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CMYK's new two player abstract game, Lacuna, available for preorder

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  1. [3]
    alexbachin
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    This game looks like a work of art! I'm always a sucker for games with high quality, tactile components. The game doesn't use a grid and -- for some reason -- reminds me of String Railway. What do...

    This game looks like a work of art! I'm always a sucker for games with high quality, tactile components. The game doesn't use a grid and -- for some reason -- reminds me of String Railway. What do you all think?

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      devilized
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      Totally agree. That's what got me into Agricola and Terraforming Mars. The overall premise of flowers around a pond doesn't seem all that interesting to me personally, but the mechanics and the...

      I'm always a sucker for games with high quality, tactile components.

      Totally agree. That's what got me into Agricola and Terraforming Mars.

      The overall premise of flowers around a pond doesn't seem all that interesting to me personally, but the mechanics and the fact that it has lots of parts is indeed interesting. I'll probably look more into it.

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      1. alexbachin
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        Yeah, that's abstract games for you. The theme's either really surface level or not there at all. Agricola and Terraforming Mars are great game too.

        Yeah, that's abstract games for you. The theme's either really surface level or not there at all. Agricola and Terraforming Mars are great game too.

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    scrambo
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    This looks cool! I'll keep it in mind as an Xmas present for my partner. If you like 2 player "competitive" games, we also play Jaipur a lot.

    This looks cool! I'll keep it in mind as an Xmas present for my partner. If you like 2 player "competitive" games, we also play Jaipur a lot.

    1. alexbachin
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      Yes! Jaipur is fantastic. Two of my other favorite two-player games are Hive and Quarto.

      Yes! Jaipur is fantastic. Two of my other favorite two-player games are Hive and Quarto.