The problem with sequels, especially in board games where sequels are mechanical artifacts first and narrative artifacts a distant second if at all, is that there isn’t necessarily more to say about them. Last year, Bryan Bornmueller’s The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game was one of my favorites. Now, as was foretold by some lady peering into a bowl of water, The Two Towers: Trick-Taking Game is here.

It’s more of the same.

That’s precisely what I wanted it to be. But it doesn’t necessarily make for interesting breakfast reading.

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