Review Details

Patchwork

Product Review (submitted on October 7, 2015):

My current gaming situation has me always searching for great games that my wife really enjoys, because she is the primary person I game with. What a wonderful surprise we found in Patchwork.

Patchwork is a two player game by Uwe Rosenberg (of Agricola fame, among others) with the premise of making a quilt out of various fabric scraps. Its easily apparent that this quilting theme was put in place to make sense of the mechanic of the game, which is a bit Tetris like. Essentially, you use your currency (buttons) to buy various pieces, while trying to build a bit of an engine so you earn more buttons when you pass certain spaces. Each piece will also move you forward a varying number of spaces on a track, and its your turn to buy a piece if you are behind your opponent. Its a great balance between choosing the best fitting pieces, ones that will give income, and pieces that move you forward.

For a game thats has a very tacked on theme, my wife loves it. And I do too actually. Its challenging for us both, and we can usually knock out a game in a bit over 30 minutes. We tend to be a bit AP prone, so sometimes our turns can take a bit, so you could potentially play this even quicker!

This game fits in a great spot of being fun for my wife and I both, as well as being quick. I never feel like Im settling for a light game, but always come out satisfied. And I make the best quilts you'll ever see.