Are you a fan of 8-bit dungeon crawlers? Do you like playing the “bad guy”? Are you a fan of fun and laughter? Then you’ll love the game Boss Monster

THEME: Dungeon, Fantasy, Humor, Monsters
PUBLISHER: Brotherwise Games
DESIGNER(S): Chris O’Neal, Johnny O’Neal
COST: $25
FFICIAL WEBSITE: Boss Monster

“Boss Monster is packed with nostalgic references to 8-bit video games, dungeon-crawling RPGs, and geeky pop culture. Players compete to become the ultimate villain: the final boss at the end of a side-scrolling dungeon.”

Boss Monster is a deck builder game, which typically isn’t my cup of tea; but the cards are so funny and the game isn’t too hard to get the hang of, so it won me over.

BOSS MONSTER IS A DECK BUILDING GAME, WHERE YOU PLAY THE MONSTER AND BUILD YOUR DUNGEON.

This game is for 2-4 players, although I’ve only played it with Mr. LL, and it works well as a 2 player, since the decks adjust to the number of players (which is a nifty mechanic). You start of building your dungeon, adding more and more rooms each round till you have 5 rooms in your dungeon. You can build on top of rooms as long as they have at least one “reward” match. When the adventures come out, they are going to go to the dungeon with the most of whatever reward they seek (i.e. the Thief is out for money, so he’ll go to the dungeon with the most money bags). If you built your dungeon right, you will kill the foolish adventurer who dared to enter your domain and claim his/her soul. If you didn’t, then the adventurer leaves with your booty and you get a boo-boo. If you get too many boo-boos, well, 5 Wounds to be exact, you lose. First boss to gain 10 Souls (and less than 5 Wounds) wins.

CAN YOU KILL ALL ADVENTURERS WHO SEEK TO TAKE YOUR TREASURES? THESE ARE THE BOSSES YOU COULD PLAY.

The box says it’s a 15 minute game play, but unless you’ve played this game a ton of times and have memorized the cards, it will definitely take longer than 15 minutes. Not because it is difficult, but because you will want to read every card, yours and your opponent’s, every time one comes into play. The jokes and specials on the cards are hilarious. I highly recommend this game; so much so, that I’m giving one copy of it away!

Mr. LL’s birthday is in one week! So I asked him to pick one of his favorite board games for me to review and give away in honor of it! So the contest will be open till April 19th, and I will announce the winner on April 20th, Mr. LL’s birthday! Good luck!

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I first saw this game on Geek & Sundry’s Tabletop YouTube series. They played it with some other quick games, and Mr. LL and I felt like we really wanted to play this one. I’ve been looking for it ever since (and that episode came out 2 years ago). Finally, when Mr. LL took me tabletop shopping for my birthday, we found it.

THEME: Asian

PUBLISHER: Calliope Games

DESIGNER(S): Tom McMurchie

COST: $29.99

“Create your own journey with Tsuro…the Game of the Path.” You and the other players are dragons, flying the skies. Each turn you will lay a tile that will lengthen your path, but be careful! If you fly off the board or into another player, you are out of the game.

This game is very easy to learn and to play, and the only trouble we ever had was remembering to draw tiles at the end of our turns. I have played this game with just 2 players (Mr. LL and I) as well as with a group of 7 and a group of 5. It works any way you play it. If you are looking for a good two player game, however, I will say that it can take a long time. Mr. LL and I ended up playing two dragons each, just to keep it interesting.

I love this game. It is quick, easy to layout and pick up, and really fun. It has great replay value, because the paths will always be somewhat random as the depend on the tiles you draw and what your opponent(s) lay down. The art is beautiful and the components of this game are well designed. I only wish the “stone” pieces that represent you/your dragon were heavier or felt more like stone as opposed to plastic. But that is very minor.

I highly recommend this game to all level of tabletop players!

I’m so excited to have Once A Month Gamer on Lazy Lady! I have big plans for this monthly series, so be sure to come back in April to check out a new game!

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OAMG: Boss Monster + A GIVEAWAY!

OAMG: Tsuro