PNP Games

Out of the hundreds and hundreds of the PNP games out there, I found 3 that I decided to try. The first game I found was Cards Against Humanity. I had never played the game before but I had heard of it, which is why I was confused as to why it was for free on the PNP website. I did some research and found out that originally it was a PNP that became so successful that it turned into a legitimate game that you can buy. So this one I technically didn't print out, but I did play it. We have about 3 copies of the game in my house which we used instead. This game is overall not extremely complicated. You just play the white card out of your hand that you think goes best with black cards saying. I really like the simple design of the cards. I found it amusing that they are black and white, like most of the humor in the game. Looking at the printable version of the game, overall I don't think it would be that difficult to print and cut them out. It might take a while to cut them all out but not too hard.

The next game I played was called Stratrovarespelet. This game was a bit more complex than Cards Against Humanity. In this game you play as one of four highway men trying to get seven gold pieces. Being highway men, you can rob, steal, and cheat your way to all seven of the pieces. You have defense cards, movement cards, steal gold cards, and actual gold cards. The strategy comes in when another player tries to steal one of your gold pieces. This is when you can use your defense cards to save your gold. Then steal all their gold next turn of course. I picked this game based on it's design. Aka how fantastically ridiculous it looked. It's not the most aesthetically pleasing game, but I think that fact made it a bit better. The grammar and spelling of the rules was atrocious and not easily understandable. Because it wasn't a largely complex game, it was still playable (with some interpretations of the rules). This was another easy one to print and play. It had some larger pieces and a  lot more cards to print and cut which was a bit annoying to a point. I liked how you could steal from other people and also defend. That was a cool mechanic of the game. Because the rules were a bit unclear however, the game was lacking. 

The last game I played is called Bad Grandmas. The name alone makes this game great, add the artwork into it and I'm in love. This game did have some complexities to it. You basically pitted the Grandma's in a one-on-one battle to the death. Each one had an attack level with the winning one having a larger number. Some cards had specials like "lowest number wins" while others made you roll a die to figure out the attack strength. You had to think about when to play your highest cards compared to your opponent which made it fun. It was extremely easy to print and cut out, probably the easiest of the bunch. I really liked how the game could change each time based on the effect card, which would sometimes make you roll a die to add extra attack or would only award points if the Grandmas had a certain item. The only problem I had with it was the game went too fast. There weren't enough cards to really get into it. 

  Overall, Cards Against Humanity was the most enjoyable followed by Bad Grandmas and Stratrovarespelet last. There are definitely some quality issues that go on with PNP games. Mostly with confusing rules or mechanics. 

Here's the link to the games:

http://cardsagainsthumanity.com

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/95589/bad-grandmas

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35382/stratrovarespelet