Lisboa

GaGarfieldstar2.0

#HandManagement #TilePlacement OMG! This feels like work, not fun! Don't believe anyone who is telling you "it's simple, you only play a card as an action...". First it takes very long to explain (you will forget the half) and then it takes far too long to play it. Huge downtimes! I can't say anything positive about this game. It's convoluted with possible actions. A game doesn't get better if you put a gazillion of possibilities in it, it just force people to think longer and increase downtime. And a player aid that is bigger than some others complete rulebooks? WTF? Don't get me wrong, I like heavy board games, but I prefer heavy ones with less possibilities but still complex. What a waste of time, never again! [c] Theme: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]It feels like work, so +1 for that... --> Gameplay: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very clumsy, too much possibilities --> Interaction: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Not much --> Artwork: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Nothing special --> Luck: :nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]No --> Strategy: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Yes --> Components: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Good --> Play duration: :nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Far too long --> Easy to teach: :nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Too much possibilities --> Setup time: :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Close to nightmare --> No downtime: :nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Worst I've ever played --> Replay value: :nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Imho no, always the same --> [/c]

BaBalleflassstar6.5

Was in my top 5 games for a year or so. Now after a couple of plays lately I've grown tired of the random decrees. Sometimes you pick some decrees only to see that some better ones turn up at the end of your turn right for your opponent to pick... There are a bunch of issues, but they are mostly general issues I have with this designer's games. As in, you do somewhat few actions/choices during such a heavy game.

EvEvanstar5.9

This game is overly complicated in that special Vital way, but the parts fit together a little more cohesively than previous games. That's not to say that this game couldn't use a little streamlining, but I guess if you are into Vital's style of game this is probably your bag. It took me 3/4ths of the way through my first game before I started really understanding the flow and consequences of the different action options. The game flow is pretty nice. There are a dizzying number of options to do on your turn, but ultimately it comes down to play a card, then do 2 things based on the card you played and where you played it to. The graphic design helps and hurts in different ways. When you need to do something, there's usually an indicator reminding you to do it, however, the board layout and artwork is disorientingly busy. The icons are very small, and the numbers to look up what the icons mean are even smaller. This is also a game where you can expect to still be looking up what icons do even deep into the game, as some icons are used to mean two different things depending on the context of their appearance, and other icons are used only once and then never again. The player interaction in this game is more about predicting your opponents and trying to piggy back their moves more than it is about actually being able to do much to get in their way and hurt their scores. There are some surprising but minor luck elements of the game such as the order in which endgame scoring cards come out onto the display, and the tokens you start with. Generally I like the experience of this game. Playing it does wear me out however, whereas a really solid medium euro will energize me. :star: Art, Iconography and components functional :star: Clever or interesting mechanisms :star: Reasonably low downtime between turns with mildly AP players :star: Multiple plays stay interesting :star: Low or mitigatable luck elements :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: Raw enjoyment