Mortality is an LDS game that incorporates LDS teachings into roll and move mechanics.

Which is a shame, as there are some quite decent LDS games out there, but this doesn’t appear to be one of them. You just roll and move, occasionally using “wisdom” cards you’ve acquired to move if you have them. You win by gaining the most “testimonies”, but it’s hard to see how that’s much different than gaining the most money and/or points.

And what’s up with the winner “finishing mortality”? Uh, does that mean dying?

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The IGAs are an annual strategy board game award selected by a group of folks from around the board gaming community, many of them well known to those in the hobby.  The strategy board game awards are selected yearly across two main categories (strategy and historical), with specific IGAs given in these categories.  This year’s strategy winners are:

• Multiplayer Game: Agricola – The game of dirt farmers in medieval Europe continues to wow gamers worldwide and was a pretty clear shoe-in for this award.  I won’t lie, this game saw more than five plays at my house within its first week on the market – its a great game and totally warrants the award.
• Two-Player Game: 1960: Making of the President – Popular for its strikingly similarity to Twilight Struggle from a mechanics perspective, 1960 is a game representing the election between Nixon and Kennedy.  I won’t lie, given the choice, I’d rather play Twilight Struggle, but in a pinch, this one is a fine game.

Seems odd that all of the winners are published by Z-Man games, but Zev & company have been putting out some great titles lately…  Congratulations to all of the winners!

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