Big Trouble in Little Chinatown

Santa knew that I was an avid board gamer and that I wanted a shorter game to play as a warm up or complimentary game with my group. Chinatown fits the bill perfectly. It is a classic of modern board games. At 1 hour, it is just quick enough to fit in the time frame, yet is a very deep and meaty experience with a lot of skill depth (in manipulating the other players).

My game group has hundreds of games between us (565 unique games, plus countless expansions). For such a classic game, I would have assumed that there would be another copy or two floating around the group (not a bit deal to have redundant copies since no one can make it to all of the game nights). Surprisingly, no one had it yet. Much fun (and hate) will be had by all.