New Card Game. Cute, Quick and Quirky.
I’m a Kickstarter addict. And why not? They have fantastic stuff for great prices. Plus, you get to be involved in the development of some awesome products.
The interval between first pledge and final delivery is usually much longer than first indicated. Hey, that’s part of the roller-coaster ride. But when you receive the comic or scarf or game or whatever you pledged for, it’s like Christmas.
Today the mailman brought a neat little card game called Havok and Hijinks. It features these cute dragons that were kicked out of their homes by their parents when they starting eyeing their gold. Now the youngsters head out into the world to gather their own treasure. Even if it means stealing it from their friends.
As soon as I received the game, I talked a friend into playing it. Fifteen minutes later, I’d lost the game, but you wouldn’t know it from my grin. It’s one of those games that makes you go all fuzzy inside, like you just want to hug everyone. Why? No clue. It just does. Perhaps it’s the adorable faces with those huge eyes staring up at you (I’m talking dragons, you understand. NOT opponents.). Or maybe it’s the game play that’s part luck, part strategy, and all fun.
In fact, the game mechanics are quick to learn. You flip over a Havok card. The card will either present you with a certain amount of gold (yay!), or give you an action to perform, also called an “event.” This could involve swapping cards with an opponent, or possibly letting you reorder the next three Havok cards to ensure your opponents get the worst ones. In the next step, you play one of the three Hijinks cards in your hands. This card might allow you to steal a treasure, break your opponents’ treasures,… Many Hijinks cards also give you a defensive function to shield yourself against attack.
Oh, and your dragon has some neat tricks up its sleeves, too. You know, if dragons actually wore sleeves. All of this adds up to a whole lotta fun.
Seriously, this game is an excellent way of spending your lunch break. If you’re into tabletop games and card games at all, get this game at havokandhijinks.com, where it will be available to buy by the end of August 2014.
Havok and Hijinks plays with 2-4 players, takes between 15-30 minutes, and is recommended for children and grown-ups from 13 years.
