… Play Nice (please)
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):
I remember playing Mill in Grade School. It is not a game that you “buy”. You simply draw your own game board on a piece of paper or even in the sand at a beach. Just draw three squares, one inside another inside another. Then draw circles at the corners of all the squares. Then draw a line through the middle of each of the four sides to connect the squares to each other putting circles at the connection points. Voila. You have your game board:
Next … you need 9 markers for each of the two players. One could use pennies the other use nickels. Or one could use white poker chips and the other use red poker chips. Or use colored stones. Your choice :)
The game starts by alternating placing a marker on the board until all 18 markers have been placed. Then turns alternate moving a marker from one spot to another along a line.
Three of one players markers in a row or column is called a “mill” and is “safe” (ie, the opponent cannot take a marker that is part of a mill).
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:
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):
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Original Rules / 2nd Edition Rules
=> Castle Panic Made Easy v1-3 (Len’s 2page Rule Summary with options for younger players)
=> Official FAQ
NOTE: It is highly recommended to always include the Wizard’s Tower expansion when playing (I have it). Next, it is suggested that the Crowns & Quests (I have it) is the next best expansion to use!
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):
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:
And a very nice WRITTEN review with photos and more:
Click => The Tabletop Family review
Next … the guy who explains a game the best:
=> Board Game Geek
=> Rule Book
=> Quick Guide (2 page PDF)
TableTop Tolson (Kim Tolson) – her fun take on a game she loves:
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Rules (4 page PDF)
=> Player Boards (full page jpg)
Here is an overview of the game:
