amphibious_ReViews

It can be a difficult thing to convert a fully physical game into a digital format. Questions like how to keep players' cards hidden from each other on a shared screen or how to handle house rules can stop a great tabletop experience from being a great videogame. While concessions were certainly made with Uno, I think the developers did the best they could with the options available to them. The problem is, the best part about Uno is the banter across the table as you play, and that will never come easy to a virtual adaptation. Just about everyone I know has played Uno (the physical version) multiple times before, so I'll spare you a rehash of the rules. Instead, I will say that whatever rules you've played Uno by in the past, you can probably recreate that same ruleset in this digital version. That was one of the most delightful surprises for me when trying this game out for the first time. While the official rules of the card game are faithfully implemented in this digita

For a variety of reasons, board games don't always have successful transitions into the video game format. Many manage the platform jump, but come with enough compromises that they aren't worth playing anyways. Risk is not one of those games. Save for the AI players that make solo play pretty much impossible, this turned out to be a remarkably well-translated board game. With all of the original rules in-tact, as well as "house rule" style customization, Risk Global Domination  feels just as playable as the board game sitting in my closet, but without any of the setup or teardown. For those unfamiliar, Risk is a strategic game about becoming the leading world superpower while preventing your rivals from doing the same. As the name suggests, whether you have a good plan or not, your actions are going to involve a degree of risk. In order to dominate the world, you must conquer the geographical regions held by your opponents while defending the ones you currently hold