Carrotia (Boardgame)
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Posted on July 18th, 2017 by
Carriotia has players cooperate to quickly build a progressively bigger maze, moving their rabbit to collect carrots when they finish. A timed section has players laying out maze tiles to connect the start and end points of the maze, followed by an untimed phase where players take turns moving about the board trying to pick up the placed carrot tokens. The rabbit must exit the maze in a limited number of moves, and things can get complicated as various birds also move about and can affect the board. Complete three progressively larger mazes and then count your carrots to measure your performance. Thirty carrots is an incredible score, while collecting only ten carrots means there are hard times ahead this winter.
Carrotia
Publisher: Mage Company
Ages: 8+
Players: 1-6
Time: 30 minutes
(Review copy provided by Mage Company)
Taito Wins This Round at Round 1 Arcade!
Posted on July 14th, 2017 by
At the beginning of the year, my brothers were telling me about a really cool arcade near where they live. And just a couple of months ago, I finally got a chance to go to it and take pictures. And now I finally got a chance to post them here! Anyway, it’s called Round 1, and it has a bowling alley, karaoke, darts, pool tables, and a big kiddie play area. But who cares about any of those things? (joking) It also has a really big arcade with lots of ways to separate itself from other typical arcades.
WizKids RPG Miniatures Update
Posted on July 13th, 2017 by
Another round of nifty little plastic figures have been released by WizKids. A new line of minis complements the recent Pathfinder Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path. In addition, two special sets of player-character minis have been released under the Dungeons and Dragon label. The pair of releases are interesting because each contains the same six characters, but the first release shows them at a low level while the follow-up release arms the miniatures with much more advanced and/or epic looking weapons, armor, and tools. As usual, these prepainted minis aren’t cheap, but they’re fun to have on hand to help set the tone and sort through the complexities of battle.
Pathfinder 2017 Update (RPG)
Posted on July 11th, 2017 by
The Pathfinder RPG keeps chugging along with recent releases including a remake of the urban-based adventure-path (campaign), the Curse of the Crimson Throne. Other supplements include the Bestiary 6 (with a number of high-level monsters) and the Adventurer’s Guide full of secret and not-so-secret organizations for your world. I’ve also recently found out Paizo has even made the content of well over a dozen of the game’s rules and supplements freely accessible online!
Import Amiibo
Posted on July 10th, 2017 by
As many of you may know, I’m a big fan of collecting Nintendo’s amiibo figures. Most amiibo figures are released in the US and Japan, and some are harder to get than others. I’ve been able to get most of the amiibo figures I own in stores in the US, but I have had to import a few in the past. But did you know that as of this writing, there are some amiibo figures that are only available in Japan? Well I recently imported those so I thought I’d go over them now.
Cary’s Best Games of 2017 SO FAR Awards Show!
Posted on July 7th, 2017 by
Can you believe this year is already half over? What I like to do this time of year is write about the best games of the year so far. Everyone is all excited over recent E3 announcements, and most of the really good titles come out during the Christmas season at the tail end of the year, and the games that come out earlier tend to be forgotten. So this is where those games get their due. Keep in mind that no outside opinions went into the making of this list. It’s just my own picks. And if a game is missing from my list, it either didn’t appeal to me as much, or I just simply haven’t played it yet. Can’t play all the games out there, you know! Luckily I have to say that this year we’ve already gotten way better games than we did at this point last year, so that’s a good thing. Anyway, without further ado, welcome to Cary’s Best Games of 2017 SO FAR Awards Show!
Cary’s E3 2017 Notes
Posted on June 16th, 2017 by
So another Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 for short), one of the biggest video game trade shows, has come to a close. And yet again, I didn’t get to go this year. But that won’t stop me from writing about it! So here’s my takeaway points from this year’s E3.
New Fire Emblem amiibo
Posted on June 14th, 2017 by
I just got a new two-pack set of amiibo figures, so I thought I’d share with you what they look like and such. Apparently they’re characters from a new Fire Emblem game. You’ll have to forgive me, but since I’m not much of a Fire Emblem fan, I don’t have much to say about these figures.
Nyko Peripherals (PS4)
Posted on May 9th, 2017 by
Sometimes the tangle of wires coming out of your game system is just a pain in the neck. If you want to simplify your setup, Nyko has several options to make your gaming gear easier to store and charge. The Charge Block serves as a drop and forget controller rest and charger while the SpeakerCom is a cheap and easy way to play without needing a headset and mic.
Dice Stars (Boardgame)
Posted on May 4th, 2017 by
In Dice Stars, players choose dice from a common pool to best fill in their scorepad. Choosing stars is important as they can double or zero out sections of your score. Players roll dice into a common pool and then choose sets of dice in the pool to score on their pad. A quick, 20 minute game provides players with interesting choices to mitigate luck and provide strategic play, while still providing some of the highs and lows of a dice-based game.
Dice Stars
Publisher: Wizkids
Ages: 10+
Players: 1-4
Time: 20 minutes
(Review copy provided by Wizkids)
