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Admit it. There's a small part of you reading this right now that can't help but be fascinated by the concept of the kaiju, or the giant monster. The Godzilla's, the King Kong's, the Mothra's, even yes the Power Ranger Zords. They are giant and they wreck stuff. They count. Of course, these are all fictional beings, as is their destruction. But... it's fun to imagine, isn't it? Stomping through cities, looking down at all the ant-sized citizens? Well, now you don't ha...ve to imagine anymore with King Of Tokyo by Richard Garfield. In King Of Tokyo, you take control of one of several different, completely original, not at all copyright infringing giant monsters all vying for control of Tokyo! You'll roll to determine your actions each turn which include healing, gaining crystals you can use to buy upgrades, scoring points, and smashing in the faces of the other monsters. It's a fierce battle as control for Tokyo itself switches often, as do all the advantages that go along with it. In the end, there's only two ways to win: take down all the other monsters, or be the first to 20 points! Due to it's nature as a dice-rolling game, there's a heavy amount of gambling involved which, honestly, just adds to the fun chaos of the game. And like all games of chance, there's a strategy to it do you try to stick to Tokyo, fast track your way to the win and hope you don't die in the process? Or do you stick to the outskirts, try to outlast everyone and use the upgrade cards to your advantage? There's all sorts of strategies, fitting all sorts of play styles, all of which are valid though they also depend on the rolls of the dice. It's a gamble. But, what do you expect, really? Being a giant monster IS a gamble. All those little planes and tanks HURT. In conclusion, this is a great game for both family and friends a like. It's easy to learn and pick up, and incredibly colourful and vibrant. It's a lot of fun, and I'd say definitely a favourite here at the store whenever we're looking for a quick game to play. It's never a friendship, either, since it's usually all luck of the rolls, but when someone gets consistently lucky? THEN you know who the REAL monster is. Giant monster, that is.

Every culture has it's traditions. Greek children are told to toss their loose teeth onto the roofs of their homes to bring the family good luck. Northern Finland has annual air guitar championships, Poland and the Ukraine have Wet Monday water fights instead of Easter Monday, and Canadians have hockey nights and extreme politeness. But one of the oldest traditions dating all the way back to Imperial China is the Harvest Festival. And that's what Lanterns by https://www....facebook.com/PlayRGS/ - is all about. Lanterns is a tile placing and colour matching game for two to four people, where you act as artisans attempting to place lanterns around a lake and gain the most honor. At the start of each turn, players place a tile, trying to match colours to gain Lantern cards of the same colours, which they can use in specific combinations to gain dedication tokens which give them points at the end of the game. Matching can also gain you favour tokens which you can spend to trade one colour of lantern for another. Once all lake tiles have been placed, points are tabulated, and the player with the most points and the most spectacular lantern display wins. Lanterns is another in a long line of excellent games that are simple but elegant. It's only for four players, because each side of the tile represents a direction pointing TOWARDS a player and when one player matches a colour, all other players get the colour of card corresponding to them. As dedication tokens are taking the point values for their corresponding group three pairs, one of each, and four of a kind go down, meaning you need to plan accordingly to get the highest number of points. There's a strategy there, too do you focus on one grouping? Or do you try to get whatever you can, based on the coloured lantern cards you get? In conclusion, Lanterns is an amazingly beautiful game, perfect for a family game night or friends looking for something competitive and quick. It's bright and colourful, easy to learn and pick up, but still full of strategy to master. And, most importantly, it's FUN, and a great addition to any board gamer's collection. So pick up a copy wherever you can and make this game YOUR new weekly tradition.

Back before the inventions of planes and automobiles, the best way for people to get around the world aside from walking for a healthy dose of exercise were trains. Also known as mechanical land worms, these great heaps of metal with passengers inside chugged along on tracks connecting one station and one area of the world to another. And while slow, they offered many chances for panoramic views from the outside and murder mysteries on the inside. Thankfully, Ticket To Ri...de published by https://www.facebook.com/daysofwonder/ offers all of that in a convenient, stay at home package including the murder mystery, if your players are bloodthirsty enough. Ticket To Ride is a cross country adventure game where you play as engineers trying to get their trains along the correct routes. You'll collect coloured cards corresponding to coloured routes on the map, and spend them to place trains on the board. Once one person has two or lest trains left, each other player gets one more turn and then the game ends and the player with the most points tallied from value of placed trains and destination tickets, among other things wins. Here's the thing about this game: It's perfect for both families looking for something simple and easy to play on a Sunday night AND for super competitive friend groups always looking for a way to get ahead of other players. It's simple to learn, but hard to master I can't count the number of times I've failed to land a route which cost me points in the end for not finishing my ticket. There's tons of strategies like taking low point tickets and not worrying more about getting long routes than finishing the tickets and it takes a few games to figure out which ones to use. All in all, Ticket To Ride is a super fun game that we heartily recommend. Whether your a geography nut looking to complain that the board isn't geographically accurate, or a board game lover looking for a quick, fun game to fill out your night, Ticket To Ride is the game for you.