Set collection games reward you for gathering groups of items where value depends on how many you have and how rare they are. It’s about finding the right mix of common and hard-to-get pieces so your sets are worth the most when scoring time comes around.
Some examples of set collection games are Pergola, Nocturne and Candy, Spiders, Leopards
Gallery Gambit – Playing Your Cards Artfully
A gallery is only as good as the art hanging in it. Or, in our case, the cards we somehow convinced ourselves would definitely turn into a perfect set if we just waited one more turn. Gallery Gambit puts each…
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All You Can Eat Buffet – This Was Not What I Ordered
There’s something slightly dangerous about an all-you-can-eat buffet. You arrive telling yourself you’ll be sensible, and twenty minutes later you’re carrying a plate that somehow contains salmon, cake, fruit and something covered in ketchup. All You Can Eat Buffet takes…
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Tang Master Tailor – One Cut Leads to Another
During the Tang Dynasty, clothing wasn’t just about looking good. What you wore could say something about your status, the occasion and your place in society. In Tang Master Tailor, we’re not the nobles wearing those impressive garments. We’re the…
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So Happy You’re Here! – Generosity, With Points Attached
Hazel has invited us over to her cottage, and judging by the table, she has been preparing for quite some time. There’s tea, cake, flowers, animals, magical objects and a garden that could use a little work. So Happy You’re…
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Nemi: The Strawberry Festival – Pick Your Strawberries Carefully
Nemi is a small village in the hills outside Rome, overlooking Lake Nemi, and strawberries are a rather important part of life there. The area is connected to stories about the Roman goddesses Diana and Venus, but these days it…
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Bloom Kingdom – Everyone Needs Something Different
In Bloom Kingdom, everyone is helping to fill the same royal court with kings, queens, knights, nobles, farmers, wizards, dragons, unicorns, fortune tellers and jesters. Except these aren’t exactly your usual medieval characters. Flowers have found their way into pretty…
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Kinoko Kombat – An Educated Mushroom Guess
Every year, leaders from across the Mushroom Kingdom gather for a tournament, recruit Kinoko from different factions and try to put together the best team. Being individually strong isn’t everything here. What matters is getting the right group of mushroom…
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Loyalty: Rome – Where Did All My Messengers Go?
Keeping the gods happy was rather important in ancient Rome. In Loyalty: Rome, you’re one of several senators trying to maintain the Pax Deorum, the peace between Rome and its gods. Of course, you’re also trying to become more prestigious…
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Sandcastles – A Little Competition at the Beach
Going to the beach and building a sandcastle is usually a fairly relaxed activity. In Sandcastles, apparently somebody decided we needed to turn that into a competition as well. The game has everyone building their own castle from square tiles,…
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Brushwood – Berries, Birds and a Walk in the Woods
There are worse ways to spend an afternoon than walking through a forest looking for berries, mushrooms and the occasional hedgehog. That’s more or less what Brushwood asks us to do, although our hikers are apparently incapable of seeing a…
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