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I also like Chronicle 7, in which the players use cards to vote on possible end game scores. And lastly, there’s the
chunk with the “Penny Mobs,” which Arve D. Fühler came up with. A few imprisoned crim- inals are available for hire, which will cost victory points in the end. However, these shady characters bring advan- tages to the table that should not be easily dismissed. Every
move decreases the cost of recruiting – just don’t get angry if they get snatched away.
Aside from the simple ones, each Chronicle requires some reading,
which is why its addition is only recommended once everyone is comfortable with the base game. After that, each group is able to discover
Glen More II over and over again. The level of difficulty can be adjusted according to the group’s preference. And this is exactly what I probably
missed before: the variety in a game that I liked so much that maybe I played it a little too often. Now it has enough variety to change a little bit every time. The love has been reignited. Every Euro invested in Glen More II was worth it.
Stefan Ducksch/dm
REVIEW
Cartographers
Gray Zone
In this Roll Player tale, an employment agency paints a pretty colorful pic- ture for this job offer: travel to unexplored regions, meet foreign peoples, and map new lands. It sounds like quite an adventure, combining inter- cultural exchange and professional development. Oh no...sigh...I fell for it again!
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he fact that cartographers are only allowed to draw what they are told to distorts the facts.
that show you every last department, but not the shortest way to the cash register; or tourist maps that only show you paid parking spots near local tour- ist attractions – you’re on your own if you want to find free parking. That’s just a few examples. Churchill said it in a nutshell: Never trust a map that you haven’t forged yourself. And the same goes for quotes.
I Paradise or swamp?
Let’s get back to our job as Her Maj- esty Queen Gimnax’s cartographers.
That’s because they have to draw what their clients want them to show, and to hide what they don’t want to be seen. It’s always been that way. Take the East German maps for example: The maps became less accurate closer to the border to keep citizens away from the allure of Western capital- ism. Other examples include maps for
larger supermarkets
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Title: Publisher: Designer: Artist:
Players: Age: Duration: Price:
Glen More II
Funtails
Matthias Cramer Hendrick Noack, Jason Coates
2–4
about 12+ years
about 90–120 minutes about 70 €
Reviewer Playing appeal Stefan Ducksch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Matthias Hardel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Wieland Herold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Alan How. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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