Cities and Knights has a tendency to come down to an abrupt end. For two hours, you’ve played a slow-paced resource management game; waiting for rain, saving up wool. And then somebody slaps down their third city marker, gets three victory points and suddenly, they win the game. It is unsettling because most of the … Read more

Three Crowns in Splendor Duel transforms it from a tranquil puzzle to a nail-biting game of time management. Suddenly, you don’t buy cards for building an engine; you buy triggers that may helps you win or give your opponent an edge. Because royal cards aren’t passive bonuses but rather immediate state-altering key events, the tension … Read more

Building the perfect row of trees only to score nothing is heartbreaking for most board gamers. That’s when you lost the hand control race. The numbers says you didn’t own it even though you saw the path and admired its shape. With this calculator, you won’t have to worry about that. It separates the eligibility … Read more

In PARKS, the endgame never seems like a simple matter of doing some simple math. IT always seem more like you’re playing with a puzzle. Except they keep shuffling pieces around as you try to piece it together. Here’s what you got: A couple of hikers who may or may not make it all the … Read more

Canvas will help you decide. So many times you’re choosing between two layers: one might be pretty but doesn’t score; the other is ugly but serves the score. In those situations, your gut instinct won’t always work; math will. Use a calculator to end the debate before putting brush to board. It also captures the … Read more

Castles of Mad King Ludwig gets most people to the stage where they have a pretty board, but they don’t know what they are doing math-wise anymore. They put down big room, then remember they covered up the door which earns them points for it. To win the game, you must understand the difference between … Read more

You are in round three of Imperial Settlers. You have a long line of production cards on your board. Will it be an engine? Or will it just sits there? That’s the divide. Points. Resources. They is two sides of the same problem. Players tend to think of them separately: I have resources, now what … Read more