Game Arrivals: Week of March 23rd – 29th

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In from Ravensburger is Indigo, a colorful family board game for ages 8+.  In Indigo players create twisting pathways for gathering gems and moving them along to their own gateways.  Not every gateway may belong to just one player; building occasional alliances with your opponents could be the key to ultimate success.

Created by game designer Reiner Knizia who also created Fits, Ingenious, Carcassonne: The Castle, and Ra to name a few.  Indigo received the Parent’s Choice Gold Award 2012.

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Also in from Academy Games is1775 Rebellion, a cooperative game from their Birth of America Series.  

In 1775 – Rebellion, players control the major factions that participated in the American Revolution. On the British side these are represented by the British Regulars (Redcoats), Loyalist Militia, and German Hessian Mercenaries; the Americans are represented by the Continental Army, Patriot Militia, and French Regulars. In addition, both sides may ally themselves with the Native Americans. 

Players for each side strategize together in order to coordinate their campaigns. Each side attempts to control colonies on the map. Players may then place Reinforcements into any City Area(s) within colonies that their side controls. The game ends when a truce is called and the side controlling the most colonies wins the game. 

Camelot – The Build Wotan Games

In from Wotan Games is Camelot – The Build.  We had a chance to play this game recently at a game convention we attended.

Games is Camelot – The Build is a fun tile-laying game of positively medieval stratagems and low cunning.  With only 3 short rules its easy to learn.  A players’ hand is made up of 10 tiles place on the table in front of them. 7 of these tiles must be placed face up and 3 are placed face down.  The tiles range in point value from 0 to 5.  Players take turns placing up to 3 tiles within the castle walls.  You score points not only on the tiles you placed but also on any tiles that lay adjacent to the ones you just placed.  Play continues until the castle is completely filled.  There’s one twist at the end of the game.  Your last play scores double negative points.  So, it’s important to not save a high point value tile for your last play.

Cardline – Globetrotter Asmodee

The goal of Cardline is to be the first to rid your hand of cards. Each card is double-sided that depicts a country.  One side of the card will have information about that country’s size, population, GDP, and CO2 emissions.  At the start of the game players will decide which one of these 4 statistics they’ll compare.

Continental Express Asmodee

Reiner Kinizia Amazing Flea Circus R&R Games

Adding to our young kids selection is another Riner Kinizia designed game, Amazaing Flea Circus from R&R Games.  

Step right up! Calling all Cats and Dogs! The Flea Circus is about to begin! It’s a wild time under the Big-Top as dogs and cats race from one show to the next. Players use their best circus act cards to attract the most animals. Play your cards right and you can steal the audience away from your neighbor! But watch out for the Animal Catcher — he’ll snatch your animals away! Whoever has the most cats and dogs at their show wins the game!

Lords of Vegas Up Mayfair Games

Android Netrunner Double Time Data Pack Fantasy Flight

In from Fantasy Flight is the latest data pack expansion, Double Time for the base game Android Netrunner.  This data pack contains 60 new cards designed to augment Corp and Runner decks – cards 101-120 of the Spin Cycle.