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It’s at this point that Merv gets into a particular flavor of quiet panic. For three years, the game’s been an unfolding sprawl of resource management, spatial reasoning, and opportunistic maneuvering. And then boom: all of that compress into arithmetic. There are buildings sitting around the board, scroll cards hiding in the library, caravan cards … Read more

As we sit back down for the final round of Altiplano, there’s a hush on the table while everyone goes over their boards. Rows of filled-in warehouses, random tiles, and cards that could be worth something but also might not, this is where many player start questioning what they’ve done. Did I get the right … Read more

In most games, the last few minutes feel like strategy, but in Glen More II it’s more of a matter of accounting panic. In Glen More II it’s more of a matter of accounting panic. You spend three rounds moving Scotsmen around, stacking wood, and amassing piles of whisky casks. Finally, it comes down to … Read more

That’s why I get such a particular kind of panic when the High Council is full, and someone yells “Game’s over.” Racing heart, you look around the table: this is going to come down to numbers, not nice plastic bits. And that last phase of the game, the final scoring, will decide a winner … … Read more

Hallertau finishes suddenley. One minute, you’re working your worker and crops, and then it’s done, so what do you do with all these resources? There is an easy answer: head over to your community center for the victory point window. But everything else is on the table. Goods stacked up in your supply area, fields … Read more

By the time last round at Boonlake comes around, strategy gives way to mathematics. You have placed your last inhabitant. You’ve got the majority in the region. You just need to get points. And that’s where careful counting come into play. There are so many tiny settlements to keep track of, and you can’t forget … Read more

Then you sit back down for that last go at Sankore and there’s a little fluttering in your heart because now you’re done with game. Books strewn all over the board, Prestige Tokens twisted up in knots and it feels like no one can possibly figure out what’s going on in their minds. That’s when … Read more