Reviews: Roll for the Galaxy

Race for the Galaxy, but dice!

Roll for the Galaxy is a 2014 game designed by Wei-Hwa Huang and Thomas Lehmann, and published by Rio Grande Games

Roll for the Galaxy is a dice-based tableau-builder where 2 to 5 players compete to build a galactic empire.  Dominate space through military might or a flashy ad-campaign, assuming your citizens are working the right jobs at the right time.  May the best galactic ruler win!

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Reviews: 6 Nimmt

Counting was never so spiteful

6 nimmt! is a 1994 game designed by Wolfgang Kramer, and published by Mayfair Games. It has been republished by Amigo in the U.S. as Take 5, combining the original 6 nimmt! game with the x nimmt! variations in one box.

6 Nimmt, or Take 5 in the U.S., is a card game for 2 to 10 players where each player chooses a numbered card in their hand simultaneously; those cards are then place sequentially in one of four rows.  Whoever places the 6th card in a row collects the preceding 5, scoring undesirable points.

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