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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Near and Far in Tabletop Games

Mar 20, 2018

Near and Far

2017 | Adventure, Exploration

8.4

(11 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Amazing Art (3 more)

Great Gameplay

Superb Storytelling

Challenging Choices

Above and Below perfected, Ryan Laukat is a genius...

I admit that I love exploration games, going into and delving into the great unknown. And the stories created and tension of if you have enough to defeat on coming challenges, yet you still have to work around the rest of the world and keep your engine going. You have to keep up with everything and keep balanced. If you like Above and Below this one is better and slightly different, but both are amazing games.

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Andy K (10823 KP) rated Battle Royale (2000) in Movies

Mar 24, 2018

Battle Royale (2000)

2000 | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

8.0

(37 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Fun piece of cinema

I had heard about this film from other and the internet, so I spent some Best Buy reward Bucks and gave it a shot.

Certainly interesting and fun storytelling with a lot of Hunger Games thrown in. Nothing like a bunch of teenagers trying to kill each other on a deserted island to keep me entertained for two hours.

Not too much of a point, but if you are just looking for amusing entertainment, you can certainly do a lot worse than this.

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Missi Obeshaw (10 KP) rated Don't Let Go in Books

Jun 23, 2018

Don't Let Go

Harlan Coben | 2017 | Crime, Thriller

7.8

(4 Ratings)

Book Rating

His books are always so packed full of twists and turns. (0 more)

The end becomes predictable based on the same storytelling format. (0 more)

Always the last few pages

This book, like all others by this author, is a page turner...once you get into the story. This one took me way longer than usual to get hooked. Based on the style of the past books written by Coben, the ending was not a surprise in the least. All of his books are worth reading, this one was more flat than some of the others.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Searching (2018) in Movies

Sep 1, 2018

Searching (2018)

2018 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

8.4

(45 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Effective Storytelling (1 more)

Twist

Originally, I didn't really want to see this film. I thought it might be ok, and I felt super old, knowing that John Cho could convincingly play a character that had a 16 YO.
This film was completely told via computer/mobile phone screens, and it was very effective. The tension and pacing were great. I like a movie that keeps me guessing (which is rare). Though, once you watch the end, you go back through the movie in your mind and realize the clues that were being dropped.

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Book Divas (227 KP) rated A Touch of Gold (A Touch of Gold #1) by Annie Sullivan in Books

Jul 16, 2019

A Touch of Gold (A Touch of Gold #1) by Annie Sullivan

Annie Sullivan | 2018 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

9.5

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

Ready For Book Two

Can I start by asking, "When does the second book come out?! This retelling of King Midas surpassed all my wildest expectations and then some. This spin was written rather creatively and I found myself enjoying this adventure full of pirates, first loves and curses. I will tell you that I was shocked and caught off guard by some startling revelations and I eagerly await with anticipation for the next book. Kudos to this author's storytelling and spell weaving as I fell in love with the web she spun!

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Coleman Balogh (21 KP) rated Betrayal at House on the Hill in Tabletop Games

Dec 17, 2018

Betrayal at House on the Hill

2004 | Adventure, Exploration, Horror, Miniatures

8.3

(56 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Large variety of storytelling elements (1 more)

Tounge in cheek horror tone

The plastic stat clips (0 more)

My favorite board game

This is hands down my favorite table top game. It unfolds in two parts both of which I greatly enjoy. The first is building the house (discovering new rooms where events, items, and omens occur). It has a cool co-op feel as well. The haunts are always exciting because you really have no idea what's going to happen. It becomes D&D lite and some haunts are less fun than others buy it greatly increases playability.