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Fast Sloths
45m - 45m
2 - 5 Players
Ages 8+
Hand management games are games with cards in them that reward players for playing the cards in certain sequences or groups. The optimal sequence/grouping may vary, depending on board position, cards held and cards played by opponents. Managing your hand means gaining the most value out of available cards under given circumstances. Cards often have multiple uses in the game, further obfuscating an "optimal" sequence.
Hand Management
Play occurs upon a modular board that is composed of multiple pieces, often tiles or cards. In many games, board placement is randomized, leading to different possibilities for strategy and exploration.Some games in this category have multiple boards which are not used simultaneously, preserving table space. Unused boards remain out of play until they are required.
Modular Board
This mechanic usually requires players to pick up an item or good at one location on the playing board and bring it to another location on the playing board. Initial placement of the item can be either predetermined or random. The delivery of the good usually gives the player money to do more actions with. In most cases, there is a game rule or another mechanic that determines where the item needs to go.
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eirik413
Absolutely lovely game. I get that it is not for everyone and it can be very mean but I love the concept and the mechanics are pretty good. The simplicity of the rules also makes it easy to teach.
Amicable_Ignoramus
I don't need a great theme in my games, but Fast Sloths had me a bit excited to see how it would work. I actually think it pulls that off fairly well and it made for some fun "imaginary scenarios" that our group laughed about. It also has some really neat ideas, essentially making the game a race where you are utilizing different "vehicles" (the helpful other animals) which is a cool way of handling a racing game and I can't think of much to compare it to. I've wanted more interesting race games in the hobby for a while, so this is definitely a game I went in wanting to like. And I'd say I do like it, but I don't really love it. I think the game is a bit bigger than it needs to be (it's two pretty large boards put together) so the race can feel a bit plodding at times and while the interactivity is impactful and direct, it doesn't actually feel that way. Throughout the game, you'll travel to one of your "checkpoints" and then you'll evaluate or have a plan for what the next checkpoint you're going to go for is. You don't have to hit them all so there's always a decision to be made there and is largely the most impactful part of the game (alongside the animal cards you "recruit"). You'll get there by using the same animals your opponent is using so it's seemingly important to account for where you are leaving the animal and where your opponents are going to leave the animals, which is a charming thing to track. But it never really comes to a head in a satisfying way. There's a lot of animals where that decision just doesn't end up mattering (Eagles and Ants) so that decision impact is reduced. Plus the board is so big, it's usually not hard to find a near equally beneficial alternate route if your opponent does try to sabotage a route. If you really planned things out, you could probably trap someone or set them back very significantly, but that kind of long term strategy doesn't feel warranted in what otherwise feels like a light children's game. It's still fun, it's still something I enjoy playing, and it's still something I recommend to people. But with caveats. The art is ok, but not great and that's exacerbated by the price (typically $50). There are significantly better produced games that cost a lot less. That's a publisher thing (Stronghold) but still is a strike against it.
bnordeng
Fast Sloths is a Friedman Friese game that brings more innovation to the hobby. His games are almost always innovative and interesting, but not always something I want to replay a bunch. I was pleasantly surprised with how well it played and how quickly it seemed to move along. I could see playing this with my wife and kids and with friends who like lighter games with good thematic integration. Who doesn't want to be a sloth that gets carried from place to place by unicorns and crocs? I expect to pick this game up and play it a good amount. It's listed as a "pick up and deliver" game which can be a turn off for me. Often, pick up and deliver games mean micromanaging your transport to get just the right things at the right time and move them to the right place. Merchant of Venus and Steam are good examples and both of those are quality games, but they can be frustrating at times. In Fast Sloths, each player is a piece of cargo (a sloth) and everyone is "sharing" the transports (other animals) all around the board. You need to visit trees all over the map to pick up your color leaves. The best part is how the animals move with an eagle picking you up and flying you anywhere up to 6 spaces away. Other animals are restricted to certain terrain, like ants which form a line and pass you along from one ant to another. Elephants are slow and stay in just a few terrain type, but they can throw you a few spaces with their trunks. Theme-wise and gameplay-wise, this game seems to really work. There are plenty of animals to mix in from game to game and I anticipate more animals and probably maps in the future.