In our home, it’s very rare that one game gets played every day for weeks on end. But that’s exactly what’s happened this past month since we started playing NMBR 9!
And it’s not pulled out to play on our game table downstairs, it’s front and center kitchen table play!
Which is also why it gets played multiple times after dinner (and sometimes after breakfast).
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It’s hard for an abstract strategy game to make its way in this world. The masses clamor for board games dripping with theme. Like with movies and books, players are drawn to games that help them escape into a new realm.
So when an abstract board game comes along and wins the coveted Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) award, people take notice.
Such is the case with Azul by Plan B Games and Next Move Games.
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You’re an experienced archeologist, renowned from all the golden Scarab relics you’ve found all around the world.
Well, fame won’t last long without others trying to jump in on your claim as the best. It’s time to settle this challenge once and for all in Scarabya!
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Suppose you’re relaxing in your castle or exploring the beauty of your kingdom (minding your own kingly business) when all of a sudden, a huge giant stomps through your field. Would you be scared, upset, or angry?
Would it make a difference if you knew that giant wandered into your kingdom because your rival kingdom sent him your way? I bet you’d start looking for ways to send him right back!
Thats just the way it goes in Kingdomino: Age of Giants – an expansion game for either Kingdomino or Queendomino.
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Queendomino is a colorful tile-laying game that can be enjoyed by young and old alike.
While Queendomino isn’t an expansion to Kingdomino, both games can be joined together to create even larger kingdoms or play with more players. But that’s just an extra bonus.
Queendomino is a stand-alone game that gets big thumbs up in its own right.
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One of our favorite tile-laying games in the last few years has been Between Two Cities by Stonemaier Games.
So when Stonemaier Games published an expansion for Between Two Cities earlier this year, I immediately put it on my “must play” list.
Does Between Two Cities: Capitals live up to my high hopes? Let’s find out.
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