Maybe you love the buy/selling of the game. The ideas in the game still are pretty great, after all. The good news is, if you still think fondly of Monopoly, then you’re actually one step ahead of me. Once the veneer of “being the millionaire” departs with youthful imagination, what’s left seems more like a linear luck-fest. It’s easy to see how anyone could tire of this formula after their childhood years. At most, you make one or two decisions a turn, usually to buy/not buy whatever you’ve landed on, to build a house/hotel somewhere, or to pester your neighbor once again to trade that last orange property you need. You roll (randomly) and move (randomly), suffering or benefiting from whatever space you land on (randomly). Games like Monopoly may be fun to play when you’re younger, allowing banter back and forth as you take each others’ paper money, but they don’t offer much in the way of choices. Don’t be so hard on them though: most folks (myself included) grew up with games like Clue and Monopoly, what we in the hobby call “roll and move games”. There are people we try to get to try board gaming - be they friends or family - who lovingly tolerate our penchant for this hobby, but often seem convinced it's a little inappropriate for our age. Sheriff of Nottingham is a great example, and with that as our focus, let's dive into what makes a board game great. Never fear, dear reader there is a solution, a middle ground of games that are both simple and yet still fun. For them, the idea of spending the next two to three hours in epic gaming may seem more akin to sitting down for a root canal. A new big game means a new challenge, a new puzzle to solve.īut sometimes, new big games are hard to share with others: some folks go into deer-in-the-headlights mode when the lid comes off. If you're like me, you're already checking the 'all of the above' box on your answer sheet. Does your excitement spill across the table in proportion to the amount of stuff that tumbles from the game box? Maybe you own games that have yet to be unleashed on family or friends, but your fingers tremble with anticipation every time you open the game up to take a look inside. Sheriff of Nottingham is the first game in the Dice Tower Essentials Line from Arcane Wonders.Do you like big board games? I'm talking really big board games. The Sheriff must then determine who gets into the city with their goods, who gets inspected, and who may have their goods confiscated!ĭo you have what it takes to be seen as an honest merchant? Will you make a deal with the Sheriff to let you in? Or will you persuade the Sheriff to target another player while you quietly slip by the gate? Declare your goods, negotiate deals, and be on the lookout for the Sheriff of Nottingham! Players declare goods they wish to bring into the city, goods that are secretly stored in their burlap sack. In Sheriff of Nottingham, players will not only be able to experience Nottingham as a merchant of the city, but each turn one player will step into the shoes of the Sheriff himself.

Should you play it safe with legal goods and make a profit, or risk it all by sneaking in illicit goods? Be mindful, though, as the Sheriff always has his eyes out for liars and tricksters and if he catches one, he very well may confiscate those goods for himself! However, players must first get their goods through the city gate, which is under the watch of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Prince John is coming to Nottingham! Players, in the role of merchants, see this as an opportunity to make quick profits by selling goods in the bustling city during the Prince's visit.

Sheriff of nottingham game