I choose you, Tichu!

Buy this game now. I was given Tichu a few years as a Christmas present. It took two years before it was experienced. Two wasted joyless years.
The best way to learn this game is to have someone teach it to you, if this is not an option go onto boardgamegeek.com and find a video to watch. We decided to do it the natural way. Four people sat across from each other, sweating, glaring, angry and a little yelly. After the labor of learning Tichu we immediately fell in love with the bouncing trick taking baby!
For those of you who have played "Scum" or "The Great Dalmuti", you will already know the basics and will most likely find Tichu as the next step in gaming perfection.

Pros: Mah Jong, Faithful Hounds, Phoenixes, Dragons and Bombs
Double Dragons when using both decks
Playing in teams is awesome!

Cons: The learning process may kill you

The Great Dalmuti scummeth!

Do you like to play Scum? Do you wish there was a different version that has it's own deck and art? Well, the Great Dalmuti is the game for you!

A fun and simple trick taking game where the lower numbered card or multiple of that card wins the trick allowing the winner to start the next hand. the first player to get rid of all their cards is crowned the Great Dalmuti and the last person out is scum or in this case the Greater Peon. At the start of the next hand the Great Peon gives their best two cards to the Great Dalmuti, who in turn give the them any two cards that they want. The Lesser Dalmuti and Lesser Peon only exchange one card each.


Here's the twist, cards are numbered one through twelve with there being only one one card and twelve twelve cards. The one card is the most powerful but if the hand is two of a kind then if a player has both twos they have the highest hand unless the player with the one card also has a jester which is a wild card.

Pros: Easy game to learn and play
Extra fun when everyone changes seats and the peons get crummy chairs

Cons: A simple game to play
Once you play Tichu it will be hard to go back to this one

Final Thoughts: Just have a good time with this one!

Yay, I'm alive!

Woot!  I survived being sick and I am ready to get back to the reviews.  Unfortunately I missed SaltCon due to rehearsals, performances and sickness and whenever I had free time I slept.  On with the reviews!