Was that actually me? And if so, where is the rest of my family now? But now that I read Paolo's review, I wonder if perhaps my copy of the game was simply defective. I had though this absence-of-marbles was an incisive commentary on player expectations, an attempt to defamiliarize the process of playing a board game by removing the very pieces that were needed to play the game, while at the same time creating a nice twist on the name of the game. Although I have been a model for a number of board games over the years, I couldn't remember having been involved in this particular venture, but that phase of my life is generally a bit of a blur.Īnyway, once the box arrived by same-day Amazon Prime drone delivery (yes, I should have left the window open, but I managed to tape the pieces of glass back together, more-or-less), I was amused by the fact that there were, in fact, no marbles in the box.
I bought the game on impulse, partially inspired by the fact that I was sure that the father bore a striking resemblance to myself (and because it was on sale on Amazon). I had rather different experience, but having read Paolo's review, I'm finding that I need to reevaluate that experience. After 2 reviews, shorter comments are okay.ĥ_Reclaim the time spent dithering about consumer choices - follow the one star instead! In your review (150-300 words) find something surprising to enjoy.ģ_Begin your review with: Review Title PLACE OR THING REVIEWED IN CAPS by Ĥ_Add to threads started by others, reviewing the same place or thing, building a fiction, a narrative, post-upon-post, to create an unexpected aura around the place or thing. Invent new characters as needed.Ģ_Start a strangely positive thread, writing as your character, on our sub-Reddit about a one-star place or thing. No stock characters, no stereotypes - real people with complex needs - specific, unique, unexpected, characters we haven’t seen before. Your character can be close to yourself or very different. ONE LINE DESCRIPTION One-Star Reviews is a community of fictional characters who find value in things rated at one star.ġ_Create a fictional character.