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Raiko Puust
Estonia
Keila
Harju Maakond
Raiko & Agnes Forever! Feel the Love and Feel the Warmth. Happiness is 2 hugs plus 3 kisses every hour...:D (http://mrboardgames.wordpress.com/)
Addicted Estonian gamer with big heart and direct winning attitude. Need any help with something, just ask. Need some GG for something, just ask. Need something to be translated, just ask. Meanwhile, behave! :D (http://mrboardgames.wordpress.com/)
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Last night I had a little need to do a little review once again.
This time for a review I chose a game with a weird name: Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype.
When I choose a game for a review, i go through few things in my mind before I do that:
1) I always take a game that has given me something. Games that leave me emotionless I won't even bother taking the time.
2) I try to choose games with friendly designers and publishers. They always make you want to help them with all you got.
3) Games that usually need a little more exposure. I usually don't want to do like 129th review for a game.
So, the "old" abstract strategy game called Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype fit them all perfectly since Paul E. Nowak and Christopher Nowak with Eternal Revolution are all extremely friendly. There is nothing worse than arrogant designer or game publisher.
What is the game about?
Well, it is a short abstract game for 2-4 players where each player tires to get their eight dice to the other side, on the last row called Home Row. Did I say dice? In abstract game? Well, yes I did! 
This game uses eight beautiful wooden die with burnt symbols on them (second printing). Each player gets 8 of these in one color. Each die has a 6 different symbols on them and each symbol has a special way it can move around the game mat. For examples a flame can move one step to every 8 directions, while book can only move orthogonally and ear cannot move at all. You move around the mat jumping over pieces like in checkers and each dice you jump over the owner will re-roll it. Sound cool, I know!
Game is fast and with super easy rules and it can be played with up to 4 players. With 4 players the chaos in the middle of the table is quite insane. Something about the game makes it feel great and fun, it is not dry thinking like most abstract games are.
To read the Estonian review (I know, who reads those) with English conclusion, click here: Estonian Review: Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype (conclusion in English as well).
To download the English rules for the game, click here: English Rules from 2nd Printing of Uncle Chestnut's Table Gype and here to find Estonian rules: Table Gype Estonian Rules.
And to end this short overview I add here some pictures about the game I made. Enjoy and thank you for watching/reading.
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