harbor for the game to end. As soon as any 1 player achieves that number, the game ends. Players then tally up all of the Doubloon points on the Ship cards in their Harbor, subtracting any negative points from Action cards affecting their ship, and the player with the most Doubloons wins!
The thing that I like about Yarr Harr! the most is that it can be played with differing levels of strategy. The game comes with a number of Captain cards and Objective cards that are optional to use in play. To include Captain cards, each player receives 1 Captain card at the start of the game, which grants special abilities throughout the game, depending on the given Captain. To play with Objective cards, each player receives 3 Objective cards at the start of the game, and then selects 2 to keep for play. Objectives are kept secret from your opponents, and will earn you end-game Doubloons upon completing them. With these optional modes of play, you can really cater the strategic level to that of your current game group. You can play with younger gamers with no extra content, just the base game as described above. If you are looking to turn this into a possibly more difficult game, add in those Captain and Objective cards. Offering those optional elements is a huge plus because it makes Yarr Harr! accessible to more gamers. So that’s a big win to me.
The other thing that I really like about Yarr Harr! is that the gameplay is pretty light and fast. It is easy to teach, learn, and play, thus lending itself to lots of gaming situations. Need something quick to play before dinner is ready? Yarr Harr! Want to pick the pace back up after a long, brain-burning game at game night? Yarr Harr! It can fit in wherever you want, and because of that, I can see myself bringing it to the table often. The only warning I have for this game is that, since it is competitive, more sensitive gamers might not find it enjoyable. There are Action cards to be played to directly sabotage and inhibit your opponents, and sometimes that can feel like personal attacks against a player. To alleviate that, I recommend playing at higher player counts, so it doesn’t feel like players are ganging up on a single player. Just something to be aware of! Let’s talk components. This is a card game, and the quality of the cards we received was pretty good. They are nice and sturdy, and could hold up for many plays. The artwork is thematic, creative, colorful, and just enjoyable to look at overall.
All in all, I think Yarr Harr! is a fast and fun game for any type of gamer. The varying degrees of difficulty and strategy make it a versatile game, and I really appreciate that aspect. It is a competitive game, but it feels more light-hearted than cutthroat and that helps keep it enjoyable for all players. If you’re looking for something fun, yet strategic, and easy to play, look no further than Yarr Harr! The Kickstarter campaign begins on June 23rd, so be on the lookout for this awesome little card game!
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