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Akward (448 KP) rated BANG! in Tabletop Games

Jul 20, 2018

BANG!

2002 | American West, Bluff, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting

7.3

(10 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Bang is social deduction, for people who don't like social deduction. It becomes fairly obvious early on who is on which team, and that might be something that some people like. Beyond the first round, there is virtually no lieing.

Thankfully, the game makes up for this with the other mechanics. As long as you have the expansions, there is enough variety for the game to be fun. Without the expansions, the cards are very bland.

Speaking of expansions, the High Noon expansion is necessary if you want to play more than one game. It adds variety to each round, and is actually what differentiates Bang from other social deduction games for us.

Overall, if you are looking for a social deduction game, this is probably not what you want. But we still find the game is fun, and does occasionally make it to our table.

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Otway93 (580 KP) rated Silent Movie (1976) in Movies

Dec 27, 2019

Silent Movie (1976)

1976 | Classics, Comedy

8.2

(6 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Cast (3 more)

Use of speech

Originality

Jokes

Brooks almost at his finest!

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Not Brooks best, but I'd say his 3rd best, just after Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.

The film follows Brooks character, a moviemaker with an original idea, a new silent movie with some of the biggest stars of the 70s. The film is mainly based around hiring the cast and saving the studio from being bought by an evil conglomerate.

Despite the movie being completely silent apart from a single word, the jokes in the title cards are hilarious, and the return of traditional slapstick comedy is somehow very comforting.

The cast is what really makes this film. The comedic talents of Mel Brooks, Dom Deluise, Marty Feldman and Sid Caesar are brilliant, with hilarious cameos from 70s stars Burt Reynolds, Paul Newman, Marcel Marceau and Liza Minelli, this film is perfect for the whole family!

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Jess Palin (52 KP) rated Fog of Love in Tabletop Games

Feb 4, 2020

Fog of Love

2017 | Bluff, Card Game, Deduction

7.7

(3 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Unique (1 more)

Fun

Low replayability (0 more)

This is unlike any other game we play, it involves a bit of roleplay and gives you the chance to create some ridiculous characters, so we have had a lot of fun with it. I really like the tutorial element to this game as it allows you to play through it immediately - as someone who usually loses the will to live halfway though being told the rules, it is a breath of fresh air just being able to get on with things. The same scenario cards do start popping up after a couple of replays, which is to be expected, but if you're imaginative and getting into different characters each time then it might not be too much of a problem.
Some reviewers advise against playing this with a spouse, but happily our marriage has (so far) been able to withstand playing Fog of Love.

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Ben (262 KP) rated King of Tokyo in Tabletop Games

Aug 4, 2019

King of Tokyo

2011 | Dice Game, Entertainment, Fighting, Science Fiction

8.0

(21 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Short-medium length (3 more)

Skill/Luck Combo

Different strategies can win

Excellent theme

This is a game I consistently come back to as a lightweight game to spice up a hohum evening. I love the theme of this game and how the cards that you are able to buy play so well into the theme and add tremendous amounts of replayability to it. The mechanics in the game are super simple and I have no problem brining it to the table for gamers and non-gamers alike. Pertaining to it's wide assessibility, this game scales so well for all of its player counts. I've even been able to play a four monster game with 2 and 3 people. Lastly, this game was one of my first Yahtzee style, dice manipulation games, but due to my fiance and my enjoyment of the game, we've been excited to try more with the same mechanism.