Kamisado is a colorful and very strategic board game by Peter Burley, which is designed for two players and its structure is reminiscent of chess.

In setting up the game, especially the pronounced bright colors are striking. The board is like a chessboard with 64 squares divided. These are not black and white, but in eight colors mixed.

There are still sixteen octagonal towers in the same eight colors as the playing field. One half is labeled with a gold and the other half with a black dragon. Matching the colors black and gold players there are rings that can be placed on the towers in three different sizes.

Each player will place his own towers at the "home row", ie the number that is closest to the player. The colors of the towers have respectively with the colors of the field match.

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Tags: 2 Player

The new edition of Mr.Jack takes us to New York, specifically in the streets of Manhattan. There it is again to find out by skillful maneuvering, behind which person Jack the Ripper put before it can leave the area without being seen.

The basic rule is essentially the first edition Mr.Jack , we already here have presented. We will discuss here only on those features and differences from the basic game.

In contrast to the London edition of the New-York is tidy game plan at the beginning of the game fairly, because almost no urban elements are given. This should result in more tactical possibilities for both Mr.Jack as well as for the inspector. Read more »

Tags: 2 player , deductive , Hurricane

The 2-player game by Emanuele Ornella takes us to the Caribbean. There lies the small island of Martinique, according to legend is a popular hideout for pirates and buccaneers. As a result, there is a lot of loot to collect, including an unknown precious treasure that is there to explore in this game and recover.

As the "captain of a pirate ship" that is controlled at two competing players the island of Martinique and try to find the exact location of the legendary treasure. On the way they collect a lot more utensils, which are, if a suitable combination is found, stored in the warehouses of their own ship. Read more »

Tags: 2 player , deductive , HUCH! & Friends

In this duel for the construction of temples, each player has his own "Spellbook", whose spells have different effects. The temple consists of 9 contiguous areas on a total of 44 fields full pitch. It is narrow, if the goal is to create for the game winning two such temples.

As a tool, both players each have their own deck with different spells available. the day-side is thereby designed to brightness and light. the night side is correspondingly provided with dark magic.

Since we have only one available in English / Dutch edition of the game, we focus on the terms of the beta version of the German rules that exist to read Borardgamegeek.

Game play consists of four phases: wake up, magic, travel, retreat.

In the wake phase, the active player gets a total of 12 hours, or just a day or a night, depending on which side of it. These 12 hours can be used as activity points to make the other train. Who wants to conjure up the magic of costs shown on the card is charged in hours. Who wants to travel, distance to the next field and so will pay total, so each round exactly 12 hours, used as an expense in other actions. Read more »

Tags: 2 Player

There are divided opinions on extension. Improve or expand it really a game, or are they tough economic calculus of the publishers, if such mechanisms are actually the original game, will be published only in an extension?

Sometimes extensions also result from feedback, or even specific variation wishes of the players themselves, the expansion of the base Mr.Jack game is such a case, and reveals five new characters, two of which are the result of a competition, the Swiss publishing house and the Hurricane conducted by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc authors in 2007. Read more »

Tags: 2 player , expansion , hurricane

Ever since the Ravensburger game of the year, "Scotland Yard" and the classic "Clue" is a detective and investigative games a popular topic for board games. The game Mr. Jack Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc takes no less than Jack the Ripper, the protagonist in one of the greatest crimes in history model.

Thus, because the rolls spread quickly: A player slips into the role of the notorious serial killer, the other takes over the police investigation and tried to catch Jack. Mr. Jack can be played just for two. On a good two-player games, there really is still lacking, although many more players - are also good for two games to play.

The backdrop for our manhunt is the London district of Whitechapel in 1888. On the streets there cavort 8 people, all with the suspicion of being Jack, are afflicted. Only the player who plays Jack, knows which person is really the culprit. He has to play at the beginning of a personal card is drawn with the corresponding character and set aside.

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Tags: 2 player , deductive , Hurricane

Lost Cities is an exciting game by Rainer Knizia of the Kosmos, in which it happens rapidly, forcing the players to risky adventures, if you want to win the game.

Particularly appealing is the short preparation time, except for mixing the cards and spread the game plan is to do nothing more. The game can be built as fast as the game in progress is gaining speed.

At each turn it is to play one card or deposit, then order a new one from the deck. The game ends when the draw pile is exhausted.

The cards, which come in five different colors have different valences between 2 and 10, and three betting tickets for each color. At the start of each expedition can be placed one to three betting cards, which can turn out at the end of the journey as good multipliers. All players can now start an expedition only per color series, the cards may be stored either on-or descending through their value. Whichever way you choose, can be selected separately for each color, it must then be maintained consistently. Read more »

Tags: 2 player , cosmos