There are so many bizarre alien monstrosities in Cosmic Encounter that you’d question why anyone would want to play as boring old humans. Cosmic Encounter ’s “mostly harmless” humans Nobody is playing this who hasn’t watched Hammond’s funfair fall apart.Įaster eggitude: 4/5 - If we visit the grill, we’re ordering fried oviraptor eggs, sunny side up. Hold on, is this restaurant secretly grilling guests to feed the raptor pen next door? For those out of the loop, it’s a nod to the 1993 movie’s sequence in which game warden Robert Muldoon is outwitted (and promptly devoured) by his former velociraptor captives. Alongside the more obvious pun of Jurassic Pork lies a sizzling barbeque station named Clever Grill.
So it makes sense to plonk down a restaurant or two to keep them busy. But we have to applaud designers Jonathan Gilmour and Brian Lewis, because Dinosaur Island’s homage to its inspiration certainly gave us a chuckle.ĭistracting your guests from the escaped dinos looking to gobble them whole is important. Terrible pun aside - we’re not sorry- there was no way that the reptilian theme park crafting of Dinosaur Island was going to launch without a few nods to “Jurassic Park.” It would’ve been rude not to. Dinosaur Island ’s Clever Grill Image credit: BoardGameGeek user Stephen Werness We’re also giving a bonus point for board game designers being on team cat. Tone it down a touch Whiskers, you arrogant animal.Įaster eggitude: 3/5 - Bunnies are a big deal at Easter, and some people like them as pets. Sneakiness: 3/5 - These board game Easter egg pets come in all sizes, and some hog the limelight more than others.
The studio has sold pins of the little fellow in the past. If you’re a fan, try hunting down Renegade at a board game convention. Utterly pampered, this moggy even gets his own cardboard cutout in the Clank! Expeditions: Gold and Silk expansion. Effectively the mascot for publisher Renegade Games, he can be found preening himself in Clank!, Clank! In! Space!, and Junk Orbit. The most prolific puss to claw his way into board games, however, has to be Mr. Image credit: BoarGameGeek user Danni Loe The pair can be seen loitering outside buildings in Between Two Cities, taking part in Scythe ’s festivities, or helping seal the deal with Tapestry ’s Marriage of State card. Search through publisher Stonemaier Games’s collection, and you may be able to spot Walter & Biddy, the two ginger cats of company head Jamey Stegmaier. Who let the dogs out? Not board game designers, apparently - it would seem that they’re firm feline fans. This time, however, we’ll also be seeing if any actually live up to the supposed “egg” or “Easter” themes they claim to fall under. The best board game Easter eggs - Part twoĪs with our first batch of hard-boiled mysteries, the board game Easter eggs below will be rated on how sneakily they’re hidden. Join us as we ferret through beloved boxes to discover more of the best board game Easter eggs lurking in their midst. No, these ovoids of espionage have concealed themselves within the cardboard on your game shelf.
The Easter eggs we’re after, however, arent your usual food fare. The trouble is, beyond grumpily attempting to catch a waiter’s eye, second courses aren’t usually a challenge to find. This is part two of our best board game Easter eggs roundup - click here to read all the tasty secrets in part one!Īny good meal comes in at least two parts.
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