GamesReviews written by WadeMonnig
Tournament at Camelot is/was my absolute favorite game that uses Trick Taking as the main mechanic. Tournament at Avalon now sits on that throne directly beside Camelot, co-ruling as the King and Queen of Tricksters.
As Morgan La Fey was fond of saying (Or maybe that was King Margo in The Magicians) Ovary Up Bitches, the Tournament is about to begin...again.
In its base form, El Grande is a masterpiece. Even more importantly is that when you add in the expansions (which requires the removal/replacement of some pretty intricate pieces) it is STILL a masterpiece, one that allows you to say caballeros without invoking visions of Donald Duck before he broke up the band and went solo. With the Big Box Edition hovering around $50.00 at multiple locations, it could be the perfect time to add this classic to your collection.
Aftershock is an odd premise for a majority control game but it works and, more importantly, it excels at being shockingly entertaining. It is definitely not what I was expecting going in but I wasn’t disappointed in the aftermath.
In all, it is an enjoyable, friction-heavy game that excels when you have three or more players. It is a good mixture of planning, strategy, and luck...with luck playing enough of a part that you’ll probably end up debating which was more important when you lose.
I love some of the things that Stellar Leap does (the asteroid mining mechanism) but in a crowded Galaxy of space themed games, it doesn’t blast out to the front of the space race.
Nope.