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Red Otter (340 KP) rated Arboretum in Tabletop Games

Jun 4, 2019

Arboretum

2015 | Card Game

9.0

(1 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Arboretum seems like a peaceful game of planting trees, but at its heart, it's a brutal game of hard choices. Every turn, you draw 2 cards, play a card from your hand, and discard one card for anyone to take. As you make paths of trees and plan out how you'll proceed, you always have to keep in mind the unique scoring system of the game. At the end of the game, whoever has the most points of a particular tree left in their hand, scores. It forces you to be careful in how much you commit to a particular tree, while still trying to outscore other people and keep them for scoring. I love this game as every decision in what you discard matters. It plays very well at two, and I look forward to playing at other counts.

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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) Jun 13, 2019

I do love this little card game, I can't seem to get it on the table that much though....

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Red Otter (340 KP) rated 7 Wonders in Tabletop Games

Jun 7, 2019

7 Wonders

2010 | Ancient, Card Game, City Building, Civilization

8.3

(45 Ratings)

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7 Wonders is one of my go-to games for larger groups. Capable of handling up to 7 players, it's both strategic and a good casual game. As the game that brought drafting as the primary game mechanic into the forefront of tabletop gaming, it still remains on the top of the list. It does take a game for a new player to understand what they need to prioritize and need to keep an eye out of cards, but once they make it through a round, they'll be enjoying it in no time. Quick gameplay with lots of decision space allows for a fulfilling game that you can look back on and realize oh I should have done this!. There are issues with a lack of player interaction with people not next to you, but expansions do offer solutions to that.

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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization in Tabletop Games

Mar 7, 2018

Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization

2015 | Card Game, Civilization, Economic

8.0

(7 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilizaton Review

From the moment it arrived in 2006, Vlaada Chvátil’s Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization has occupied a lofty perch in BoardGameGeek’s top ten. Thus, it seems strange that the game is often characterized, even by its fans, by its flaws. The general consensus was that military was unbalanced and overpowered, several cards were either overpowered or useless, and the game was too blasted long. It seems Vlaada didn’t entirely disagree with those assessments as Czech Games Edition released Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization in late 2015 with the goal of addressing the original game’s shortcomings. To quote Meat Loaf, two out of three ain’t bad.

Critic: Dave Neumann
Read the full review here: https://opinionatedgamers.com/2016/01/19/through-the-ages-a-new-story-of-civilizaton-review/

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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Century: Spice Road in Tabletop Games

Mar 14, 2018

Century: Spice Road

2017 | Card Game, Economic, Medieval

8.2

(16 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Simple. (3 more)

Easy to Learn

Easy to Teach

Good engine building mechanic

luck based on what comes up at what times, but mitigated by being willing to pay for it. (0 more)

Very comparable to Spendor, both very good.

I have the Golem Edition which is much prettier. I like it but it doesn't overtake spendor for me or my wife. The differences are minor, but I like being able to block in splendor by reserving without purchasing. there is no mechanism in century, you either can buy it or you can't. That said the components are top notch. This is a great gateway game for new players, as it's pretty much using a card to collect or trade differently values pieces in order to meet objectives. Or collect bette more efficient cards to do things faster. Simple as that.

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Rickey A. Mossow Jr. (689 KP) rated Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) in Movies

Jun 16, 2019

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)

2019 | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

7.9

(108 Ratings)

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Ryan Reynolds is great in his role. (1 more)

CGI is well done.

Plot is nonexistent. (0 more)

Cute and funny, but nothing substantial.

While I like Pokemon, I've never been a collector of cards or watcher of the cartoons. Still, the characters are cute and I like the idea of the competitive fights. From the trailer, the movie looked funny and cute, so I wanted to see it.
And that's basically what you get from the film. Ryan Reynolds is funny and charming as the title character. The Pokemon are cute and the CGI is well done. Yet, underneath the surface, the plot is nearly nonexistent and the acting is subpar at best.
So, is it worth watching? Yes. It's cute and funny. You'll laugh and be visually entertained. But once it's over, you realize you really gained nothing from the time spent watching.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) in Movies

Apr 23, 2020 (Updated Apr 23, 2020)

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Jack Reacher- Never Go Back, is a good movie i give it that. Other than that, ehh. I mean the plot, the action was good, other than that i cant remember anything about, every though i just watched it today. And that happens sometimes when you watch a okay/decent you complety forgive about it five minutes later.

The plot: Investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) springs into action after the arrest of Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), an Army major accused of treason. Suspecting foul play, Jack embarks on a mission to prove that the head of his old unit is innocent. After crossing paths with the law, Reacher must now go on the lam to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy that involves the death of U.S. soldiers.

Its a so-so action thriller