10 days in Europe

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A really enjoyable game Review by Jasmine

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It may just be the fact that I love the theme of travel, but I adore this game despite its simplicity. It probably also helps that I keep winning in this game as well. The game is easy to learn and easy to play and, even though it is simple, there is still enough strategy and hard decisions involved to keep players interested in the game for a long time.

From my understanding, all of the 10 days series have essentially the same gameplay with little to no variation inbetween. While I do give this game my highest recommendation, I would also say to avoid buying more than one of the series unless you really enjoy the game. Instead, choose a location that you would love to visit one day. For myself, that would be Europe, but for others it may be Asia, the States or Africa.

Overall, the game is a great. It plays quick and is fairly transportable, making it a good travel game as well. The geography of the maps are fairly accurate, making the game fairly educational as well. I definitely recommend this game to all gamers and non-gamers alike. (Posted on 12/18/08)

A great gateway game for your significant other Review by Murray

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If my girlfriend was not already into board games, I'm sure that I could convince her to play a few games of 10 Days in Europe with me and, hopefully, get her hooked. 10 Days in Europe is a great gateway game for significant others because it is fun, easy to learn, and deals with traveling, which most couples seem to enjoy.

The game is fairly simple: shuffle the cards and draw a card randomly until you have 10. As you draw, place the cards, which have various countries listed on them, on your rack. The rack is labeled from day 1 to 10. The catch is that you cannot rearrange your cards once you've placed them on the rack. The play goes around the table and each player draws a new card from one of the three face-up discard piles or blind from the face-down draw pile. After drawing, they can exchange the card with one from their rack and discard the old card. The first player to create a continuous 10-day journey wins.

There are various modes of travel: you can fly by plane, but the plane cards are coloured and you can only fly between countries of the same colour. You can also go by sea using the ship cards, or by foot/ferry/bridge simply by using a card representing a country adjacent or connected by ferry (on the map) to another.

The board shows a map of Europe and isn't used for anything except as a reference. The racks are wooden and are of high quality. The cards aren't really cards so much as thick cardboard, meaning that they will endure wear and tear for a long time.

Overall, the game is fun, maybe more so with just 2 players than with a full group. The game is very easy to learn and pick up, it is fairly light in strategy as luck plays a pretty big role in the game. (Posted on 12/9/08)