За рыбу и свободу! Обзор настольной игры Коты Мон-Сен-Мишеля

Lately, the lines between board games are becoming increasingly blurred, with more games appearing at the intersection of different genres. You've got Eurogames, Ameritrash, abstracts, and deck-builders all mixed in. Even though, just 5-7 years ago, we couldn't have imagined that all of this could be packed into one little box. And this trend applies to more than

just genres. Not so long ago, it seemed to me that dungeon crawlers were a genre for a more mature audience. You know, the usual stuff: monsters, dungeons, leveling up, long rulebooks, and all that. But as time goes on, more dungeon crawlers are appearing for all kinds of players. There are, for example, family-friendly versions for

kids, and some can even be given to very, very young players, like, for instance, Tolka Dungeon. Do you know that game? >> I know Tolkien Dungeon. >> Tolkien Dungeon. Today on our table, we have a representative of family adventure games: Cats of Mont Saint-Michel. A game that takes the familiar concept of adventure and

exploration. But instead of stern heroes, monsters, and gloomy dungeons, we are met by...who? Cats, rats, and cockroaches. >> Pests and pets. >> Yes, yes, yes. You're on the DieFest channel. My name is Sergey. Behind the scenes with me today is Monami RS. So let's figure out what kind of game the authors of Cats of Mont Saint-Michel

have created. So, the game Cats of Mont Saint-Michel belongs to the independent Canadian publisher, RBX Games. By the way, guys, the cats are not their first game. Before this, they had already released a few boxes using the same system, which they called "Paths Unknown." Wow, unknown paths. >> Well, something like that, yeah. I'll