Resonym Visitor in Blackwood Grove

I loved this game!

The rules took a while to figure out but it seemed like it had potential to be fun. The four of us tried to like it but gave up after several rounds. There are much better games out there. This is being donated after playing once.

I like deduction games. I really liked this one. One player think up a rule to sort the picture cards into 2 groups, other players try to roughly deduce the rule. The rule may be (almost) any. Sounds cool! You are not bound by any limitations. But IMO the strength is also a weakness. The gameplay may be exciting and push the limits of imagination if the rule is non-trivial. But if the rule is not good thought out (too easy, too hard, too debatable) the game fall flat. And I cannot blame people in this case. The freedom just paralyzes and usually you come up with smth like is blue/can be held in hand.

This was a gift, from a friend who liked the way the box looked, mysterious etc. Our family likes to get together and play various games whether they are intellectual or goofy. We want to have fun with it. However, after we went at it for about four games, we dumped it. The rules allow the player who controls the game to make up interpretations related to those rules that can mean something to him or her, but make no sense to anyone else playing the game. Thus, the players are constantly making wild guesses that are meaningless because there are no meaningful and useful guidelines for playing. Its whatever the controller makes up and he or she does not have to tell the player what those particular guidelines are. However, if you like to be constantly frustrated instead of having some actual fun, this is the game for you.

Fun is very limited based on subjectivity of the person playing the Visitor.