Last night, we tried a new game we purchased last month. It's a two player game called Fjords. It's one part tile laying (as in Carcassonne), and one part area claiming (as in Go). The theme is that you're discovering a land consisting for water, mountains and fields, and you have to build farms and claim more land for your clan than your opponent. It makes for a quick game (one round takes about 15 to 20 minutes, rules suggest to play three rounds, but each round is independent and all you carry over is the score). The rules are pretty simple, but the game is challenging enough to be interesting, without requiring a lot of strategy. As in most 999 games, the quality of the material is sturdy, and the artwork is well done.
