Books of Time ~ as the binder novelty wore off, the efficiency puzzle kicked in | Board Game Review
186As we all know, the biggest hazard historians have ever faced when chronicling the evolution of humanity has always been..... not getting one's fingers caught in the ring binder! 😂 In this race against the ticking chronicle, you will be adding pages to your books of trade, industry and science, to build up your tableau and move along the tracks of well, trade, industry and science. Will you bet on your version of the history of civilisation and aim for the big objectives? Or play it safe and lock in the easier victory points?
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:15 Theme overview (Themer)
00:34 Mechanics overview (Thinker)
03:58 The Books!
07:04 Journey into the game: not love at first play
09:36 The turning point: out-optimising each other
13:02 Finding the right page in the deck
14:02 Low player interaction
17:22 Player count preference
18:47 Solo mode
20:53 Two minor quibbles
21:51 Our ratings
24:33 Wrap up
For more information about the game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372631/books-time
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