Pass, Play, or Purchase

In this episode we look at The Game by Steffen Benndorf and published by Pandasaurus Games. It came out a while back, but we want to see how it has withstood the test of time as a quick-to-play co-op card-based game! As always, we encourage you to check out our Instagram here or to follow us on Twitter here for more of what we're up to.

We take a look at Res Arcana by Tom Lehmann! This is a relatively quick engine builder, card management game where you play as a mage trying to rule the lands with victory points. Join us as we take a quick look and as always, decide if it's a pass, play, or purchase! We also welcome you to check out our Instagram & Twitter!

We're back and sort of hopping in on the spooky Halloween theme, we take a look at Shadow Hunters, an out-of-print game by Yasutaka Ikeda and published by Z-Man Games. Because of its rarity, we set aside our traditional pass/play/purchase (don't worry we still come to terms with a decision at the end) and just dive into what makes this game of potential interest. As always, check us out on our Instagram or our Twitter for more on us and the games we play!

In this episode we take a look at C.V., a game by Filip Milunski where you and your friends compete to live your best life (determined by victory points of course) and build a story of your journey from a young adult to old age.

We attempt to stop Bandido from escaping! (And also briefly cover the COVID-19 edition here as well.) Join us as we take a look at this quick card (or tile...) laying cooperative game and see if it's a pass, play, or purchase!

We take a look at "Llama" by Reiner Knizia, published by Amigo! This is a fairly simple card-based game where you want to avoid taking points and especially avoid those Llamas! Join us as we dig into it and try to figure out where it lands on our pass, play, or purchase spectrum.

We're back with another dice game: Age of War! This game by Reiner Knizia is a quick to play dice game where you battle fellow players to be the Daimyo with the most victory points. Let's find out if this simple game is a pass, play, or purchase for Kevin and Liane. As always, we welcome you to join and interact with us on Instagram or Twitter!

We take a look at Roll for the Galaxy, a dice-based variant from the Race for the Galaxy collection from Rio Grande Games. Roll your dice, assign your workers, and develop, settle and ship your way to the most victory points as you build your space empire tableau! Take a listen as Kevin explains his 180-degree change-of-heart for this game and we discuss the surprising depth of strategy in this minimalistic game. Follow us on Instagram @passplaypurchase and Twitter @passplayorpurch for more gaming enthusiasm!

We take a look at the dexterity based game Menara! This neat construction-style cooperative game has you reaching new heights, which has Liane reaching deep down to try and complete her words of caution regarding this. We hope you check out our Instagram for pictures here and as always feel free to join us on Twitter @passplayorpurch!

We take a look at Mr. Jack Pocket by Hurrican Games and stack up the physical copy vs. the app. This is a surprisingly tight game for 2 players (or 1 vs. AI for the app), but is it enough to win us over? Join us as we have some discussion on it and get into our feelings about 2 player games, especially where apparently couples don't have to game together to stay together...