Ok, Thurn and Taxis, hereafter known as TuT, is a nice 2 player game.

Why? Because. See, when you play 2 player, you can steal Lodz. Or Sigamabooboo. You know, the dark green one. When I say steal, I mean you draw all of those cards so the other player can't get them. This allows you to get the outside-Baiern bonus, but doesn't allow them to get it. That's like 5 points they don't get, which is more than enough to win the game. Especially when they keep using the "wipe 6" guy which usually means they're losing every they use it for the most part.

I'm getting ahead of myself. TuT is a game where you draw cards and play them more efficiently than the other player. It's a 2-player game. With more than 2-players it kind of turns into a luck fest. Sure, it's sometimes a luck-fest with 2, but not quite as much so it's tolerable. The idea is that you draw cards and play them in efficient routes. You're supposedly running some ancient post office, but who cares, you're really placing these cool wooden houses in various regions you can barely pronounce correctly. The best way to do it is to not use the "wipe-6" action, and to almost always place every house in your route by placing in as many different regions as possible. When you do this, you have a good chance at winning.

The decisions in this game are not super deep, it's something you play to pass the time in a manner that is a little above just staring at the boob-tube. I say this as someone who has played a few times face to face and several hundred times online. Typically, you're drawing cards for 3 reasons: To build on what you're currently doing, to plan for the future, and to screw over your opponent. Of the 3, the last option is usually the most fun, especially when you see them use the "wipe-6" option immediately afterwards. This means they lose. Unless they luck out. Try not to lose as much as the other guy.

So in conclusion, TuT is a nice online game for 2 players. It plays quickly, under 10 minutes for sure, and is fairly brainless. If you're playing face to face, you might as well whip out Twilight Struggle or something that's really amazing. But it's not awful face to face, and really, playing it with 3 players isn't the end of the world and is probably a fairly satisfactory experience for most people who aren't too fussy.

This review inspired by Milwaukee's Best and Finlandia vodka.

P.S. Oh, I forgot to talk about stealing. Always steal cards that your opponent needs. Then use the ninja master skill of alliteration to call yourself something awesome like:
Pilsen Pilferer
Stuttgart Stealer
Lodz Larcenist
Budweis Bandit

I'm obviously just kidding about the last one. Who would ever steal Budweis? That area sucks!!!