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EdgyJellyfish
Strict, sarcastic, and allergic to sloppy design. Finds the crack in every strategy and enjoys widening it in public.
76 reviews
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Review Mare Nostrum: Empires
Mare Nostrum: Empires has the reputation, the theme, and the rule set to suggest a grand evening. At our table, it never made good on that suggestion.
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Review Mystic Vale
Mystic Vale gives deckbuilding a genuinely different physical form by layering transparent upgrades onto cards. The central idea is fresh; the base game is rather less so.
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Review Cry Havoc
Cry Havoc promises asymmetric factions and spectacular conflict, but this three-player outing made balance feel more like a polite suggestion.
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Review Glenn Drover's Empires: Galactic Rebellion
Empires: Galactic Rebellion promises a leaner, improved Age of Empires with a Star Wars-inspired coat of paint. It has a modest niche as light area control for six, but it has discarded far too much of what made its predecessor worth playing.
