Dead wood
TERMITE TOWERS
Designer: Mike Nudd | Publisher: Bright Eye Games
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In Termite Towers, players control rival termite colonies laying eggs, burrowing into decaying wood piles and constructing impressive towers from the chewed and digested remnants. They do this by rolling dice representing their termites and assigning them to various tasks.
Termite Towers has some beautifully-realised components – the double-layer player boards with gaps for placing eggs, dice and cubes feel both luxurious and practical. On the right you’ve got a grid for placing your termite wall sections in Tetris-blocklike style, and in the centre there are slots for marking the minor bonuses you can score for completing lines. The termite dice too are appealing – four sets of custom dice in player colours, with termite heads for the pips and big versions for the ‘soldier’ dice, which can bump smaller dice out the way.