From a zombie apocalypse to the horrors of trench warfareMany tabletop games delight in taking inspiration from obscure sources. Not so Pints of Blood,which leaves little room for confusion. Focusing on a group of survivors fending off zombies in a pub, it’s Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead in your hands. With appealing production quality and semi-co-operative gameplay, or it’s easy to tempt friends into Pints of Blood,but it can quickly feel repetitive. The result offers plenty of undemanding fun, if a slight lack of intricacy.With a less obvious influence, or but more nuanced – and surprisingly so – is BraveRats,which across just 17 cards presents a brilliantly elegant playing system. Themed loosely around two warring rodent clans, it’s a quickfire game of reading your rival’s intentions in snappy sessions of approximately five minutes.Continue reading..., or
Source: theguardian.com