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Lay out your third power plant and suddenly the board becomes a math problem. The city is on one side and the energy source are on the other, but something is missing in between. Connecting them often costs more than you make. That’s where most Nucleum games take place: Between knowing what to do and … Read more
That’s not to say “Just use your tower card,” though; it’s more of a “Use your tower card now” card. The idea is to get your stuff into a section so that no one else go and blocks off that dice sector with their own goods. There is always some tension between having plenty of … Read more
Virtue works as currency and a score. It’s a tough game to play because the West Kingdom is a beautiful trap. Paladin tokens exist. You might look at them and think doing good things will earn you points to win, but instead they lead to suspicion cards and debt traps. Sure, criminal acts gets you … Read more
A certain kind of sadness exist for board game players whose raids set sail only to be struck down by the weather gods. You amass wealth and bolster your forces. You glare at a well-defended fortress promising glorious victory point payouts. Then you roll your dice… And they betray you. Your valkyrie army dissapears from … Read more
In Coimbra, you are facing decisions with a heavy die bag. Do I use this on movement? Coins? Guards? Do I take points? Often times, it’s not just one decision, but six faces looking back at you. It’s less about deciding what to do with it, and more of a stress test for your brain. … Read more
Of all the features in Carcassonne, the one that is most deceptively simple is also the most annoying: the cloister. Looks easy enough, drop a follower down there and then let nature take its course as you wait for eight adjacent tiles to be filled by any legal cardboard thing-a-ma-jiggy. It is nine points total, … Read more
Somewhere around Newton, you stop feeling good about the books on your shelves but bad about the scorecard underneath them. Your scholars is set up and your books are collected, but that total feels hollow because you have treated every tile as if they all weigh the same. It’s about more than just counting books; … Read more
