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The Twilight Saga: New Moon -- The Movie Board Game
$14.99
Do not purchase this game it is not fun at all. The only thing i found useful was the trivia cards.

Doom: The Boardgame
$69.99
Short - Overall, it is a very fun and well designed game. Trying to kill every single monster that comes your way, be it before or behind you will inevitably wear your health down. The marines' goal is to blast their way to the end of the map to win. The invader's goal is to get a total of 6 kills, thus winning the game.

Long -Doom is slightly complex and it will take 1-3 tries before fully grasping the rules. Once you're past the learning curve it is a blast.

The marines start out with basic equipment and gain armor bonuses, health, etc when they collect the chip. Each player is given a set of "traits" that enhances their character. Ideally, use the traits to your advantage. There is theoretically unlimited ammunition - in practicality, if you roll poorly, you may a lose an ammo chip. The chainsaw is by far one of the most effective weapons in the game; it can do a full 360 degree sweep if you are surrounded, requires no ammo, and cannot break. The only downside is, if you do not have a sizable amount of health to melee your foes, you may get knocked around pretty hard.

The game does favor the invader (bad guy) with a bit too many instantly available abilities. One example is darkness that drastically reduces line of site and allows for the Invader to spawn an enemy even closer. The invader can only place enemies in revealed areas; however, according to the modules, there are pre-set monsters that spawn once an area is uncovered. Once an area is uncovered the invader can then spawn additional monsters as -long as it is out of line of sight from any given marine-. This makes for incredibly challenging late game fights.

Pieces are made with hard plastic (marines and monsters). All pieces are thick cardboard, best when played on a solid surface like a table.

Pictureka
$22.99
Hey this game is a blast, the adults and the kids will love this game. Get it you will not be disapointed !!

The Settlers of Catan
$49.99
Settlers of Catan is a very dynamic board game which offers tons of fun, and is also a good way to teach basic economics.

The board game is made up of 19 hexes arranged roughly in a circle. There are 6 different types of hexes. 5 of them produce resources while the 6th (desert hex) does not.

Each hex has a number token placed on it. Using 2 dice, when the number of a hex is rolled, settlements located on the vertices of that hex will produce resources.

Using the 5 types of resources, players aim to build roads to expand and build more settlements, which in turn can be used to acquire more resources, and later upgrade their settlements to cities. Cities will produce 2 resources for the hex they are situated on.

Each settlement is worth 1 point, and each city is worth 2. The goal is to emerge victorious with 10 Victory Points.

There is another way to acquire resources, and that is through trading. Players can: trade with each other, trade via a port, trade through maritime trade.

Trading with other players benefits those involved but sometimes, they may not have what you need, or simply don't want to trade to you. In this situation, using a port, where a settlement of city is located enables players to trade 2 or 3 of the same resource for the resource desired. Trading through maritime trade is the most costly, because the ratio is 4:1.

In addition to building, players can spend resources to purchase Development Cards. The cards have different effects, which range from earning an additional Victory Point, building 2 roads at no cost, taking all of a specific resource players hold (Monopoly), to using the Knight Card to move the Robber to a different hex and steal a resource from a player whose settlement or city is built upon.

There are two other ways to acquire points. The first is via The Longest Road. The player with The Longest Road earns 2 extra Victory Points. The second is via The Largest Army. This involves purchasing Development Cards, and using the Knight Card more than any other player (minimum of 3 Knights must be played).

While there is no limit to the number of resources players can hold, there is a safe maximum amount to hold on to. The magic number is 7. When a 7 is rolled, (the most frequently rolled number) all players who hold 8 or more cards must discard half, rounded down. The turn player then moves the robber to a hex and take a resource card from a player whose settlement is built on. The robber also prevents that hex from producing any resources. This game mechanic enables lagging players a chance to stifle the lead of others and catch up.

The arrangement of the hexes, number tokens and ports can be changed each time (shuffle face down for randomness) to offer a different board layout so the game is never quite the same. The learning curve isn't that steep, but it takes a keen trader and strategist to come out on top.

In my experience, this game is most enjoyable with 4 players (there is an extension set to allow 2 more players to play). Play time is generally about 1-1.5 hours. It is a great way to interact with friends and family members, alongside snacks, drinks and with a sports event or movie playing in the background.

If you're leaning on the fence, on whether to purchase, check out the tons of images online for Settlers of Catan.

Thanks for reading. I hope you found this review helpful.