Ta-Pum!

GaGarfieldstar2,0

#23 Themeless cooperative game where the game plays you. [c] Theme: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Didn't feel it --> Gameplay: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Little you can do --> Interaction: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Not much --> Artwork: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok, nothing special --> Luck: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Card drawing --> Strategy: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Not much --> Components: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Nothing special --> Play duration: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Too long --> Easy to teach: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok --> Rules quality: not yet read Setup time: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Quite fast --> No downtime: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Very little downtime --> Replay value: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Play till you win...? --> [/c]

EvEvanstar5,9

This is a really fantastic co-op game where players try to make it through World War 1 alive. It's a game where you take a deck of hardship cards, and cut 20 of them and put them on top of the win card, which represents peace. Thereby making peace something that you can see off in the distance. Then players get a number of cards to their hands, and have to play the cards one at a time to the center of the table. If a third copy of any of the six threats gets played, the players lose, and the cards that were played to the table go back on top of the peace card pile. If players pass out before that happens, then they make progress. The cards in the center go away, but then you add new cards from the remainder pile on top of the peace pile equal to the cards remaining in player's hands to a min of three. If the remainder deck runs out, it reveals a monument with the players names on it indicating they died in the war. If that wasn't enough, players also can get traumatized by hard knocks cards that force them to play or act erratically if they aren't gotten rid of quickly. The art is gorgeous, and the box and playtime is small. The game is really hard with 5 and easiest with 3 players. ★ Art, Iconography and components functional ★ Clever or interesting mechanisms ★ Reasonably low downtime between turns with mildly AP players ★ Multiple plays stay interesting ☆ Low or mitigatable luck elements ★★★☆☆ Raw enjoyment

SrCorneliusstar8,0

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