I did the training missions in Tanares Adventures and I really enjoyed it. The game is really cool, despite the obvious similarities to "Frozen..." / "Bleak Harbor" (tactical battles, settlement construction, etc.). After defeating the gray enemies (gray, because I haven't painted them yet) and the city phase, I was left with very pleasant impressions. There are tons of NPCs on the giant map that you can recruit to your side (since you represent the rebellion) and take on your next mission at will (so each of the four must-play heroes now also has an additional ability from a companion- NPC). I haven't gotten to the jester yet, but I already know that the materials from the jester can be used to improve buildings and attract even more NPCs. Moreover, later some NPCs will leave the settlement, others will come, which gives the feeling of a living world.  Overall, Tanares is a great adventure game. It surprised me, to say the least: in the 3-4 years since the kickstarter campaign, my enthusiasm had died down, and when the box finally arrived, I sat down to try it without much hunting, thinking, "Well, why do I need this cliched fantasy dungeon crawler on based on skyr games when I have such great original campaign games like Aeon Trespass: Odyssey, Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood, ISS Vanguard, Trudvang Legends.” And then he got involved. Dragori Games did not disappoint; it is clear that they put their heart into the game.  Arena the Contest is nothing more than a good skirmish game, but its descendant Tanares Adventures is an outstanding game. Not only is there a lot of content here - as many as 100 missions (as in "Gloomy Harbor") - Tanares also borrows the best elements from Oathsworn (a "choose your own adventure" story phase before each battle), Wild Assent (interesting AI enemies ) ), "Frozen Harbor" (use of loot to build settlements, tactical battles with map management - even better than in "Havana")... There is also an interesting plot..

 This review will not be about the basic game mechanics, but rather about the dynamics and design. For those unfamiliar with Pacific Rim, it's more of a miniatures wargame than a tabletop game, and with a small number of models. Thanks to this, each model is given a lot of attention, which allows you to achieve a decent depth of gameplay, while not forcing players to command huge armies. The game is fast and easy to learn. If you're looking to dive into a themed miniatures wargame that requires no assembly, no painting, no special terrain, and if you've wanted to try a miniatures game but been put off by the huge investment of time, money, and effort, Pacific Rim is a great choice. However, for veterans of wargames with miniatures, it will also be suitable, as the gameplay is exciting and deep. Just keep in mind that the Starter Box is just a starter: it lets you familiarize yourself with the game, nothing more. A full immersion will require at least one additional hunter and one kaiju.  Let's move on to the gameplay...   At first glance, Pacific Rim: Extinction is a standard batch of miniatures, the depth of which is measured by the number of parameters and abilities of the models. While the models are indeed very different from each other in terms of gameplay, if Pacific Rim: Extinction had nothing else to boast about, it would be lost among the many other games about giant robots and/or monsters. It stands out for its depth, which comes from fairly simple basic mechanics, and asymmetry.  The asymmetry is that the initiative is in the hands of the kaiju player, and the hunter player is forced to react from his action. The game does not teach the kaiju player how important it is to take initiative; he has to guess it himself. The kaiju advantage on the momentum die prompts active action: the chance of success-failure is 2:1, and there is a high chance of a critical success. As such, the basic mechanics imply that the kaiju player..

 The plot of the game unfolds in the American Wild West of the XIX century. You are a simple cattle breeder who needs to feed your family in this difficult time. You won't find a lot of money and chances for development in your place of residence. Finally, having collected the last savings, you decide to take a risk and go with your herd to a large station in Kansas, where you can profitably transport it by rail for sale in other cities. Among other things, rare breeds of cows will be needed, and you have a serious task of how to get them. Unfortunately, this thought occurred not only to you. Other racers were not afraid to take risks and entered this race. The fight will be great, the path is full of bandits and other dangers, but when has that stopped you?  The essence of the game. "Great Western Road" (VZP) is primarily an economic strategy. Our task is to build our engine so that the path brings more money and victory points than competitors. For this, the game simply provides a lot of opportunities that you must use competently. The game has a log-building mechanic - you need to select your herd so that not only the value of each cow is high, but also breeds are not repeated. In Kansas, each breed is paid only once. The way to get rich is to bring a diverse herd with rare species of cattle to the city. The cows themselves bring both money and victory points at the end of the game. One of the first tactics to achieve success opens before you — to be the best in the market and have enough cows, for which, of course, you will have to pay a lot of money.  How can we manage to bring different and expensive breeds of cows to Kansas, if our path lies through sparsely populated areas, full of obstacles and dangers? That's right, develop infrastructure. The game gives us another way to develop - contributing to the infrastructure on a large map with winding paths. You can construct buildings that allow you to perform additional actions, hire..

 "Hara"... At first glance, the game looks picturesque, but not particularly impressive. Six adjacent tiles with six hexes each (plus a seventh, central, inaccessible hex into which the stack of cards corresponding to the tile is placed). Everything is abstract, everything is divided into hexes, everything is subject to the strict geometry of the number "6".  But do not rush to conclusions. After just one round in one of the hexes (the one with the lowest number) of each of these tiles, something will appear - a monster or an event. And it's still morning. At dusk, a new wave of monsters/events will appear; this time they will be drawn from another deck and placed on a random hex according to the result of the dice roll. Cracks in reality will open on the tiles, alien monsters will appear. But again, that's not all. At midnight, Hara itself changes: the two tiles switch places. You will always have a safe haven in the center tile, but only Hari knows what will happen to the others. Hara has perhaps the most well-thought-out field of all adventure fantasy decks. In one game day, it turns from a wasteland into a home for many unfriendly creatures. Safe hexes are rare and usually at opposite ends of the map, and most of the hexes are occupied by unfriendly (mostly) monsters, events, and traps. Together, this creates a whimsical, ever-changing landscape where the desert can instantly turn into an oasis...a thorn-fenced oasis. Here there will be a monster with a ranged attack, there, on the key passage between the tiles, there will be an almost invincible enemy, and here is a place where you can take a short rest. At least until the ground under your feet shifts. In general, Hara is very changeable. A typical reviewer cliché: "In this game, you'll have a different playing field every game." "Hara" will have a different playing field every 15 minutes. A wound that stood in your way, an obstacle can evaporate, and a previously open passage can become..

 I bought "Galerist" at a time when the wow effect from the variety of board games and mechanics had already subsided, and I stopped writing reviews for everything in a row. However, "Galerist" is still worth mentioning, since this game is distinguished by a good overlay of mechanics on the theme and without unnecessary conventions. Players become competing gallerists with empty galleries, two assistants, and a dozen bidder profiles. The task of each player is to fill his gallery with works of art, invite visitors who have nowhere to spend money, and sell canvases and sculptures at a reasonable price. The most successful gallerist wins. Success is determined by earned money, which is more pleasant than a counter of abstract software around the perimeter of the playing field. And since you have to spend a lot of this money during the game, you have to use it wisely. "Galerist" does not pretend to be hardcore. On the contrary, its rules are so simple that people without desktop experience can easily learn them; tested on relatives who did not follow Rummikub. But our party was in some sense phenomenal: we managed to increase the popularity of five artists as much as possible. The endgame trigger is a popularity boost of at least two. The game does not have a fixed number of rounds, but there are three events that mark the approaching end of the game. As soon as two of them are triggered, the game is over. The second trigger is visitors who gradually enter the field and at some point run out. The third is tickets to the box office, which are needed to attract these visitors. Visitors are divided into VIPs, investors and collectors. VIPs increase the gallerist's influence, collectors help popularize artists, and investors bring money. And the fact that the gallery is filled with them increases the capabilities of the gallerist many times over.  There are only eight actions in the game, divided in pairs between four locations. In..

 Co-op board games are an important part of my collection. Constant rivalry with opponents, struggle for resources, bluffing, race for victory points - all this you will not find in this genre. Sometimes you want to be on one side of the barricade, unite with everyone against the impending threat, and walk this path side by side. In general, there is not too much variety of such cooperatives in our market, and only a few representatives in the topic of knights. So I couldn't get past this game. Did I like her? Let's figure it out.  About the game. "Oltre" is a cooperative board game for 2-4 people. Everyone has to take on the role of one of the heroes-knights, who were assigned to go to the old fortress to restore justice in those lands and take the peaceful citizens under their protection. The plot will move as we go through the annals, the pages of which we open by throwing a special die. On our way there will be interesting meetings, unexpected events and not always easy challenges.  Layout and components. This is clearly Oltre's strong point. The field looks voluminous and detailed, the design is colorful, the cards have amazing art, what are the figures of knights worth, each made in its own way. Two-layer tablets of characters add ergonomics, and a convenient organizer is made in the form of boxes that give the game sophistication. Pleasant to the touch components, unusual cubes and elegantly designed chronicles in the form of books. The authors clearly did not spare money and time to work out these details. Personally, I have no complaints in this regard, I want to show it to my friends, especially those who are far from the world of board games and think that, except for Monopoly, there is nothing worthwhile. Separately, I would like to emphasize that the game will clearly affect children as well.  Gameplay This is where the questions start to arise... There are only 7 chronicles in the base game, 2 of which are short. "The..