issue 02 // volume 42

Chairman of the Board: Coffee up!

» ‘Caffeine Rush’ game review

Ed Appleby illustrator Miillustrator @theotherpress.ca

hen I was a barista, | used : : drink’s ingredients are written

: in a two-letter shorthand on

: the drink cards, yet no words

: appear on the ingredient cards. : Some ingredients’ shorthand is : very similar, such as coffee (Co), : chocolate (Ch), and cream (Cr). : The cream and milk ingredient : cards are only distinguishable

: by how fat the cow is on the carton.

to put together overly complicated drinks for large groups of under-caffeinated worker-bees first thing in the morning. Now there’s a game that captures that very experience.

Caffeine Rush is a real time card game for 2-6 players designed by Daryl Andrews and Stephen Sauer, and published by R&R Games in 2015. Players play ingredients cards from one of the colour-coded decks onto complex drink cards. The player who completes the drink card then grabs it, and earns whatever amount of tips the drink is worth. Once all of the drinks are made, players count up their tips and the one that made the most money wins.

This game is fast, which in this case is a good thing. It is reminiscent of classic card games like Snap. The rules and cards may take a few tries to

fully comprehend, but, since the :

: average game lasts about 5-10 : minutes, you can get in several : games in the time it takes to

: play an average board game.

One of the difficult—yet

: realistic—mechanics of the

game is the labelling system. A

There is a lot of flexibility

: in scoring for the game, which : gives players a way to tailor

: the game to their group’s play : style. Tips can be divided by

: ingredients, you can lose tips

: from mistakes, or you can get

: tipped more based on the size : of the drinks.

Caffeine Rush is a game

: for players who like speed

: over strategy. Its fast pace and : short playtime make it great

: for casual gaming, though

: its somewhat complex rules

: make it a little too difficult for

younger players.

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arts // no. 9

The beginning of ‘The End’

» Black Sabbath’s final tour

Benjamin Howard Contributor

he revolutionary heavy metal band Black Sabbath will begin its final tour, The End, this January. The year-long world tour has promised an incredible production that will outshine their previous tours. The band confirmed that this is definitely the end for them. They still enjoy performing together, but their advancing years and health issues have gotten in the way. Most of the original band members will be returning for the concert, including Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Tony Iommi. Bill Ward, Black Sabbath’s original drummer, won't be part of the concert due to his health concerns, particularly his obesity and previous heart attacks. Those who have heard Black Sabbath know the drumming is fast and heavy—drumming their songs for two hours straight would make anyone sweat. Instead, Osbourne’s drummer Tommy Clufetos will be part of the tour. As for the tour’s set list, the focus will be on the band’s music from when Osbourne

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THE END

THE FINAL TOUR BY THE GREATEST METAL BAND OF ALL TIME

was the singer. This means that : songs from the reign of Ronnie : James Dio, the singer who

: replaced Osbourne in ’79, will

: not be played.

The End kicks off on

: January 20 in Nebraska and : makes its way to Vancouver's

: Rogers Arena on February 3. : Tickets are as cheap as $72,

: but most tickets are more

: expensive.

The End is the last chance

to see what many hail as the : greatest metal band of all time. : Make haste, metal-heads!

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