Raphaël's Board Game Corner: February Edition

Faraway

Time: 20-30 minutes

Players: 2-6

Age: 10+

Discover a strange world and explore new faraway continents and their inhabitants. In this game, you will have to use your logic by choosing which cards to play. Each of the different places will grant you victory points, if only you manage to provide the necessary resources. There is a little twist, though, as the cards only count for those you previously played, meaning that you will have to plan very carefully, as each card will require materials in the following ones. Will you take the risk to play demanding locations, knowing that you will have to provide the required cost with the next cards… if perchance they have it? This game relies mostly on reasoning and planning, although it is still quite short and simple to understand. Perfect for players hungry for complexity, who have very little time.

Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game

Time: 45-60 minutes

Players: 1-4

Age: 14+

Earth cannot be saved. But humanity has one last way of surviving – to terraform Mars. Luckily, some companies will do everything they can to make the red planet habitable… and gain the most reputation out of it! In ‘Terraforming Mars, The Dice Game’, the common goal of the players is to transform the red desert into green forests and blue oceans. However, this doesn’t mean this is anything close to a cooperative game. No, it is a fight to know who the most prestigious company will be putting, and who puts the most efforts into the process! You will need to use different constructions or creations to reduce the level of oxygen, heighten the temperature, and create rivers throughout cards and, of course, dice. Although fun to play, the rules are quite simple and easy to master, even for younger audience. Some players might recognize the title; it is the third game of a series, this one is probably being the easiest to understand and play.

Destinies

Time: 2-4 hours

Players: 1-3

Age: 14+

You are the writer of your own destiny, what will you choose? In this amazing, narrative campaign, you get to play characters who will have to choose between two paths for their destiny. Which one will you take? How will you accomplish it? That is for you to decide. Although narrative often means cooperative, this one proposes an interesting story, as well as some epic conflicts with your fellow players. After all, you often have to fight for your future. Particularly when this future can lead you to save the world, or drive it to its end. “Destinies” is great both in its storytelling and gameplay, so if you like developed narrative games and a dark fantasy atmosphere, this game is for you!