Vinhos: Deluxe Edition

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VINHOS DELUXE EDITION with the following: Vinhos Deluxe Experts Pack Vinhos Deluxe Islands Expansion Pack Vinhos Deluxe Tasting Room Pack Vinhos Deluxe Connoisseur Pack

I've scored the game an 8.5, even though personally I'd score it a 6, because I'd wanted my score to reflect the quality of the game rather than my experience of it. It's a clever, thematic game with a fantastic production quality and a board that my wife described as the best looking she'd ever seen.

I think the game is great for what it is and what it does. But it's not me personally - it took 1.75 hours to set up and have the rules explained to us (which didn't include even looking at the end game multiplier tiles!) and then it took 3 hours to play. There were so many things going on it was all initially a bit baffling. I enjoyed it more as we started to grasp the mechanisms but overall there was just too much complication, which for me reduced the enjoyment.

Too much squinting at a zillion tiles for me.

I vaguely recall enjoying my plays of the 2016 version but in hindsight they were quite forgettable; didn't capture my imagination the way Kanban and The Gallerist did. Outstanding production and art design, and I'm keen to try the original Vinhos rules.

2016 version is an enjoyable mid-weight Euro which might disappoint anyone looking for the heaviness Lacerda is infamous for. The theme is integrated very well, and makes understanding the mechanics very easy. I just found it a little too dry and mathy for my tastes, as it involves constantly doing little sums to calculate the value of your wines. Would like to try the original version which is meant to be more challenging.

Agricola for adults.

Excelente jogo com um tema perfeito. Mais pesado do que Viticulture, mas não tanto pela duração - ele tem decisões mais difíceis, mesmo. Junto com Gallerist na lista de melhores jogos com mistura entre tema e mecânica.

Backed the Special Reserve #2 September 2016 #24 of 1000