tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.comments2024-02-17T02:28:46.454-05:00That's What Jenni SaidJenni Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14032674707429381218noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-2927789481483447382023-08-29T21:36:51.382-04:002023-08-29T21:36:51.382-04:00Thank you for sharing an honest view point. Very h...Thank you for sharing an honest view point. Very helpful:)Gratefulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313024428533849489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-37597952930557246362023-01-04T09:58:28.125-05:002023-01-04T09:58:28.125-05:00Awesome review! Can you also review the new Asia e...Awesome review! Can you also review the new Asia expansion when you get a chance?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09071991892111939884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-45130920075057925402022-11-15T14:56:41.251-05:002022-11-15T14:56:41.251-05:00Sounds like an absolutely fantastic time! Sounds like an absolutely fantastic time! Becky Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056405185670157887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-62826588656032072302022-03-30T13:20:01.732-04:002022-03-30T13:20:01.732-04:00Interesting, I want to try this game.Interesting, I want to try this game.Erwin Gamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009068704411204156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-4084586334927250172020-07-27T12:07:48.846-04:002020-07-27T12:07:48.846-04:00Hey Scott that is awesome to hear and new informat...Hey Scott that is awesome to hear and new information for me. Thanks for providing this educational information. I’ll update my review here and on BGG to reflect this information. Jenni Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032674707429381218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-65634612976451820902020-07-27T11:50:59.352-04:002020-07-27T11:50:59.352-04:00Believe it or not, colorblind players can and do p...Believe it or not, colorblind players can and do play Hues and Cues just fine! Because the game is about color perception, and not color identification, where a color deficient person sees an apple on the board is the same place as you see an apple (assuming you're both talking about a particular shade of a red apple).<br /><br />Check out the comments by board game reviewer Ruel Gaviola who is also colorblind!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419355146982843305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-20930294060754006712020-06-20T13:45:45.971-04:002020-06-20T13:45:45.971-04:00Really enjoyed reading your review! I joined the G...Really enjoyed reading your review! I joined the Gooey Cube FB group mid last year and am also enamored with the community it has attracted. Thanks for sharing your experience and keep up the creative new combat actions. I have had monsters turn into NPCs and parties learn information earlier in a game because of their creativity. -GragnikGragnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090860377110183073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-16438253814019877392020-01-02T15:21:55.627-05:002020-01-02T15:21:55.627-05:00The only thing that could make this game better is...The only thing that could make this game better is the name. It should have been called Boolean :)hahnaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529378103350170931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-82677679915835106852020-01-01T14:35:52.367-05:002020-01-01T14:35:52.367-05:00U r amazing!!!!U r amazing!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423010745729065308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-24159299697945831572019-08-28T19:26:19.145-04:002019-08-28T19:26:19.145-04:00(Cont...)
Now to a critique that i am fully respo...(Cont...)<br /><br />Now to a critique that i am fully responsible for:<br />- "Why does the sequence of phases on the board not match the actual sequence of play?"<br /> <br />It was a question of play-testing. Most of players understood the flow better when we placed it in this order on the board.<br />It made more sense to most of people that after doing what is in the "end of the line" it was the time to do your actions and use the board and pieces. If the order was based on the sequence from the first round, as suggested, then the choice of turn order would be in middle of the line, and it was confusing to people as the game would require another new symbol just to show you that it was the "time to do your actions". It worked better on the extensive playtests in the present version. But the public opinion after game release can differ from that, and it is very possible that the other choice could end up being better. I will follow this issue, to see if in the future, if another edition ever happens, i change the disposition of the round line at the top of the board.<br /><br />If you have any other critique to make, any input or problem on design that should be addressed i will be very happy to have more of your feedback, either on your site, or, if you wish to contact me, on my email: michael@arcanogames.com.br<br /><br />I am in contact with MeepleBR, and i believe we will make a new version of the manual with corrections, and a new ERRATA file to fix those issues of bad translation.<br /><br />Thank you for your time reviewing a game that i designed. I really appreciated the inputs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10820484528803181225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-2704763517267624042019-08-28T19:26:03.708-04:002019-08-28T19:26:03.708-04:00Hi Jenni, it was an honor to have a game i worked ...Hi Jenni, it was an honor to have a game i worked as a designer to be reviewed by you!<br /><br />I am very sad that the English translation was sub par for the game. And i was astonished at some of the mistakes.<br /><br />The page 12 Villager passage should be the following: "Villagers are carts that can be acquired in the action of the SWAMP HOUSE, or in one of the possible choices in the action of the CITY."<br /><br />About the 2 player rules, it should read: "Each player takes a Familiar from one of the Witches which have not been used. Anytime that you move your Familiar you must, before or after moving your Familiar, move your extra Familiar, this Familiar does not constitute an action and has no other effect other than to occupy a space in the area and prevent other Familiars from entering.<br />Remember that this Familiar does not suffer any negative effect in being taken by an Inquisitor and is subject to the same restrictions as other Familiars. It cannot be placed where there is already another piece. He does not have any other function."<br /><br />I cant even fathom how the text was so distorted from the Portuguese manual to the English translation. I am very sorry for that, as i knew it received a translation from a professional and was revised by two other people. I had given a look at it, but i know the rules so well, having worked so much in it, that those mistakes just flew over my head.<br /><br />About your question number 2, the Turn Overview on Page 18 makes it a bit more clear. Each turn you move only one of the pieces, not both, and each round is composed of two turns for each player. It was again, more clear on the Portuguese version, but i think this should be more clear in both versions of the text now that i am looking better at it.<br /><br />Question 3: Page 12, it should read: "These cards grant a bonus to the player in the end of each round."<br /><br />I can't understand how the translator made this mistake. Place the Portuguese ruling on google translator and it will give you better translation then this!! In Portuguese it reads "Essas cartas concedem um bônus ao jogador sempre no final de cada rodada."<br /><br />I am deeply ashamed by this. I was not responsible for this area of the project, but yet i was involved, and i cant believe this kind of obvious mistakes were made.<br /><br />Question 5: Again, wrong translation...<br />Page 14 should read: "Players must be careful with their Inquisition Points since at any moment they have 32 Inquisition points and their Witch is in the same area as the Inquisitor, she will be captured and executed. This is one of the ways to end the<br />game. That player is automatically considered having lost and his final<br />points are forfeited."<br /><br />Note here the word "ANY" is very important, as it makes it clear that if at ANY moment it happens, the witch is captured.<br />Again in Portuguese it is more clear. =(<br /><br />(cont...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10820484528803181225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-61981971020278672092019-03-05T09:43:33.376-05:002019-03-05T09:43:33.376-05:00Oh and if you have read my previous reviews you wo...Oh and if you have read my previous reviews you would see that I list the player counts I have played at. Typically we get in several different player counts as we have a large gaming group to play with. In this case of course it is a two player game so we have only logged 2 player counts.Jenni Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032674707429381218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-52575282938208536842019-03-05T09:40:41.361-05:002019-03-05T09:40:41.361-05:00Most games we play between 5 and 15 times before r...Most games we play between 5 and 15 times before reviewing. Every game we play at least 3 times, unless we dislike it so much that we can't force ourselves to sit through another game. POC is an extremely common acronym. It is short for person(s) of color. Jenni Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032674707429381218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-8259586477722569302019-03-05T08:25:13.448-05:002019-03-05T08:25:13.448-05:00I would suggest taking classes on writing before p...I would suggest taking classes on writing before posting additional written reviews. You aren't even using acronyms correctly. How am I supposed to know what POC means?<br /><br />I also wonder how many times you actually play the games. From your diffewrent reviews it appears it was a one time play. That does a disservice to the reader. There should be a minimum number of times played, with it hitting the table anywhere between five to ten times before you can really speak on the actual game play. Do you play them at different player levels? Again, something else that is very important.<br /><br />EGG and Board Game Reviewers & Medua Unite.<br /><br />S. Bon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-38484765484533857862016-08-18T21:21:08.256-04:002016-08-18T21:21:08.256-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Dr Purva Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883980841903455890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-42306391093528135212016-06-11T02:29:14.411-04:002016-06-11T02:29:14.411-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393076736495233045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-70658546938812405592016-06-01T23:41:57.452-04:002016-06-01T23:41:57.452-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Dr Purva Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883980841903455890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-77491585102163847412016-01-24T17:00:56.186-05:002016-01-24T17:00:56.186-05:00I'm not sure I ever need to go to Singapore ag...I'm not sure I ever need to go to Singapore again. Maaaaaaybe one more time so I can swim in the infinity pool atop the Marina Sands skyscraper. But it's just.so.hot. And there is no special time of the year where it is cooler than when we went. Rob likes to go about 4 times a year though - he fell in love with the island on our visit and can't seem to get enough.Jenni Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032674707429381218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-86158306496790886152016-01-24T16:58:15.887-05:002016-01-24T16:58:15.887-05:00This was my second trip to Turkey. When I get caug...This was my second trip to Turkey. When I get caught up with all the trip reports, you'll be able to read about my last trip to Turkey with Rick and Rob. :)Jenni Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032674707429381218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-34397072806442074272016-01-24T16:07:24.079-05:002016-01-24T16:07:24.079-05:00Not sure how I missed this before.... Wondering if...Not sure how I missed this before.... Wondering if you would head to Singapore again if it was during a different time of year when it wasn't so hot? This is very good to know as I am not a fan of overwhelming hot and humid weather. I have heard from others its not a "return to" for them but mostly because of the cost and distance. I hope to get there someday to check it out!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174599877034176266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-12749108293455934452016-01-24T15:54:18.495-05:002016-01-24T15:54:18.495-05:00Jenni,
No kidding I was watching a show about Ista...Jenni,<br />No kidding I was watching a show about Istanbul the other day and it mentioned the city of Istanbul being on 2 continents. I immediately thought "Did Jenni mention that in her trip report?". Then a few days later you posted this~ I think I have esp! <br />Turkey looks like a fascinating place to visit I hope to get there someday.<br />Thanks! SuzanneSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174599877034176266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-63432429985602607832014-06-05T12:32:15.973-04:002014-06-05T12:32:15.973-04:00Thanks for the recs Jenni. I was surprised that s...Thanks for the recs Jenni. I was surprised that some of the movies were sports movies. I didn't know that you liked sports!Rick Cohennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-8458485456371357632013-08-30T11:15:43.938-04:002013-08-30T11:15:43.938-04:00Beautiful falls, and great advice to skip Georgeto...Beautiful falls, and great advice to skip Georgetown. Didnt even know where Guyana was before this post now I do.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174599877034176266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-44473405780039793372013-08-07T18:13:18.403-04:002013-08-07T18:13:18.403-04:00I love the picture of you and Jon along the PCH. ...I love the picture of you and Jon along the PCH. Romantic and wonderful! Seemanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253074264607624153.post-38956569876331649892013-08-06T21:32:15.404-04:002013-08-06T21:32:15.404-04:00I loved that lagoon at that hotel, think it was Ra...I loved that lagoon at that hotel, think it was Ramada Santa Barbara? Hope to go back and stay there again and feed the ducks with and w/o hats.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174599877034176266noreply@blogger.com