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#10 Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)
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Synopsis
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Tales of the Arabian
Nights is not a good game. It is too chaotic, long, unbalanced and swingy.
But I do not think of
Tales of the Arabian Nights as a game. I think it more of a toolbox in which
to create my own fun. Now when I play I fudge the rules to make it more fun,
interesting and shorter.
Even with all these
changes, Tales of the Arabian Nights is an excellent experience! The
storybook is fantastic and everyone I have played it with can’t wait to hear
what their next adventure is!
If you want a good
laugh, you are not worried about the results and you love ‘choose your own
adventure novels as a child, Tales of the Arabian Nights is a game for you!
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Number of
Players:
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1 to 6
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Recommended
Play Time
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120
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Minutes
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BGG Rating:
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7.2
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/10.0
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BGG Rank:
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341
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/91 000
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Complexity
Rating
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2.16
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/5.00
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#9 Rallyman (2009)
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Synopsis
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I love racing (of any
kind) and as a result I love racing games!
Rally is not my
favourite type of racing and is also rarely adapted to the tabletop.
When I played Rallyman
it instantly captured the speed and strategy of Rally style racing. This game
differs from other light racing game in that every dice you roll moves you
one space. Dice represent gears rather than movement and your ability to
maintain the highest overall speed (without wrecking) is the key to success.
Rallyman also has a
vibrant online community of solo gamers who complete in a global tour of
rally stages to see who can be the best in the world.
This is also what makes
Rallyman so good for me, the only racing game I can effectively play solo!
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Number of
Players:
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1 to 4
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Recommended
Play Time
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45
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Minutes
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BGG Rating:
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7.3
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/10.0
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BGG Rank:
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758
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/91 000
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Complexity
Rating
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2.16
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/5.00
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#8 Thunder Alley (2014)
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Synopsis
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Thunder Alley, a game
about Good ole boys and racing their jet fighters in a gymnasium.
Thunder Alley, is based
on stock car racing – widely agreed the most boring type of racing (just make
left turns all day). This game is amazing though, it has converted countless
people by the use of theme and strategy. How did it do it I hear you ask?
Simple, Thunder Alley set up a the mechanics by which you simply play the
game and the actual strategy of running a stock car team intuitively comes to
you.
For instance, cars are
drafted, so you hardly ever move your car independently. This means
maximising your moves and minimising that of the opponents. Strategically
breaking drafting lines and knowing when to make your move. Pit under green
at the right time and shoot to the top under yellow or pit under yellow to
waste the shortest amount of time!
If you think Stock Car
racing is boring, play Thunder Alley, it will make you rethink your
prejudices…some of them anyway.
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Number of
Players:
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2 to 7
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Recommended
Play Time
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90
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Minutes
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BGG Rating:
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7.4
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/10.0
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BGG Rank:
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571
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/91 000
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Complexity
Rating
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2.36
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/5.00
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#7 Flipships (2017)
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Synopsis
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Flip ships is a simple
dexterity game which is basically tabletop space invaders.
Players work together to
take down the alien menace by flipping their ships onto the enemy ship
(cards) to destroy them.
It’s a quick and furious
game with loads of nostalgia and good artwork to boot! Great for a social
night or a game that you can play with anyone – very unique in my games
collection
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Number of
Players:
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X to X
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Recommended
Play Time
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X
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Minutes
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BGG Rating:
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X
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/10.0
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BGG Rank:
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X
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/91 000
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Complexity
Rating
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X
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/5.00
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#6 Mysterium (2015)
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Synopsis
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Mysterium is a
cooperative game, similar to Dixit, where one player gives the others clues
to help solve a murder.
Cooperative games have
become somewhat of a group favourite, with our inclination to not want to
think too hard or hurt each other.
Mysterium has a great
feature which combats the cooperative game curse (quarterbacking). By putting
one player as the mute who gives the clues out you eliminate unwanted
domination of the game. Also the nature of the game is person, it’s what the
clue means to you, there is no right or wrong which stop players from telling
you what to do (in any respect the other players can bid if they think you
are right or wrong anyway).
The theme and artwork
are great in this one and really brings the setting alive!
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Number of
Players:
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2 to 7
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Recommended
Play Time
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42
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Minutes
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BGG Rating:
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7.4
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/10.0
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BGG Rank:
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176
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/91 000
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Complexity
Rating
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1.92
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/5.00
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