Apparently my review was a little unclear on this point, but I find James Ernest’s Give me the Brain! to be a really fun card game, with a unique central mechanic that makes it feel like a non-digital version of rugby. With fast food. And zombies. It’s worth playing. You should play it.
I’m going to be rolling out a whole slew of reviews of Cheapass Games for Off the Grid, and I’m wondering if it might be prudent to implement a scoring system for my reviews. Part of me wants to create a simple “yes” or “no” system, referring to whether people should or shouldn’t bother to play the games. Another part of me really detests scoring systems, and wants to subvert the whole mess with a oblique scoring system that changes its vocabulary on a weekly basis.
At the moment, I’m leaning toward the latter. So I give Give me the Brain! 3 gold stars. Shaped like brains.
2 replies on “I really like Give me the Brain!”
Hi! ( Popped over from the review).
Have you played Lord of the Fries? It’s the companion game to Give Me the Brain. I didn’t really find it as interesting.
Hey Ponygirl,
I haven’t played Lord of the Fries, but your ringing endorsement might convince me otherwise ^_^.
I tried out Enemy Chocolatier last night. A few minor issues, but still pretty fun for a board game with no movement mechanic whatsoever. Expect a review next week.