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Do you use planets for short-term actions or try to colonize them? Will your opponent get there first? How much effort do you put into upgrading your empire? The solo game in this is excellent, and I like it with two or three players too. It’s a die-roller, but there are tons of ways to use and/or mitigate particular roles, and there are plenty of paths towards victory.
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This is my favourite of the Tiny Epic series so far, offering some really cool decisions.
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Honourable mention 2: Tiny Epic Galaxies (Scott Almes/Gamelyn Games). If you’re into train games, this is highly recommended. Granted, this was actually a 2009 release from Winsome, but the deluxe Queen version came out this past year after Essen 2015.
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There’s an excellent mix of pressure to rush across the board (only three of the six companies can reach the end, and it’s rare to see three actually do it, plus many cities offer more rewards if you’re there first) and penalties for haste (track’s much more expensive if you build a lot of it, and sticking close to your starting point can pay off too). This is another great entry in the line of Winsome Games rail games re-released by Queen Games with nicer components (others include Chicago Express, German Railways, Paris Connection (also by the same designer) and Locomotive Werks), and it has some unique elements. Honourable mention 1: Kansas Pacific(David V.H. Also note that I haven’t played everything out there, so this list may change over time!) I think it’s a good timeframe, as games that come out at or after Essen don’t have much time to get played before the end of the calendar year. (Note: this is using the Essen Spiel 2015 (Oct 8-11) to pre-Essen 2016 (Oct 13-16) calendar many gaming sites and podcasts go with. Here are my picks for the top 10 games released this year. It was an incredible year for board and card games, with a ton of impressive releases. With 2016 wrapping up, it’s a good time to look back at the year in gaming.