After looking at quite a few board games, I have come to the conclusion that most of the really good ones take a whole afternoon/night to play. (Arkham Horror and Descent being the most played). But what if one finishes early? One can’t simply start another loong game and hope it finishes within an hour. This is when the short and sweet games (Carcassonne and Ingenious) really shines. But as always, I am greedy. I want more short and sweets, table top games that are finished in around 30-45 minutes. So down to the local gaming store I went and picked up another Reiner Knizia card game of goodness:
That german knows how to make games. After playing it once, the mechanics where screaming “elegance” at me. When I first saw the game, I thought it was yet another spin off of magic the gathering where playerse summon monsters and smack [...]