Quick Peaks – A Nice Cuppa, Dying Message, Tycoon: India 1981, Greenland (Third Edition)

A Nice Cuppa - Andrew Lynch

I love the theme of A Nice Cuppa. Manage your to-do list, your fears, and your anxieties while attempting to sit down and relax with a nice cuppa. Your goal is to get the steps of the process—get a kettle, turn on the stove, select a mug, etc.—into the right order while dealing with all those pesky real world issues, each of which makes it hard for you to keep the cards in their place.

At first, the puzzle of A Nice Cuppa didn’t feel as satisfying as the puzzle in Glass Garden, Button Shy’s other recent solo release. After a few plays, though, there’s something about A Nice Cuppa that invites repeat attempts. It doesn’t feel as deterministic, as controllable. It may well be that A Nice Cuppa isn’t as good a puzzle as Glass Garden, but it’s a more intoxicating brew nonetheless.

Ease of entry?
★★★★★ - No sweat
Would I play it again?
★★★★☆ - Would like to play it again

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Dying Message - Andy Matthews

I’m generally not a fan of deduction style games: Apples to Apples, Coup, Silver, etc., they’re just…

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