by Surya Van Lierde is pure Eurosnoot and proud of it!
Harbourtl;dr: Le Havre without the good parts.
Le Havre is in my top 2 ever (I'm not sure on which spot). So when a game comes along that takes some of the same elements and reworks them into a small, fast game, I take notice. More specifically this game takes the building part of Le Havre. It adds something too: a lot of chaos and luck. And that is what turned into a disappointment.
To be honest: I wasn't expecting Le Havre in under an hour, I was just expecting a nice little card game. The clear reference to Le Havre is just a nice extra. But the amount of luck combined with the game length, made for a sub optimal combination.
Still, not bad.
Score: 6.5/10
BGG scale: 6/10
Speed Cups
tl;dr: does what it says on the tin
Flip a card, be the first to arrange your cups in the right order/shape. Yes, that is the game entirely. Fast and silly fun, but it doesn't add anything to the genre of speed games.
Initial rating: 6/10
BGG scale: 6/10
Beasty Bar
tl;dr: fine chaosfest
Like chaotic but fun card games like Take 5? Then check out Beasty Bar. It's similar but with cuter animal artwork. Each animal has a certain special ability that screws up the order of the cards and hopefully leads to you scoring cards. But that's hard as the situation changes quite dramatically with each card played.
It is very chaotic, but also quite enjoyable. Only: Take 5 is a better game.
Initial rating: 6/10
BGG scale: 6/10