It would be easy to overlook Kemet because it’s similar to a lot of games in that you have some units who try to take over some territories in pursuit of some victory points. The thing about Kemet is that it is very polished, balanced, and keeps everyone in the game until the very end. It’s perfect in a lot of ways. Check out the full analysis here!
The Resistance Avalon Strategic Analysis
There are good and bad qualities in every tabletop game, every beer, every woman, and every piece of pizza. For each of them, I am likely to lean towards celebrating the good and passing over most of the bad, which is one reason I stay away from the tabletop game review arena and focus on strategy. But with Avalon, even if I was a slandering, pessimistic cynic, I could not help but shower it in praise, because it is FANTASTIC! This has become my unquestionable favorite game to play at any game night, no matter how well I know the group.
Check out the video above or read the full text analysis here.
7 Wonders Strategic Analysis
And here we have 7 Wonders, designed by Antoine Bauza and published by Repos Production, which is a keystone title for most of us hardcore gamers. Although I have a lot of respect for it now, I admit I was not a fan of this game when I first played it a couple years ago because you constantly have to be making decisions about which cards to take, and it’s very frustrating not having any idea about which cards to pick when you are unfamiliar with the game. This frustration is present over and over throughout your first few hands, and probably your first few ages. Heck, probably your first few games. What makes it difficult is that it’s fairly hard to explain how to play because there are so many very different ways to score points. When you get down to it, there are 2 primary strategies (science or community) that you can use as the foundation for your game, so just pick one of them based on the wonder you are building and the cards you get in Age 1, and do the best you can with it by supplementing it with military, treasury, and guilds. Of course I have plenty of other tips to scrape away a few extra points as well, so gather ‘round and let me tell you how to build the greatest wonders the world has ever seen.
Check out the video above or the text analysis here.
Smash Up Strategic Analysis
Smash Up is one of the best games of 2012, designed by Paul Peterson and published by AEG, and I just did a complete strategic analysis on it for your reading/viewing pleasure. In it, I go through every faction, their main strategies, their favorite bases, card combos, faction combos, and much more! Check out the YouTube video above or the text analysis here.
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