One of my games has 28 2×2 grid tiles and 60 translucent brown marker squares.
Another edition has 32 grid tiles
Make it a four player game? 32 tiles in one game plus 28 tiles in the other – 60 tiles. Instead of 4×4 with 16 tiles … 6×6 with 36 tiles … each player keeps the same number of markers to start the game (ie, 25 for each player – 26 for first player). Or perhaps two 4×4 grids (32 tiles) and you choose which one to find your word on. Or perhaps 5×5 grid (25 tiles) plus give each of the four players one grid (25+4=29 tiles) to place anywhere on any turn (just like gaining one by finding a word that has letters on 3 or more tiles)
A great quick look at dozens of Word Games (but NOT WordSpot):
And another TEN word games list (again, doesn’t include WordSpot though):
Puerto Rico was the #1 Game for SIX YEARS(according to BoardGameGeek)
I purchased BOTH the base/core standard game AND the all in Grande Pledge from Awaken Realms. Here are my thoughts on what I will actually use when playing the game:
I think my choice of what I will use when playing the game is: Acrylic building & role tiles, 3D plantation/estate tiles, 3D Trading House (and maybe the building where the workers are recruited), 3D crates of produce (ie, bananas, corn, etc), metal coins … I think I will try playing with the 3D miniatures for the workers (though the tan circular discs are just fine too – and both will fit in the indented circle in the 3D plantation/estate tiles … I like the neoprene mat but it doesn’t fit in the box… the 3D ships are nice but perhaps easier to play with the cardboard ships. First player marker is kind of irrelevant so I may use the 3D version or the cardbard (not sure). Wooden victory point tokens are the same. I packed everything that I am going to use into the Special Edition box and there is 2 inches lid lift.
=>Video Playlist (High Roller edition – mostly unboxing videos) =>Video Playlist (regular edition) =>at the bottom of the page is a video of the excited announcer for the races
The first four videos are from my favorite reviewers:
Easy to learn, setup and play. One person rolls one die and flips one card that everyone uses (so no claiming that you got the bad cards:) Everyone draws the shape shown on the die in the row, column or grid area specified by the card.
Perfect game to play while waiting for the others to arrive for your game day! Just a handful of dice that you can roll into the box cover so it needs very little table space. Or just put the dice in your pocket or purse so you can play anytime you have a few minutes to spare!
Only 978 copies of the Luxury Edition of Tsuro were pre-ordered three years ago. I was one of them. Why not more? Well… very likely the cost! Total cost of the game plus tax and shipping (for me) was almost $450! [note: 1,500 were produced] See this cool article with lots of photos about how the game was produced in China =>Kickstarter Update Article
Now, 3 years later, Calliope Games was investigating how to ship these heirloom quality games to avoid having them damaged. And the damage they were trying to avoid was more than simply damage to the box that the game was packed in for shipping. It seems that the wood itself is quite sensitive to temperature changes. So Calliope wanted to TEST shipping methods to find the best way. After all, they were charging $78 as shipping costs for one game. They are doing test shipments to 11 people in April 2025. I am one of them!
As part of the test shipment group, I was give specific instructions on what to do when I received the game (and signature was required on delivery too). Instructions included NOT opening the box for FIVE DAYS! True! Here are that portion of the instructions:
Your game box is carved from natural wood and has been inspected for damages and flaws before shipping. The game box has been shrink wrapped to allow for a slow acclimation to your environment. Once you receive your game, please bring it into your home and allow it to sit for 5 days before opening the box and removing the shrink wrap. We do understand this is very hard, since you have waited so long to get this beautiful game in your hands. Failing to take this essential step will put your wooden box at risk of splitting.
Wood splitting as an issue for a board game got my attention. I looked online about this, and perhaps this webpage shines a light on it (even thought it is not about a wooden board game box): =>exoticwoodzone.com/blogs/e/how-to-avoid-wood-cracking
Actually, I almost missed their instruction to NOT open the box for five days (I’ve never had that request from any other game company). But, fortunately, I DID notice their warning and the box sat under a table in our family room for seven days before I opened it.
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