It received a US release a decade ago from Valley Games, but just a few years later, you could (ironically) find it in bargain bins. I do apologize in advance to our international readers: this is a bit US centric, since I am aware that a few of the games on the list have more attractive international versions.īargain Hunter is a great trick taking game from Uwe Rosenberg. So I thought I’d make a list: here are 7 games that I love - games that, beyond my personal enjoyment, I consider objectively great games - that can use a production upgrade. Kemet made hundreds of thousands on Kickstarter with a new edition (Kemet: Blood and Sand). Castles of Burgundy got its 20th Anniversary Edition with more vibrant colors. Brass: Lancashire did well on Kickstarter with a stunning new version. In the year 2020, not only do aesthetics matter, but they seem to matter a whole lot, especially when it comes to game awards.įacelifts are an increasingly lucrative and popular trend in gaming. Would Wingspan be as popular without the vibrant colors and exceptional production value? I’m skeptical. Would Azul have won the SdJ if it had cardboard tiles instead of the plastic ones? I doubt it. And I recently sold off my copy of Princes of Florence because, at this point, that game is an eyesore that nobody will play with me.īut really, artwork and production value means something to the vast majority of us. I have the old Alhambra Big Box, for instance, but I’ve been considering shelling out for the new Alhambra Revised Edition, just because I like the look better. I tend to prioritize mechanics, but artwork definitely means something to me. This came at a time when I’ve been thinking a lot about artwork in games. Though I personally like the old theme, I’ll admit that I sold my copy of Heartland as soon as it was reimplemented with better artwork by Gunkimono. After some discussion behind the scenes, we learned that a popular Reddit thread had pegged it as a good game with embarrassingly bad production value. The game, published 11 years ago, is a personal favorite, but I could not figure out why it was trending. This weekend, Heartland, an excellent tile-laying game by Jeff Allers (who writes for this site), was on the BGG hotness list.
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