While not a fantastic game, Super Mario Level Up! is considerably better than your typical licensed game as it has a decent amount of strategy while still being accessible to gamers and non-gamers alike.
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At times Hanabi can be a little on the easy side but it is worthy of winning the 2013 Spiel Des Jahres as it combines simple gameplay with a surprising amount of strategy to create a truly original experience.
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Decipher is not a perfect game, but it creates a compelling game by successfully combining a word game with a deduction elements.
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Scotland Yard is not a perfect game but it deserves a lot of credit for its’ originality in creating a fun unique experience that many games later tried to implement.
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Clue Mysteries tries to add an actual storyline to Clue which is interesting but in the process ignores what made Clue a good game by doubling down on the worst aspects of Clue.
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Lie Detector The Crime Solving Card Game has some interesting ideas for a deduction game but due to the reliance on luck it ends up being a pretty average card game.
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Electronic Guess Who? Extra improves upon the original game by giving you more variety but it still suffers from a lot of the problems of the original game.
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U-Build Battleship tries to reinvent Battleship by implementing some long forgotten variant rules but ultimately ends up not differing much from the original game.
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation The Board Game adds interesting stories to your typical deduction game but ends up forgetting about actually adding any interesting gameplay.
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Lost Gold deserves some credit for creating a unique twist on Battleship but it still suffers from the high reliance on luck as its predecessor.
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