Cardboard Warrior's Game of the Month - February 2008

Skullduggery

Players: 2-4

Playing Time: awhile

Ages: 8+

Manufacturer: Outset Media

Reviewer: Warrior Jessa

Overall Grade: A+

Construction: A+

The game tiles are a thick cardboard coated with pretty pictures and a coating to prevent damage that comes with use over time. The booty (colored glass jewels) are bright and shiny, perfect to distract any mutinous pirate that gets in your way. The quest tiles are a heavier quality as well, coated again to help withstand usage over time and hopefully if the game turns a bit nasty too!

Playability: A+

At first glance, the rules may look a little daunting, but fear not fellow land lovers because the bark is worse than the bite. The goal of the game is to be the first to finish all four of your objectives (meaning, you have to make it to all four of your landmarks) and then get to the treasure before anyone else. Sounds simple, doesn't it? You'd really think it would be if it weren't for the nasty pirates that can potentially send you back to your boat and leave you with no jewels to pay them off with. Add to the mix that during every person's turn they're allowed to rotate or move one piece of the game board, which could very well leave you stranded (I know, we did this to my sister!).

Value: A+

Guaranteed, you will NEVER play this game the same way twice! At the beginning of each game, you and your fellow players are the ones who create the game board out of the tiles provided. As an added twist, the board will change constantly throughout the game to make your goal that much harder to achieve! This game is a great strategy game to play with the entire family!

back from the... well... it's just back!

Killer Bunnies is back in stock and ready for immediate shipping!

eBay - new listings to ogle over!!!

We've just added a whole slew of games to our eBay site for sale. For more details and to check out what goodies we've posted, go check out our site!

Out To Lunch... so to speak

A little bit of bad news for some Carcassonne fans... The ltd. edition Big Box of Carcassonne has been out of stock from the manufacturer since July of 2007, and there's no current news to say when it will be produced again. We'll keep you up to date on restocking of that one as we get any news.

New Releases & other newsworthy tidbits

New Releases:

• from Steve Jackson Games - Munchkin Cthulhu 3: The Unspeakable Vault is scheduled to release on Wednesday January 23rd for the low low price of $9.95. Email us at support@cardboardwarrior.com if you'd like to get your hands on one of the first copies.
• from Steve Jackson Games - the Munchkin Bobblehead is scheduled to release sometime in February, no firm date yet though.
• from Steve Jackson Games - get your treasure looting gear for another expansion of Munchkin! Munchkin 6: Demented Dungeons has been stamped with a March 2008 release date, but no firm day yet, we'll be sure to keep you posted will all the Munchkiny goodness. Listed price: $9.95.
• from Steve Jackson Games - the "Fast Food Restaurant of the Damned" is back! The newest edition of the classic Lord Of The Fries is back and in full color scheduled for a March 2008 release at only $24.95. No firm day set yet, as always we'll keep you updated when we hear the good news.
• from Steve Jackson Games - Evil Ted still has no tentative release date set...

On Backorder:

• from Playroom Entertainment - Killer Bunnies and several of the expansions have been out since before Christmas, and I have been told that it'll be another 2-3 weeks before we'll see it again. For those who are on the backorder list, we will ship as soon as we receieve it back in our warehouse.

Other Tidbits:

• We're in the process of implementing a few new ideas for the store. We're near completion, so be watching closely for more updates.

News: Out Of The Box Publishing

Our Faithful Warriors...

We have been informed that Matel has recently purchased the rights to Apples to Apples and other popular games by Out Of The Box Publishing, if not the company as a whole. As a result the chain stores are able to purchase in bulk and pass along huge savings to consumers, something that small businesses like ourselves just can't compete with. Therefore, we have made the decision to no longer carry any Out Of The Box Publishing games. We are saddened by this, but since we can't compete with the chain stores, this is simply the best thing for us to do.

Game Review - Them & Us by Outset Media

I admit, I'm a bit of a sucker for gender based games because I like to tout the whole girl power thing.  Well, for a girls against guys game, this one is pretty good.  Take note, this game is 18+ only because of mature subject mature, so please don't play this game with youngins.

Contents include: questions cards, scoresheets, 2 pencils, timer, and rules booklet.  Each turn the guessing team chooses which side of the card they want to answer (male questions or female questions).  Your own gender card is worth 1 point per correct answer, 2 points per answer on the opposite gender questions (ie, if I, a girl, am answering questions from the guy side, I'd get 2 points per correct answer).  But beware, there are cards where both gender questions are the same, and those cards are worth 3 points per correct answer.  However, those are typically the racy cards, so be careful with whom you choose to play this game with.  

This game was a lot of fun and I highly recommend it.