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Red Otter (340 KP) rated Mystic Vale: Conclave in Tabletop Games

May 30, 2019

Mystic Vale: Conclave

2018 | Card Game, Fantasy, Game Expansion

8.5

(4 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Mystic Vale: Conclave is a good expansion if you have multiple other expansions for Mystic Vale already. It is at first a giant box/organizer that lets you organise multiple expansions. It also comes with additional decks for more people (or if you like the colors purple and white instead). It adds 8 new cards called totems that are in your play area from the start of the game. I did not like these too much as they sped up the game too much in my opinion and seemed unbalanced. The best part of this expansion in my opinion were the Conclaves. These are cards with advancements and vales from the expansions printed on them. By picking 6 of them randomly, you can allow for a more focused game and actually see multiples of some card types. Especially at smaller player counts when your level 1 advancement deck is more limited.

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Tom G-Lewis (7 KP) rated Kingdomino in Tabletop Games

Jul 20, 2019

Kingdomino

2016 | City Building, Medieval, Territory Building

7.9

(20 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Good for family Easy to learn Stopped my family driving me mad (0 more)

Went into my local game shop, explained I was goiyaway with the family and all we ever do in the evening is play the same 2 games of cards and I wanted to liven things up without frightening them with modern technology! This is what the guy recommended and it worked a treat. My mother has asked me to bring it over every time I visit. So long as you have 15-20 minutes to brush up on how the "dealer" role works the game moves at a good pace and no one feels like they are getting a bad deal as the game is easy to understand and those with poorer cards are compensated in the next turn.
Would highly recommend if going away or staying with young family to break the monotony.

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Peter Shephard (2822 KP) rated Love Letter in Tabletop Games

Jul 25, 2019

Love Letter

2012 | Card Game, Deduction, Political

8.2

(20 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Nice, simple game

Love Letter is one of those games which is so simple to learn, but can be extremely difficult to master - it is entirely possible for a first time player to win against a player who has played it dozens of times, because there are no tactics as such.

From the deck of cards, one is removed. Everyone is dealt a card. The first player draws a card, and plays a card, completing the action stated. The next player then does the same. Simple enough.

As there is only a finite amount of cards, and one has been removed, you never know exactly what is in play, or what is missing. You might have a Prince in you hand, but is another Prince about to be played, or has one been removed from the deck?

As I say, it is a very, very simple game, but also very enjoyable.

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Chloe (778 KP) rated Dobble - Harry Potter version in Tabletop Games

Apr 24, 2020

Dobble - Harry Potter version

2019 | Card Game, Party Game

8.8

(6 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Simple (4 more)

Easy to pick up

Fun

Fast-paced

Addictive

Annoying 😂 (0 more)

Like advanced snap

I received this as part of a smashbomb competition!

The game has 5 different mini games which are all very fun. Each card has several different characters or objects on it and these have to be matched with various paired cards.

The game is very easy to pick up with simple instructions for all the mini games. It would suit all types of people/family members even those without prior Harry Potter knowledge. The different icons are depicted within the instructions with names.

We spent quite some time playing this game eventhough each game is fairly short. Its addictive and much harder than the description sounds.

Sometimes you have the flow of things and blast through several pairs. Other times you are stumped and cant pick out any difference between the cards.