Just a few minor drawbacks afflict what's arguably one of the best casual games to hit Xbox Live since its inception. As with most Knizia games, the theme is tacked on, so you can forget about it five minutes in unless you take a shine to the Indiana Jones-ish background graphics. Those visuals are oddly compressed, too. The cards aren't easy to read, even on a large HDTV, and the picture of an archaeological expedition in action displayed on each one is so tiny that you can't really make out any specifics.
There aren't a lot of people playing online right now, either in the standard one-versus-one game or in the two-versus-two mode where you team up with another player. This may be due to the 800-point price tag scaring people off, but regardless of cost, casual games rarely get more addictive or enjoyable than this.
This week Elizabeth (@elizhargrave) , designer of Wingspan and Mariposas, joins Tiny (@Tiny415) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) to talk about: Tussie Mussie, ButtonShy, GenCant, Wingspan, Mariposas, Cartographers, The Boys, Star Trek Lower Decks, Star Trek Discovery, Spotify, SnapChat, Just One, Truffle Shuffle, Endangered, Illusion, Forbidden Desert, Pandemic, Innovation, Jaws, Salon de Paris, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Dirty Money, In Too Deep, Exchange, Patchwork Doodle, AZUL Summer Pavilion, Studies in Sorcery, Unstable Unicorns, Lost Cities Rivals, Sprawlopolis, Bitter Sweet, Resistance, Robocop, Gotham, Smallville, and more.
John Bedford (Modojo): Kairosoft's sushi simulator tops the bill in today's bargains round-up.
While other board games remain content to try to boil down or otherwise crowbar their game on to the iOS platform, Lost Cities feels completely at home thanks to its casual simplicity.
Catan
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Carcassonne
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and Brain Challenge
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Are all great fun for casual group gaming.
And, this week, its Wits & Wagers, which is also aimed at that market, we'll see how much fun it is shortly...
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