Oink Games is a renowned board game publisher known for its high-quality, compact, and strategically engaging games. Based in Japan, Oink Games specializes in creating innovative and visually appealing games that cater to both casual and dedicated gamers. Their games are designed to be easy to learn yet offer deep strategic elements, making them popular among a wide audience.
Some of their notable titles include "The Duke," a unique game of chess-like strategy with a twist, and "Startups," a game about investing in and growing startups. Oink Games is celebrated for its focus on design and usability, ensuring that each game is not only fun to play but also easy to set up and carry around. With a commitment to producing games that are both aesthetically pleasing and intellectually stimulating, Oink Games has established a strong reputation in the board gaming community.
The box is completely unnecessary but gorgeous, and definitely helps get the base game plus expansions to the table. Instead of needing to sort through multiple boxes for the required components, this provides a single solution. And did I say it was gorgeous? Looks amazing on the shelf.
Zhanguo is a concise euro that can be played in an hour. Quick turns, decent interaction, engine building, set collection, “temple” tracks and multi use cards. Great game!