Gamewright the Legend of Landlock, the Mythical Map Strategy Game Review

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(More customer reviews)My family has an entire closet dedicated to games but Landlock is the one we reach for the most. From the toddler who enjoys making maps with the sturdy little pieces to the grown-ups who hold grudge matches in the evenings, everyone loves it. Adult guests might look at you funny when you bring out the "gnome game" but only until you've whipped 'em a few times. The game box is also small, making it easy to toss into a suitcase or picnic basket.

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In Landlock, strategy rules! Take turns placing tiles next to one another, until lo and behold, you've created a magic place where critters skitter and gnomes roam. Make a continuous path or stream around Landlock and you score big points. Discover a dragon or match up gnomes for extra credit. But watch out... your opponent will try to stop you in your tracks. The player with the highest score rules the land. 2 Players Ages 8+

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King Master III Excalibur Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the tabletop checkers and chess computer King Master III. In my judgement it plays chess at about 1500 Elo, but its checkers program is stronger. It's good training for the average checkers club player, I believe. In checkers, it makes only one theoretical move towards the centre, then it starts to think. One can always take back that move and make another, if one wants greater variety. One must allow it 15 seconds or more, I think. Strategically (in checkers) it has the usual tendency to conquer space on the flanks instead of the centre, so one can often get a positional advantage. But, of course, that doesn't mean that the game is won. But it tries to develop the single corner piece, which is good.
The checker pieces are quite easy to move by pressing them gently against the board. It functions finely. Also the chess pieces are attractive. The board only gives the moves in chess coordinates (there are no lights indicating the positions). When playing chess as black, one must turn the board. This places the move display upside-down, but it is readable anyway. One cannot play games with time control. Its knowledge of chess theory is scarce but big enough to create variety (Ruy Lopez, French, Russian defence, etc.). It doesn't know English opening or the Closed Sicilian, but plays well enough, except in certain open variants. In chess, it's too weak for the average club player. However, these tabletops are excellent for playing blindfold chess and blindfold checkers. One can play without pieces by just pressing the squares. As one can verify position, it's ideal for blindfold play. Then it becomes useful also to strong players. As the unit is cheap I think it's worth its price.

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Double your fun with two games in one. Now you can enjoy an exciting game of chess or checkers in one electronic game. With an even larger interactive LCD display, over 72 levels of chess and 16 levels of checkers, King Arthur is challenging and entertaining for players of all strengths or you can match your skills against the game's computer chip. Excalibur's exclusive, five-step teaching mode helps anyone improve his or her game. Includes LCD window, piece-storage compartment, and magnetic sensory board.
Features:
Estimated rating: 1750
Magnetic chess pieces
Save game in memory
Piece-storage compartment
Requires 4 "AA" alkaline batteries (not included).

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