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#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #Hansa 0:00 - Intro 0:06 - Title Screen 0:24 - Description of the Game 1:21 - Gameplay Overview 12:53 - Final Thoughts 15:35 - Credits Players are merchants of the Hanseatic League. Players take control of the ship and buy and sell goods, establish trading posts, and sail to find new markets. The board is a very simple map of Scandinavia, with arrows from point to point restricting where the boat is able to move. The active player takes control of the boat and must pay to move to each new city where he may either buy, sell, or expand. Players want sets of goods that they can trade for victory points, but also need to expand their market presence to generate revenue. —description from the publisher For more information about Hansa: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8989/hansa To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #WreckRaiders 0:00 - Intro 0:06 - Title Screen 0:24 - Description of the Game 1:25 - Gameplay Overview 17:20 - Final Thoughts 20:28 - Credits Plunge into the glittering sea to recover exotic treasures from a seafloor overflowing with pirate shipwrecks. Send your divers to the deep, but be careful; moving too close to other divers lets them get in on the haul too! Gather lost loot and beached baubles to assemble museum exhibits and construct eye-popping aquariums... but don't forget to save the best bits for your personal collection! Wreck Raiders is an innovative dice-drafting worker placement system. Choose a die from the pool, then send one of your divers to any spot on the board with that number. But be warned: the spot you choose will help any diver in the spots next to you, whether they’re friendly or not. Will you risk letting a rival in on your haul to get that treasure you want, or can you find a way to grab yourself some extra loot? Display your treasures to build museum exhibits, or send them to your vault for huge scoring opportunities... Don’t forget to visit the beach nearby to gather washed-up baubles and spend them to build awesome aquariums. (All sea creatures are treated ethically and released into the wild; also, they are cardboard tiles.) When the game ends, you’ll earn coins for your exhibits, your vault, and your aquariums. The player with the most coins wins! —description from the publisher For more information about Wreck Raiders: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/252877/wreck-raiders To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #Fossilis 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:06 - Gameplay Overview 10:12 - Final Thoughts 13:32 - Credits An incredible new dinosaur graveyard has been discovered, and if the early findings are any indication, it could be a treasure trove of fossils and bones like the world has never seen! In Fossilis, 2 to 5 players become paleontologists working the dig site with shovels, whisk brooms, and chisels looking for a find that could make their career. Each round, players get two actions to dig at the site or make an extraction. As they remove the top layers of sand, clay, and stone, they'll discover trace fossils, which can be exchanged for tools, the plaster necessary to extract bones, and discovery points. As they delve deeper, precious bones will be exposed. They can make a careful extraction if they have the right amount of plaster, but sometimes shifting the earth to cover up a find and slow down the competition is the right move. Bones on their own can be valuable, but museums are really interested in more complete specimens. Sets of bones can be exchanged for museum cards worth big points! Fossilis features a unique 3D dig site board, with recessed pockets filled with dinosaur bones, and thick, chunky terrain tiles that cover the dig site. Players have to use strategy, timing, and a little bit of luck if they want to make the best discoveries, get their name in all the paleontology journals, and of course, win the game. —description from the publisher For more information about Fossilis: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280032/fossilis To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

Episode 219: #Origins2022 Preview Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Kabuto Sumo Total Mayhem and so much more - 6 days, $89 new stuff Flappy Families - 8 days, $27 Bark Avenue - 10 days, $49 Games Played: Hanafuda - Koi Koi Ethnos Clank! Temple of the Ape Lords Expansion Obligatory #Origins2022 Preview: Jason - Hippocrates, Game Brewer, For Sale $70 Katie - Mortum: Medieval Detective, Arcane Wonders, $50 Jason - New York Pizza Delivery, AirLoom Games, For Sale $50 Katie - Suspects, Hachette Games, $30 Jason - Bug Off!,R & R Games, For Sale $15 Katie - Picture Perfect Movie Star and Pickpocket expansions, Arcane Wonders, $23 Jason - Longboard, 25th Century Games, For Sale $20 Katie - Septima, Mindclash Games, demo only Honorable Mentions: Sherlock: Case Connection, Distilled, Dom Pierre, The Spill, Cryptid Cafe, Gartenbau, Life of a Chameleon, Oak Non-Gaming: Getting to hang out with Board Game Rundown and play some games (hopefully). Closing:

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #Scythe 0:00 - Intro 0:06 - Title Screen 0:24 - Description of the Game 1:16 - Gameplay Overview 18:28 - Final Thoughts 22:52 - Credits It is a time of unrest in 1920s Europa. The ashes from the first great war still darken the snow. The capitalistic city-state known simply as “The Factory”, which fueled the war with heavily armored mechs, has closed its doors, drawing the attention of several nearby countries. Scythe is an engine-building game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. In Scythe, each player represents a character from one of five factions of Eastern Europe who are attempting to earn their fortune and claim their faction's stake in the land around the mysterious Factory. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate monstrous mechs. Each player begins the game with different resources (power, coins, combat acumen, and popularity), a different starting location, and a hidden goal. Starting positions are specially calibrated to contribute to each faction’s uniqueness and the asymmetrical nature of the game (each faction always starts in the same place). Scythe gives players almost complete control over their fate. Other than each player’s individual hidden objective card, the only elements of luck or variability are “encounter” cards that players will draw as they interact with the citizens of newly explored lands. Each encounter card provides the player with several options, allowing them to mitigate the luck of the draw through their selection. Combat is also driven by choices, not luck or randomness. Scythe uses a streamlined action-selection mechanism (no rounds or phases) to keep gameplay moving at a brisk pace and reduce downtime between turns. While there is plenty of direct conflict for players who seek it, there is no player elimination. Every part of Scythe has an aspect of engine-building to it. Players can upgrade actions to become more efficient, build structures that improve their position on the map, enlist new recruits to enhance character abilities, activate mechs to deter opponents from invading, and expand their borders to reap greater types and quantities of resources. These engine-building aspects create a sense of momentum and progress throughout the game. The order in which players improve their engine adds to the unique feel of each game, even when playing one faction multiple times. —description from the publisher For more information about Scythe: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169786/scythe To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review Copy Provided by Stonemaier Games***

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #LadiesandGentlemen 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 1:58 - Gameplay Overview 19:15 - Final Thoughts 26:03 - Credits The unusual and asymmetric game Ladies & Gentlemen brings players into the world of glamour. In teams of two – one playing a man, the other a woman – the players try to pull together the best-looking and most famous couple who will attend the big ball. The gentleman's duty is to make as much money as possible, which the lady will then spend on jewelry, clothes, and exclusive accessories. Each team has its own action cards to carry out its tasks, and the more that the players embody their characters – flirtatious, fashion-obsessed ladies, and rich, arrogant, pretentious gentlemen – the more fun and explosive the game will be! —description from the publisher For more information about Ladies & Gentlemen: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124380/ladies-gentlemen To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #PacificRailsInc 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:29 - Gameplay Overview 17:12 - Final Thoughts 21:58 - Credits It is 1862 and the US Congress has decreed that a railroad be built that will span the continent - linking the east coast and the west coast by rail for the first time. The Transcontinental Railroad will be a epic feat of engineering - combining advanced construction techniques with raw human power and determination. A fortune is to be made for those who can build the track the fastest! Your task is to build an efficient team of workers, plan out your route and race the other players to connect both coasts first! In Pacific Rails Inc., players are the Presidents of rival railway companies. Using worker placement and resource management, players compete to build a continuous track from one side of the board to the other. When the two sides meet, the end of the game is triggered and glory await those who have built the best railway. The core mechanic of the game is worker placement. On your turn, you either place a worker onto an action, or remove an existing worker. If you place adjacent to one of your own workers, your actions are powered up. Planning out a sequence of action is vital to get the best results. Keep an eye on the other players and try to block them if they are building up to a super move. You are also building up your team during the game. Your engine starts with just the foreman. You can hire extra Specialists to your train that allow you to build more track, lobby Congress and give you powerful actions. Add in some carriage bonuses and you are on the way to creating a powerful engine that will allow powerful actions to be chained together producing epic turns that will show your mastery of the rails! Once you have your track ready, you need to plan out the best route. You need to have the tracks ready to match the terrain you wish to cover and decide which cities to connect and which to skip. You must be able to complete a connection to the next city in one action - so make sure you're not missing any tracks! Also watch what your rivals are up to - points are on offer if you can get them to use your connected cities. In addition to the fun game play, Pacific Rails Inc has amazing art by Damien Mammoliti, well known for his work on the games Brass, Nocturion, and more. From the box cover all the way to the game board, the artwork is highly-detailed and beautifully crafted. —description from the publisher For more information about Pacific Rails Inc: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/297674/pacific-rails-inc To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #BermudaTriangle In case you didn't catch our live play of Bermuda Triangle on Facebook we wanted to post it here for all of you to check out. Jason and Rory play to see who will have the most money delivering goods in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. For more information about Bermuda Triangle: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2296/bermuda-triangle Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #Satellites 0:00 - Intro 0:09 - Title Screen 0:27 - Description of the Game 1:41 - Gameplay Overview 7:33 - Final Thoughts 8:47 - Credits With barely a foothold in the snow, your squads of Stabilizers have brought new technology that allows for the continuation of The Artemis Project. The launching of geosynchronous platforms called Chariots, which orbit Europa and influence the development of the colonies below. Simultaneously, an elite group of women and men, forged under Europa's harsh conditions, have emerged to assume greater leadership roles. These Commanders have assumed a prestigious rank with great power and authority over the growing colonies. With one harsh development cycle under your belt, you look to expand your colony and compete again to establish the most successful outpost on the resource-rich Europa. The Artemis Project continues... The Artemis Project: Satellites & Commanders is an expansion that adds two new major opportunities for strategic play to the base game. Satellites are off-board locations which players can access and influence the action on the moon’s surface below in subtle yet powerful ways. Commanders are a new category of colonist that can act as any colonist type, lend their power to dice you send to various locations, and assist in end game scoring. —description from the publisher To support this game on Kickstarter check out the link below: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/the-artemis-project-satellites-and-commanders?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=artemis%20project For more information about The Artemis Project: Satellites & Commanders: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/356578/artemis-project-satellites-commanders To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Preview copy provided by Grand Gamers Guild***

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-8jamg-1236f80 Episode 218 - The Emperor and Loki Sat at The Kids Table in Druid City Staring at the Pandasaurus Wearing a Plaid Hat Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Gamefound - good for publishers, rough for users: hidden amount of time left, have to “load more”, landing pages vary greatly Games Played: Corrosion The Prodigals Club Yedo A Few Favorites from Small Publishers: Kids Table Board GamesFossilis Wreck Raiders LokiDetective Charlie Kraken Attack Skybound/Druid CityTidal Blades Pebble Rock Delivery Service Plaid HatAbomination: The Heir of Frankenstein Forgotten Waters Pandasaurus GamesDinosaur Island Silver & Gold Ohanami Wasteland Express Delivery Service Braincrack GamesVenice Closing:

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #MardiGrasMadness 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 1:03 - Gameplay Overview 5:56 - Final Thoughts 7:24 - Credits Mardi Gras Madness offers the fun and frenzy of a Mardi Gras parade all year long! Compete for a wide range of throws and earn points for what you catch, how much you catch, and for matching sets of throws. The strategy lies in beating the crowd to the throws you want. But watch out! Another player can toss a well-timed “Throw Me Something” card to change the parade and put your best laid plans in jeopardy. Of course, you have “Throw Me Something” cards, too…. Are you ready for some Mardi Gras Madness? Winning Mardi Gras Madness means catching the best combination of throws to score the most points at the end of your parade. Each “Throws Card” has a value from 0 to 6, and collecting the right sets of matching cards can boost your end game scoring. When two or more players try to catch the same throws, a roll-off occurs. Highest roll wins all the throws! "Throw Me Something" cards are specific advantages that allow players to break the rules. You earn them when you lose roll-offs. So no matter what happens, players are always working to improve their standing at the parade. Mardi Gras Madness has a challenging solo mode, authentic artwork, a family-friendly theme and a fun pace! —description from the publisher For more information about Mardi Gras Madness: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/287922/mardi-gras-madness To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by Uplink Underground Games***

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #Haithabu 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 2:03 - Gameplay Overview 22:48 - Final Thoughts 29:57 - Credits Haithabu is named after an important trading settlement located at the southern end of the Jutland Peninsula (on what's today the border of Denmark and Germany) that the Vikings used from the 8th to the 11th centuries. Its location on the Baltic and North Seas and on the trade routes between Scandinavia and the Frankish Empire led to goods from around the known world — such as the Baltics, Baghdad, and Constantinople — being traded here. The subject of constant wars and changes of power, as well as the progressive Christianization of those in the north, Haithabu — known as "Hedeby" in English — had a rich history that ended in 1050 when the Norwegian king sacked and burned the town in a conflict with Denmark. As Vikings, players trade with all the known world while also living through the changes and dark days at the end of the Early Middle Ages. In the game, players take turns performing individual actions on an action rondel, and what's most critical in the game is the timing of the actions because in each round each color of action can be selected only once. Players must react to market price changes and event dice that can cause complications. —description from the publisher To check out the video where I borrowed the house rules from click the link below: https://youtu.be/OKzwPUVEM60 For more information about Haithabu: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169795/haithabu To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #TheProdigalsClub 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:29 - Gameplay Overview 17:46 - Final Thoughts 20:46 - Credits Welcome to The Prodigals Club! You and your fellows are proper Victorian gentlemen who have realized that the lower classes have more fun. Now you are in a friendly competition to see which of you can destroy his own social standing most thoroughly. In The Prodigals Club, you compete in three separate competitions: trying to lose an election, trying to get rid of all your possessions, or trying to offend the most influential people in high society. You can play any two competitions in combination or play all three simultaneously. Each competition interacts with the other two. To win, you need to balance your strategy and play all the competitions well. The Prodigals Club is thematically related to Vladimír Suchý's Last Will. You do not need Last Will to play as Prodigals stands alone; that said, the rulebook also explains how to combine the two games together should you desire to do so. —description from the publisher For more information about The Prodigals Club: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181796/prodigals-club To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #SantasLittleElves 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:28 - Gameplay Overview 9:20 - Final Thoughts 12:46 - Credits Welcome to the North Pole! As one of Santa's elves, you work on the factory line all year long building toys for kids who don't even know that you exist and probably wouldn't care anyway. It's exhausting work with bad pay, unpaid overtime, no vacations, no chance of promotions, and you only get 1 day off a year! With all these awful working conditions, you've decided that it's every elf for themselves. Occasionally you'll steal a small toy from the factory line and sell it on SANTAZON. After all, who's going to notice if a toy or two fall off the back of the sleigh here and there? The only problem - your fellow elves have caught onto your sneaky antics. They'll spy on you and turn you in the first chance they get...unless you give them what you have stolen, of course! —description from the publisher To show this game some support on Kickstarter check out the following link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/santaslittleelves/santas-little-elves To find out more about the game check out Board Game Nexus: https://theboardgamenexus.com/product/santas-little-elves/ To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Preview Copy Provided by TGG Games***

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #ShakyManor 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:04 - Gameplay Overview 4:05 - Final Thoughts 6:15 - Credits The mansion up the hill has always had a reputation…of being cursed. After dark, villagers keep seeing strange things moving behind the windows as the house seems to be "tilting" and "rocking". It is said that the only way to break the mansion's curse would be to gather in one specific room some of the ghoulish ghosts, wandering eyes, slithering snakes, crawling spiders, and other objects that have been inhabiting its dusty walls. Will you be the first to break the curse…and flee the mansion? To win Panic Mansion, you must be the first to complete five challenges by gently tilting and shaking the box to place the correct objects into one room, following the information on the cards. —description from the publisher For more information about Shaky Manor: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232045/shaky-manor To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-fsfk2-122e061 Episode 217 - Lookout Mayfair! Euros are coming! Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Through Ice and Snow - 6 days, $53 Brindlewood Bay: Cozy Murder Mystery RPG - 10 days, $20 digital/$65 hardback The Flood - 13 days, $55/$149 (all in) Games Played: Tokaido Long Shot: The Dice Game Century: Spice Road Our Favorite Mayfair/Lookout Games: 7 - Le Havre 6 - No Thanks! 5 - Agricola 4 - De Vulgari Eloquentia 3 - Lords of Vegas 2 - Merkator 1 - Grand Austria Hotel Honorable Mentions: Mandala, Snowdonia, Star Trek Catan, Leonardo Da Vinci, Toledo (don’t own) Closing:

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #Momiji 0:00 - Intro 0:06 - Title Screen 0:24 - Description of the Game 1:40 - Gameplay Overview 15:08 - Final Thoughts 18:11 - Credits In Momiji, you attempt to fulfill objectives by collecting the most valuable autumn leaves from the Imperial Garden in ancient Japan. You start with a hand of six leaf cards and a series of three landscape powers that combine to form a unique panorama. (For the first game, landscapes are assigned, but they can be drafted in subsequent games.) Leaf cards come in 4-6 types depending on the number of players, with values of 0-3 in each type. Start with four random cards in the central playing area, sorted by type. Place 4-6 randomly chosen objective tokens in the center of play; sample objectives are collecting the most 0s, having the most cards of a specific type, or having the highest sum of visible cards at game's end. On your turn, choose one of these three options: Collect leaf cards: Take all the leaves of one type from the central display and add them to your hand; if you wish, pay one acorn token to reveal four new leaf cards prior to choosing a type. Play leaf cards: Place 1-2 leaf cards of the same type or two or more cards of different types in your player area. Each type is placed in its own pile, with 0 being the first card you can play of a type; each subsequent card must the same number or at most one larger. Once you play a 3 on a pile, cover that pile with a torii token as that pile is now closed for you. If you play different types, then after playing, each pair of adjacent topmost cards in your area; if both cards show an acorn on the adjacent corners, you take two acorn tokens from the reserve. Activate a objective token: Pay three acorn tokens to place an objective token in your player area. This activates the objective, and anyone might score for it at game's end. Once during a turn, you can discard two cards from your hand for one acorn token or spend an acorn to use a landscape power or do both of these actions. You can use each landscape power at most once during a game. When the leaf card deck is empty or after 4-6 leaf piles are closed with a torii token, the game ends. For each pile of leaves, you score points equal to the value of the topmost card multiplied by the number of cards in the pile. Remaining acorn tokens are worth 1 point each. For each activated objective, you see who best meets the condition and therefore scores points; if the player holding the token scores, they receive 10 points, whereas anyone else who scores that objective receives 3 points. Each player scores in case of a tie. The player with the most victory points at the end of the game wins. —description from the publisher For more information about Momiji: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322282/momiji To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #Reap 0:00 - Intro 0:06 - Title Screen 0:24 - Description of the Game 1:05 - Gameplay Overview 8:44 - Final Thoughts 11:34 - Credits Become death and play as a new Reaper each turn, trying to seize more souls than your fellow Reapers. Players will each draw a new Reaper Card, Place 1-3 skull tokens on either the Reap, sweep and keep located on their reaper card, behind a small Screen. Reveal their cards and take turns Reaping (moving their Reaper Meeple around the board), Sweeping (removing the less desirable souls off the board) or Keeping (attempting to out bid other players for souls of the same type that their meeple is standing on) The Player who successfully claims 9 souls by successfully outbidding the others is the winner! —description from the publisher For more information about Reap: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348032/reap To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review Copy Provided by Jason Anarchy Games***

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #ViticultureWorld 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 1:40 - Gameplay Overview 14:59 - Final Thoughts 18:44 - Credits Cooperate with members of your extended winemaking family in various asymmetric regions around the world in Viticulture World: Cooperative Expansion as you try to achieve global recognition. Balance the management of your individual vineyard with the combined effort of your fellow players to gain influence within the region. Using the new game board, tiles, tokens, and event cards combined with the original vineyard mats and game cards, you have six years to achieve the two conditions necessary for victory in the selected region: (1) Each player must reach 25 victory points and (2) the shared influence token must reach the end of the influence track. The cooperation, objectives, and asymmetry in this expansion are similar to that of Spirit Island and Orleans: Invasion. The Viticulture core game is required to play the Viticulture World expansion. Other expansions are compatible with this expansion. —description from the publisher For more information about Viticulture World: Cooperative Expansion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360226/viticulture-world-cooperative-expansion To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review Copy Provided by Stonemaier Games***

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #ClueMuseumCaper 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - Title Screen 0:28 - Description of the Game 1:08 - Gameplay Overview 7:37 - Final Thoughts 11:28 - Credits This is a semi-cooperative game which puts the "thief" against the rest of the players, who take the role of detectives. As the thief, you secretly plot your movements around a private art museum. As you go, the detectives take turns trying to find you with their eyes, the video cameras, or motion detectors. You can deactivate the cameras, and you can even cut off the power to the entire museum to mask your movements. Another advantage is that the thief gets a turn after every detective's individual turn. Another problem for the detectives is the fact that, once the thief has picked up a painting, she can take her next turn before removing the painting from the gameboard. The good guys know the vicinity, but won't know her exact location, as the thief is now up to 3 squares away from that spot. If a detective ever spots you with the naked eye, secret movement is over, and the thief's token is placed on the board for all to see. This can get frantic, since the thief can only move 1-3 spaces, while detectives roll a d6 for movement! The thief player has to decide when to attempt a getaway. The catch is, some of the windows and doors are locked. There are actual lock pieces, and you must flip over the one you are attempting to open (instant detective frenzy!). If she has stolen 3 paintings (in a one-off game), and manages to get out, she wins. In a tournament style game, each player gets a turn at being the thief, so the number of paintings needed will vary based on the other players' scores. —description from the publisher For more information about Clue: The Great Museum Caper: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1484/clue-great-museum-caper To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

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#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #ForumTrajanum 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:43 - Gameplay Overview 23:50 - Final Thoughts 28:06 - Credits Emperor Trajan plans to have a monument built for eternity: the Forum Trajanum. It is supposed to become the biggest and most glorious Emperor's forum that the Roman world has ever seen — not only in order to demonstrate his success as Princeps Optimus in an imposing manner, but also to foster the well-being and the fame of the honorable citizens of Rome. In Forum Trajanum, each player governs a Colonia, founded by Trajan himself, and thus is the head of one of the highest-ranking cities in the entire Roman Empire. While the players try to optimally develop their own Colonia, they should not fail in supporting the Emperor's building project to the best of their abilities at the same time. The player who is most successful in doing so will — after expiry of their term of office — be admitted to the small circle of illustrious and mighty personalities surrounding the Emperor. —description from the publisher For more information about Forum Trajanum: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244049/forum-trajanum To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #Zapotec 0:00 - Intro 0:06 - Title Screen 0:24 - Description of the Game 1:58 - Gameplay Overview 20:33 - Final Thoughts 24:49 - Credits The Zapotec were a pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica. Archaeological evidence reveal their culture going back at least 2,500 years. Remnants of the ancient city of Monte Albán in the form of buildings, ball courts, magnificent tombs, and finely worked gold jewelry testify of this once great civilization. Monte Albán was one of the first major cities in Mesoamerica and the center of the Zapotec state that dominated much of the territory that today belongs to the Mexican state of Oaxaca. In a game of Zapotec, you build temples, cornfields and villages in the three valleys surrounding the capital to generate resources needed for building pyramids, making sacrifices to the gods, and performing rituals. Each round, players simultaneously pick a card from their hand to determine their turn order and the resources they collect. Players then perform individual turns and spend resources to build new houses, gain access to special abilities, make sacrifices to the gods and build pyramids. The played action card determines three important aspects of each player's turn: The resource printed at the top of the card determines the row or column to activate on the resource grid to collect income. The icon in the middle of the card matches one of the nine properties of the building spaces on the map (one of three building types, one of three regions, or one of three terrain types). On their turn, players may build only on spaces that match that icon. The number at the bottom of the card dictates the turn order for the round when the card is played. At the end of the round, players draft new cards from the central offer, with the final undrafted card becoming the scoring bonus card for the following round. After five rounds, players score points for pyramids, for their position on the sacrifice track, and for their ritual cards. The player with the most victory points wins. —description from the publisher For more information about Zapotec: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322589/zapotec To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review Copy Provided by Board&Dice***

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #PuertoRico 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:50 - Gameplay Overview 20:23 - Final Thoughts 24:22 - Credits In Puerto Rico, players assume the roles of colonial governors on the island of Puerto Rico. The aim of the game is to amass victory points by shipping goods to Europe or by constructing buildings. Each player uses a separate small board with spaces for city buildings, plantations, and resources. Shared between the players are three ships, a trading house, and a supply of resources and doubloons. The resource cycle of the game is that players grow crops which they exchange for points or doubloons. Doubloons can then be used to buy buildings, which allow players to produce more crops or give them other abilities. Buildings and plantations do not work unless they are manned by colonists. During each round, players take turns selecting a role card from those on the table (such as "Trader" or "Builder"). When a role is chosen, every player gets to take the action appropriate to that role. The player that selected the role also receives a small privilege for doing so - for example, choosing the "Builder" role allows all players to construct a building, but the player who chose the role may do so at a discount on that turn. Unused roles gain a doubloon bonus at the end of each turn, so the next player who chooses that role gets to keep any doubloon bonus associated with it. This encourages players to make use of all the roles throughout a typical course of a game. Puerto Rico uses a variable phase order mechanism in which a "governor" token is passed clockwise to the next player at the conclusion of a turn. The player with the token begins the round by choosing a role and taking the first action. Players earn victory points for owning buildings, for shipping goods, and for manned "large buildings." Each player's accumulated shipping chips are kept face down and come in denominations of one or five. This prevents other players from being able to determine the exact score of another player. Goods and doubloons are placed in clear view of other players and the totals of each can always be requested by a player. As the game enters its later stages, the unknown quantity of shipping tokens and its denominations require players to consider their options before choosing a role that can end the game. In 2011 and mostly afterwards, Puerto Rico was published to include both Puerto Rico: Expansion I – New Buildings and Puerto Rico: Expansion II – The Nobles. These versions are included in the other game entry Puerto Rico (with two expansions), not this regular game entry for Puerto Rico. Some editions of Puerto Rico list the player count as 2-5 instead of 3-5, and they include variant rules for games with only two players. —description from the publisher For more information about Puerto Rico: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3076/puerto-rico To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #ChangeHorses 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:07 - Gameplay Overview 10:45 - Final Thoughts 12:54 - Credits A racing game with a twist. Players secretly get a horse (of a particular color) assigned before the game starts. The player with the horse in last place at the end of the game wins. On your turn - sequence of play is decided by auction - you play a card that controls two different colored horese. When every player has put down cards, the horses move; but only horses with an odd number of cards on the table! If the number of open cards is even, the horse does not move. But, true to the spirit of horse racing, each player has a chance to play a "dirty trick", including Change Horses. This can affect the game dramatically. The best detailed description of the game is here. {This is one of the few multiplayer games that plays equally well with only two} —description from the publisher For more information about Change Horses: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30379/change-horses To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com