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

Jun 7, 2019  
7 Wonders
7 Wonders
2010 | Ancient, Card Game, City Building, Civilization
9
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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Chase Toyn (4 KP) rated Exploding Kittens in Tabletop Games

Jul 26, 2019  
Exploding Kittens
Exploding Kittens
2015 | Animals, Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Humor
4
7.6 (55 Ratings)
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This is an OK game if you don't play any other tabletop games, the artwork is silly and can make you chuckle. (0 more)
The base mechanics are unimaginative, player elimination itself is not the best mechanic but add to it the extreme luck evident in the game, it feels like pure luck who wins. (0 more)
Exploding Kittens? More like explode with boredom
Exploding Kittens is a game trying to evoke emotions through a silly name and theme but the essence of the game, the gameplay, is lack luster and after a few plays is boring. I have owned this game since it has come out and I can count on one hand the number of times I have played this game.

 The only positive point is that the artwork is great and the game is worth playing just to get a look at all the fun art.
  
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Akward (448 KP) rated Above and Below in Tabletop Games

Aug 4, 2018  
Above and Below
Above and Below
2015 | Adventure, Book, City Building, Economic, Exploration
8
8.3 (12 Ratings)
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Design is awesome (2 more)
Mechanics are fun and easy to teach
Mechanics have lots of replayability
Stories can get repetitive (0 more)
Above and Below is a great introductory game to adventure mechanics. Nothing in the game is difficult, and players can feel accomplished, even in their first game. But there is also enough variety to allow for great replay ability and to still keep the game interesting for experienced tabletop players.

And oh man, is the design awesome. You'll be amazed at the level of detail that went in to the cartoony graphic design.

Ultimately, the biggest downfall is the lack of adventure stories. You might think I'm crazy, because there are 208. But in just a few games, we managed to replay quite a few stories. This is less than ideal, because not knowing the outcomes of the stories is integral to the gameplay. Perhaps this is something that the expansions fix, but I have not played them.