Santorini

Not really my kind of game, too abstract and thinky

This might soon become a "chess killer" in my house. Now now, I won't get carried away. I still play a TON of chess, but this game has such a great table presence (like chess sometimes does), is easy to learn (like chess), but can be tough to master (like chess). Perhaps its a hybrid between chess and tic-tac-toe. Which, on the surface makes it sound like a simple game. And at it's heart, it is. But when you add in the variability of the god powers, it takes on a new meaning. It's like the app "very bad chess" where the board is set up with all bishops and a king, and you have to figure out how to not lose. This game has lots of replayability through the variety of god powers - that I'll bet this gets more plays than chess for the foreseeable future.

Jackson Birthday

Such a cute little game! And really fun too. I think the appeal of this game is the god powers and trying to outmaneuver your opponent. 3-player games have been prone to kingmaking.

Kickstarted - Available [-]November 2016[/-] January 2017

Fight against broken powered opponent with your broken power. It is like a war of Gods, quite naturally. Offense and defense are rapidly changing. Always be cautious or you lose.

update 20/04/17: After 2 months of play, I give it 10 out of 10. Combinations of powers, three kind of game boards, golden fleece and volcano variant give me massive variations of playing. Needless to say, core game system is quite solid. I can never imagine if I am bored. Only problem is not many people love this game around me.

Full KS. Great production, great game! Recently dusted this off, deserves to get played more. So good!

Golden Fleece