July 10, 2008 11:41 - EXAGO - A family strategy game where each player tries to be the first to get 4 hexagonal tiles in a row.
EXAGO
With simple and straightforward rules, Exago is a fascinating family game. Each player starts out with 6 colored tiles (in 2 player games, each player gets 12 tiles). To win, you just need to be the first to place four of your hexagonal tiles on the grid in a straight line. Easy enough. But the challenge and strategy of good offensive and defensive tile placement becomes extremely obvious after just the first game. Each move requires planning for anticipated future moves such as in chess and other strategy games. Simply put, Exago is an fun and addictive game that everybody will want to play again and again!
Contents of Exago:
1 Gameboard
48 Hexagonal Tiles
Instruction Leaflet
July 16, 2008 10:06 - HeroScape: Rise of the Valkyrie - this is war games simplified but still challenging.
HeroScape: Rise of the Valkyrie $59.99
War is being Waged in Valhalla!
Valhalla was a happy and peaceful place until the discovery of the wellsprings. The water from the springs brought powers and visions to those that drank from it. The visions included images of heroes and warriors from other worlds and times locked in deadly combat. With their new powers, the Valkyrie devised ways to beckon these creatures and use them against their enemies. The lush lands of Valhalla have now become a war-torn and desolate ruin.
Heroes and warriors from all worlds and times are now ready to wage war in Valhalla, and you have come to lead them. Will you be part of the Jandar Army who longs for peace? Or will you be vengeful and lead the Utgar Army to gain control for yourself and your minions?
Build your battlefield, gather your armies and wage war against your enemies. Will you be cunning and powerful enough to crush your enemies and claim victory?
July 28, 2008 11:53 - SAIKORO - Saikoro is an amazing 2-player strategy game. The game is simple enough you can teach it in under 2 minutes, yet challenging enough that you can play it over and over.
Try and trap your opponent by limiting their movement and pulling them in a direction they don't want to go, but be careful!
SAIKORO
The board is broken-up in to an 8-pocket by 8-pocket grid. 62 of these pockets have a die in them and the remaining 2 squares have solid cubes. Play starts with putting the lid over the game and shaking it to randomize the board. From there, players take turns moving. The rules are very simple.
1. Players must move their piece to a square occupied by a die. Upon landing, the die is removed.
2. To stop on a square, the player must move through the exact number of squares (including the stopping point) as the number on the die
indicates.
3. Players are not allowed to cross over empty squares, their opponent's square, to cross their own path, or to move diagonally.
4. Players must end their move no more than 6 squares from their opponent (diagonal distances not allowed).
5. The first player who can not find a legal move loses.
The rules are simple enough, but play is very dynamic. Saikoro has the feel of a wrestling match. Bound together by the six-square-distance rule, players end up circling each other. Since the dice are removed off the board as play proceeds, each move made drastically limits the options remaining. The strategy of the game is in trapping your opponent, but one missed move may seal your playing piece in your own trap. The game is fast and brilliant. No two games are the same.
