The game plays very similarly to Santorini (2017) and other grid blocking style games, but lacks the complexity necessary to be truly engaging.
Chairman of the Board: Catch me if you can
Tag: BOARD GAMES
Chairman of the Board: Hey, secret agent man!
Knowledge is power. And you never know who might be a spy looking to take that information.
RPG Hooks: The dragon
I think Ed was putting something together for this.
Chairman of the Board: Stayin’ alive
If you’re looking for a casual time waster like some form of advanced solitaire, this is not that game.
Get Lost
Labyrinth is a great of example of a complex design leading to simple gameplay.
RPG Hooks: Princesses are always trouble
It all happened so fast. One second you were enjoying a nice pint of mead with some friends, and the next you were being arrested for kidnapping the princess.
Good fences make good neighbours
Once the first couple of turns were completed, everything ran very well, and the final scores were closer than I had anticipated.
RPG hooks: The standard
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Chairman of the board: How to get a head
Guillotine mitigates its morbid themes though humour. Illustrations are very approachable and funny and the actions cards tell a story of the ill-fated proletarians trying desperately to delay or avoid their fate.
Chairman of the board: All aboard
The game is well-designed and extremely easy to learn and play.