This one looks really interesting and I'm definitely (at the least) going to be continuously checking this one out.

Saving the Human Race from diseases or die trying sounds like a wicked theme to me.Count me in for a copy of this Zev!

Same here

Just got it on Friday. Read the rules Sunday. The rules were very clearly written with well-thoughtout examples of some of the more "complex" issues of play. Great example of what all rule sets should look like. If this is the level of rules writting we can expect from Z-man, I'll definitely be buying more of their products in the future.

Jack

After a few plays, this shot to #1 on my play list. In my opinion, the best "everyone wins or everyone loses" game out there.

I'm still waiting for the second printing of this so I can get a copy that isn't smelly, moldy, wet, warped, or otherwise damaged.

Gonna have to get me this one...

I like this cover posted in the games' gallery:



But ZMan has posted a rather cartoony, goofy cover on their Sneak Peek page

Where did the wagon cover come from? Eggertspiele? And any chance we can revert to it instead of the current sneak peek? Or will Eggertspiele and ZMan have two different print runs/covers?

Sadly, the covered wagon cover is not being used, according to an Eggertspiel decision, so Z-Man must follow along. The original artist is a really nice guy and I liked the covered wagon cover, so I am sad they are not using the covered wagon cover!

****Part of Peter's decision is that the cover looked too close to the recently released game, Oregon.

Zev Shlasinger, President
Z-Man Games, Inc.
www.zmangames.com

The guy in the picture looks like he just came out of Agricola

Well, so far, Kawasaki is 2 for 2 with me, so I'm looking forward to this one.

Well now!

I've developed a habit of snapping up the original editions of Japanese games that sometimes appear in my FLGS - because no way will they ever be published in English... right?

I need a new hobby.

Seriously, it's great to see that Z-Man's line of Japanese games continues strong. I love showing off my Grimpeur and Japon Brand copies, but to have games like R-Eco or Carthage available to the wider public is just brilliant.

This is a superb game. Right up there with R-Eco in terms of something great from the Land of the Rising Sun. If I have any grip, its that the Carthage theme is a bit silly. This would have more appeal if set in Asia. The traders of Osaka has more novelty value than another damn game set in the ancient Mediterranean.

Come on, just a few hundred more. You guys know you want it.

Die Macher and Wallenstein are both ranked higher than Agricola. Wallenstein was never published in English, and Die Macher was in the top 10 for years before it was recently published in English.

Yes... It really is quite dubious that a new German game, currently only available in German from Germany (of all places) should be rated (and perhaps appreciated) a bit more by a bunch of Germans, who can play the game without paste-ups and a dictionary... it must be a conspiracy!

No, Agricola really is a very good game. Once the English edition is out, it might actually get a few more nines and tens.

OK, I'm going to go with the buzz on this one. Preordered!

I have the Euro version with English card pasteups and have played it about 6-times. Great game. Too bad there is no combat or raiding.

This one sounds pretty cool!

Cheers,

Giles.

Its like Werewolf, but played by less people. Could be neat.

The card art is gorgeous.I'll buy it just for the cards.

This has been released. Fantastic game.

Played it for the first time tonight. Not a bad game but nothing super. The problem is the game is designed as an 8 player game but with 8 players there's so much downtime. This really hurts the game because it's suppose to be a filler game.

I love the concept of a boardgame version of Werewolf. Would have liked to have seen this concept in a deeper game though as I think it has so much potential.

SHADOW HUNTERS :I played it last night, I bought it today. We will play it very often. After Pandemic my favorite cooperative game.
Manfred

Other than theme, what make this one different from Taj Mahal?
Mind you, I love Taj. This sounds interesting enough. But what will give it is "umph"?

Taj Mahal has no blind bidding.

I think Tom is smart enough to give this a different spin!

I playtested this at Essen and told Zev to immediately pick it up. It's a filler-length game (think 30 minutes or so) that's considerably replayable and has more depth to it than first meets the eye. That's why I think it has that "oomph"; I'm always conscious of the whole "length:depth" ratio of games, so this one was clearly a winner (to me).

My wife and I played the prototype of this one and it was really cool. As I recall, it took about 1/2 hour for 4 people. On my want list.

Prototype images of this game can be seen on BGDF.com here:

http://www.bgdf.com/tiki/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?topics_o...

Neat!

The description alone made me want this. Awesome idea! And I like the "Hanafuda" look of the cards in the prototype... very atmospheric.

Love the cards. Very evocative. I cannot wait to get this. It has "me" written all over it.
Great job Z-Man and Dylan Kirk!

Now I am tempted to make a blank card and call it "Kumogakure"

I saw them playing a prototype of this at Origins this year.

Pretty game with a lot of pieces. As best I could tell, the point of the game was to assemble sushi rolls based off of specific ingredients.

You don't want to get this game up your nose.

Unlike all those other games that you do want to get up your nose.

~Josh

Great name!

As long as you don't play with budweiser morons, it takes at least half an hour to get them to stop saying "wassup" so you can explain the rules.

This has the best theme ever. I need to read up on this one.

I playtested this one a while back. I'm not sure whether it has changed since we played, but I hope it's ok to talk about it. The game is essentially an abstract with hidden information. The centerpiece of the game is not actually the magnet, but a clever movement mechanic, where you can promote a piece to increase its movement range, but only to its natural limit, which is visible only to you. You are trying to capture your opponent's King, which cannot be promoted. So, there's lots of room for bluffing and deduction, and it makes for some neat positional play. The magnet, I believe, has the potential to let you pull off some multi-piece combos, but other than that, we didn't grasp how to harness it in our one playing. I'm not a huge fan of abstracts but I liked the design ideas in this one. It's simple to pick up but I suspect it could be rather deep.