Legacy of Yu
All summer, the community of solo game fans has been buzzing for this tough title, but one that is so addictive! The player’s goal is to successfully build a canal to avoid flooding, while repelling barbarian attacks. To achieve this, it will need to manage its resources well, take risks at the right time and use its workers wisely. It’s not simple. In ten games, there were more defeats than victories. But we always hope: new cards are added as the game progresses, making our task easier (sometimes!). For fans of narrative games who don’t shy away from challenges!
Stéphanie Morin, The Press
For 1 player aged 14 and over. Duration: 60 minutes. Price: $85
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The Yum Pirates board game
Yum Pirates
Invented in 1960 by Quebecer Harvey Grinsell, the legendary YUM game is today in the hands of the Lévis publisher Gladius, which has completely revitalized the classic dice game. Its latest incarnation is Pirates, which draws inspiration from the mechanics of YUM, but goes much further. Indeed, here we play a pirate who has powers accessible when we choose to play the power die – we can only roll it five times, so we must use it wisely. As for piracy dice, they allow you to attack other pirates’ ships, repair your own or buy cannonballs. However, watch out for the kraken! Our teen tester liked it, but rightly maintains that the game is more enjoyable with four players than in a duel. Excellent value.
Pierre-Marc Durivage, The Press
For 2 to 4 players aged 7 and over. Duration: 25 to 35 minutes. Price: $25
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The Romi Rummy board game
Romi Rami
Looking for an easy-to-understand card game that can interest both grandparents and their grandchildren? The Quebec game Romi Rami will be perfect. In this simplified version of the Rummy tile game, players must make trios or suits with their numbered cards. But be careful: there are trophies to be won and they could well change the outcome of the game. This unifying game by Antoine Lefebvre (and published by Randolph) is perfect for quick family games, once homework is finished!
Stéphanie Morin, The Press
For 2 to 4 players aged 8 and over. Duration: 30 minutes. Price: $20
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The board game Gimme that!
Give me that !
Have you always dreamed of being crowned the potato king? Here’s your chance! It is not recommended to play this completely chaotic crazy game less than an hour before the youngest players’ bedtime. The goal is simple: the first player to write the numbers up to 50 on the potatoes on the sheet in front of them wins. Meanwhile, depending on the result of the die, the other players make tricks right next to him, change sheets among themselves or steal the pencil of the one who is writing while shouting: “Give me that!” » In this game invented by the same twisted minds who created the famous Taco Cat Chicken Poutine Pizza, the more, the merrier! The game is already in the luggage for the next family reunion with the cousins!
Pierre-Marc Durivage, The Press
For 3 to 8 players aged 8 and over. Duration: 10 to 30 minutes. Price: $23
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The Hitster board game
Hitster
Opened 30 years ago as a comic book and collector’s card store, Le Maître des jeux, in Saint-Eustache, very quickly expanded its activities to offer games, toys and hobbies, establishing itself as a reference in the west of the northern crown. Manager Marc-André Meloche looked through his shelves before suggesting Hitster, a game that takes the mechanics of Timeline and applies it to musical pieces from the last 100 years. What’s great? You can listen to the song, each of the 308 cards including a QR code linked to the Spotify platform. “As a music lover, I was immediately hooked,” says Marc-André Meloche. We put a revealed card with the name and year of the song and place it on the time scale. But it’s still a party game, no need to be a connoisseur, everyone will recognize the songs. » You can play individually in competitive mode, but also in cooperative mode where you try to find as many correct answers as possible. “At home, we play as a family, all together,” Marc-André tells us. We recommend playing with 2 to 20 players, but there can be a lot of people and you can have fun trying to figure out where the songs fit. »
Pierre-Marc Durivage, The Press
For 2 to 20 players aged 16 and over. Duration: 30 to 60 minutes. Price: $30