Faiyum (Game Review by Chris Wray) | The Opinionated Gamers
Plays: 3 (On Review Copy) Faiyum, the latest game from Friedemann Friese and 2F-Spiele, is set in ancient Egypt, with players helping build a metropolis in a basin near the Nile River. Faiyum has been well received in the last few months in Europe, and it just released in the United States, where it is sold through the BoardGameGeek store. I’ve played Faiyum three times now, at three different player counts, and I’m impressed by the core mechanics. This takes the card market from Power Grid and mixes it with a deckbuilding mechanic to create a game that is high on strategy and repla...
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