Every once in a while we’ll stumble upon a silly children’s game at a thrift store for a few dollars and we’ll say to ourselves, “Why not?” So we pick it up to try it out. Yet again, we have found a tiny gem with this silly game, Jumping Jack.
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My thoughts on a game, good and bad.
As both the title of the game and this post might imply, this new arrival to our collection is a fast-moving rush of a game. A different take on the typical worker-placement game, this cooperative game really makes you feel like you’re working in a busy fast-paced kitchen, and it is one I personally will want to be bringing to the table more often.
Okay, no, that’s not the actual name of any game (though that would be kinda coo, huh?). The title of the game I want to talk about today is, Escape: The Curse of the Temple, and it is awesome.
I call it the thrill of a lifetime because, well, it is. It’s a real-time game that only takes 10 minutes and with the only actions being to roll dice as fast as f***ing possible and move your piece through the depths of the temple searching for an escape, it gets pretty intense. (I got a little adrenaline boost just thinking about it). It’s one of my favorite games, and it has helped me get a lot of my friends into board games as well. It’s fairly light, easy to teach and play, and generally gets people excited about playing games. Overall, I really recommend it.
Unfortunately, this will be another post void of any photos aside from the shot of some box covers. Don’t get too mad, I’m doing it for you! Honest! Photos of components, game play, or anything else would only serve as spoilers, and trust me – you don’t want that!
Today I want to talk about Escape Room themed games. Specifically, I will be discussing Exit: The Game because I’ve played all those that currently exist (and they’re friggin’ awesome). These are games that my friends and I are huge fans of for a lot of reasons, so this will be done as a list of general things I want to say about them.
I hope that I can cleverly persuade you to love them as well! (And let’s be honest, I do have a way with words.) So without further ado, heeeereee we go!
That title should be sung to a certain tune, but I’ll let you figure that out.
Now, unfortunately I don’t have any pictures for you all with this one, nor do I have a plethora of knowledge since I have only played one legacy game. (Gosh, I can hear your booing and hissing… cool your jets and listen). Now that all the impatient kids are gone, let’s dive in. Although I don’t have a lot of experience with this type of game, I enjoyed the one that I played SO much, that I felt it deserved to be raved about. So, without further ado, let’s talk about Pandemic Legacy.
Let me start by saying this: I hate base Pandemic. I see I’ve lost a few more of you…and that’s okay. Base Pandemic offers nothing more to me than a few colorful cubes and an excuse for alpha-players to quarterback for half an hour. It’s boring, redundant, and really not worth my time. Pandemic Legacy takes the general concept of the base game and transforms it into something that can be genuinely enjoyed by everyone involved, and really cuts down on quarterbacking. Plus, it can actually be quite the stress-reliever, despite the insane to consider fact that you might end up playing 24 rounds of the game by the end! In an effort to cut down on the fluff and stuff, here’s the top 3 reasons I really enjoyed Pandemic Legacy.