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Pandemic: Hot Zone Europe
Got this when it was released on August 27 2021.
How To Play:
Doomlings
Doomlings is a fairly quick game played with a unique card system (over 100 different cards). It is just going into manufacturing now and should be delivered in December.
I liked it so much that I created a website for it … which now has over 150 articles!
And the game designers even sent me a prototype of the game! So we can play it now! Anytime we want! I’m ready for a game of Doomlings!
More info about Doomlings? Just visit my website (use the Quick Guide links to get a taste for the game)
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Kickstarter
=> Rules
=> My Own Doomlings Website
And let’s kick of the videos with one of my favorite game reviews of all time:
Canvas
Board Game Geek (for all three editions plus Big Box):
- Canvas (original)
- Canvas Reflections / Deluxe (first expansion)
- Canvas Finishing Touches / Deluxe (second expansion – doesn’t look like it added much)
- Big Box (just a master link list system?)
Official Website=> RoadToInfamy.com
Rules=> Canvas / Reflections / Finishing Touches
Len’s 1 page rules summaries:
Canvas // Canvas Reflections // Canvas Finishing Touches and Big Box
Tabletop Tolson (Kim Tolson) looks at all three … in three videos … first the original Canvas:
How To Play Canvas:
Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra
This is the sequel to the original, and by most accounts a much better game!
=> Board Game Geek
=> Azul Stained Glass Sintra Rules
=> Azul – Stained Glass of Sintra Summary Sheet
Here is Kim Tolson (she has great game summaries) comparing the first three Azul games (I queued it up to where she talks about Stained Glass of Sintra (which was her #1 Azul game) you can go back to watch from the beginning if you want):
Sagrada
Beautiful Stained Glass Window looking game – better with 5-6 player expansion private dice pool
=> Official Website (Floodgate Games)
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Sagrada Rules and Scoring v2 (2 pgs with Setup Guide)
How To Play:
Tsuro (very fast easy to learn game)
This is a game that you can setup and play in ten minutes or less. And have lots of fun the whole time. Short but sweet. A casual glance at the game makes it look like everything is just random and you just see who is lucky. However, that is not the case. Yes, you can play it fast and more or less randomly … yet you also can spend just an extra 20 seconds and see some strategies to which tile you place and how you place it! There are definitely many strategies involved with Tsuro! Many!
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Tsuro 1pg Rules
=> Phase by Phase Cards (important – I use them all the time) v4
Note: See the end of this article for notes about how to use the Dragon Tile.
How To Play in 1 Minute (Rules Girl):
Castle Panic
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Original Rules / 2nd Edition Rules
=> Castle Panic Made Easy v1-3 (Len’s 2page Rule Summary with options for younger players)
=> Official FAQ
You can add more types of monsters yourself (on your printer)=> Set 1 / Set 2 / Set 3
This is a quick cooperative game where all players try to hold off the attacking orcs :) The game play is interesting. The game was so popular that they now make a DELUXE fancy version of the game (with miniatures).
Watch Will Wheaton (yes, he was Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation) explain it and play it with three guests (a comedian, an actress and a voice actor) … here is the condensed version (you can watch their FULL game video at the bottom of this page):
Forbidden Island (cooperative game)
2-4 players all on the same team try to find the four treasures and escape from the island before it is completely flooded (or someone drowns:) It is easy to learn and takes only about 30 minutes to play.
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Official Rules
Here are a couple videos about the game:
Pandemic: Hot Zone North America
And a very nice WRITTEN review with photos and more:
Click => The Tabletop Family review
Next … the guy who explains a game the best: