That's What Jenni Said

I received a copy of Paper Tales   from Stronghold Games in December and our family has really enjoyed playing the game. You can read my full review of Paper Tales here . Because we had so much fun with the base game, we were eager to dig into the expansion,  Paper Tales : Beyond The Gates , which Stronghold Games began shipping late last year in 2018. Beyond The Gates provides 20 new unit cards (13 different cards, some with multiple copies), 30 new building cards (6 different buildings, 5 copies each), 7 building tiles that allow for the randomization of building selection during game setup, components for a 6th and 7th player, and components for solo play. All components and artwork are of the same high quality as in the base game. Let’s walk through all of this game goodness, starting with a roundup of the new unit cards.  The most expensive of the new cards is the Princess, which single handedly brought my husband back from his trailing position in our last game. Co...

I received a copy of Paper Tales from Stronghold Games in December. My husband had expressed interest in the game, so I put it on my play list, knowing nothing about it, but trusting his judgement. When the game arrived, I was delighted with the clever artwork featured on the cover, which features a collage of illustrated figures set against a white background for contrast. It really stands out and is a striking example of paper craft.  The cards inside the box carry the same style of illustrations and are also intended to be reminiscent of paper craft, specifically, paper layering. It reminds me a bit of the style employed in the video game The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker . Fun fact: I actually took the time to look up the details on the CGI used in Zelda and I found out the designers used cel shading to give the artwork “a characteristic paper-like texture.” It’s pretty amazing when an artist can employ a technique that so perfectly evokes a style as intended that even those who ...