Alhambra Review
December 17, 2010 Game Reviews
Game Info
Publisher: Queen Games
Year Published: 2003
Number of Players: 2 to 6
Play Time: 60 minutes
Set-up Time: About 10 minutes
Ages: 8 and up
Table Size: Medium or Large Table (depends on number of players)
Review
Released by German publisher Queen Games, Alhambra is a fun, family-friendly game of building and strategy. The theme is simple: your task is to build the best Alhambra — a “palace, fortress, and small city” — in ancient Spain. Workers have come from far and wide to help you build, but insist on being paid in their native currency. Thus, Alhambra is a game of both resource management and city planning, though it doesn’t let itself get too bogged …
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Cape Horn: First Impressions
August 23, 2010 Game Impressions
Game Info
Publisher: Rio Grande Games, Kosmos
Year Published: 1999
Number of Players: 3 to 5
Play Time: 45 to 60 minutes
Set-up Time: Less than 5 minutes
Ages: 12 and up
Table Size: Small to Medium Table
Impressions
Cape Horn is a sailing game based on a historical race that took place in the 1800s, in which clipper ships set out from New York to sail to San Francisco in the fastest time possible. One of the biggest obstacles they faced along their route was Cape Horn — the bottom tip of South America where the seas are some of the most windy and treacherous in the world.
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Forbidden Island: Review
July 21, 2010 Game ReviewsForbidden Island is a very fun game with relatively simple game mechanics, but it can be difficult to master and win. If you find it too simple on the “novice” difficulty though, you can make it harder on yourself by increasing the difficult to “normal”, “expert”, or “legendary” by starting the game’s water meter at increasing higher levels. The inclusion of these difficulty options should ensure that even veteran players are challenged with the game and can continue to play it for a long time to come.
