On May 6, 1:53 pm, Joseph Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > It's interesting that you say tzaar and zertz are favourites as the > ones that I was considering most were zertz than tzaar then gipf. but > I really would like to know how puzzley, tactical and strategic they > all are (what each games focus is) and how approachable and masterable > they are. I already have go as a major game that I'm going to be > trying to master so a slightly lighter game might be in order.
There are a number of similar abstract games published by Nestorgames. They're not as beautifully produced as the GIPF ones, but they're still interesting. Abande would be one example (although you can actually play it with a standard GIPF set) http://www.nestorgames.com/ and I think Mayday games are doing US distribution now. I think several of the NestorGames games already have reviews on http://www.theabstractrat.com/ I found standard GIPF seemed a little dry, Zertz was actually good fun, Yinsh was simpler and more approachable, tzaar is very cool, Dvonn cute and again more approachable. Punct is a bit of an odd duck. I promise reviews in the near future :) B> > > Joe > > On May 6, 1:23 pm, Bruce Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On May 6, 1:19 pm, Joseph Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > If you enjoy reviewing abstracts I would really appreciate having the > > > gipf series reviewed comparing the strengths and differences of the > > > series. > > > > It is a definitive series but it is really hard to know which game in > > > the series to purchase. > > > All of them! :D (tzaar and zertz are favourites) > > > They're on my list, in fact I was planning to do those at the same > > time as an interview with the designer on various aspects. Any > > questions you'd love to see answered? > > > B> > > > > Joe > > > > On May 6, 1:13 pm, Bruce Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I've been gradually adding reviews to my abstract-focussed review site > > > > (http://www.theabstractrat.com) which is helpfully still readable when > > > > BGG is down, but I'm also looking for inspiration of what to review > > > > next. > > > > > What reviews are you looking forward to? > > > > > B> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en.
