Game Day Game Reviews (Carcassone, Roller Coaster Challenge)

While Dakota and I were at her Fancy Nancy event, Tony and Harper had "game day".

The first game they played was Carcassone. I asked Tony to have Harper rate the games as they played them mainly so I'd have something blog about! :)

Since I didn't play the game I can't really tell you what it's all about but here is the product description I found online:

Carcassonne is a famous French city known for its imposing fortifications erected during Antiquity and the Middle Ages. In this game, players must develop the area around Carcassonne. They will lay tiles and place their followers onto roads and into cities, monasteries and fields. Only those who make the most judicious placements will gain the points required to win the game. Build prestige, power and dominance in your quest to claim victory in Carcassonne. 

The review:

• On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being Hate it! and 10 being Love it! he gave it an 8.
• What he liked about it was that he was building the map and the meeples (characters used in the game).
• Tony said that it was a simple game with great strategy.
• They would both recommend the game to friends.

After playing that game Harper wanted to play castles in the basement so they did that for awhile before playing the second game, Roller Coaster Challenge. 

Dakota and I happened to get home while they were playing Roller Coaster Challenge and from what I saw it looked like a pretty cool game. But, since I wasn't playing I don't want to give an inaccurate explanation about how it works, so here's the product description I found:

Hang on! in this thrilling engineering challenge, players get to build their very own roller coasters. Start by choosing a challenge card and setting up the pieces to match. Then, players use the remaining pieces to build a working roller coaster that meets the build conditions on their challenge card. Roller coaster challenge incorporates elements of a logic puzzle, while also allowing for the creativity that stems from free-form building. Once you have solved each challenge, you get to watch a real coaster car glide down the track, complete with dips, curves, and loops.

The Review:

• On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being Hate it! and 10 being Love it!, Harper gave it a 10!
• What he liked about it was assembling the tracks and seeing if they worked.
• Harper would definitely recommend this to friends.