Steam Park
In the game you are building an amusement park and trying to attract the most visitors (earn money). However, construction and visitors are dirty. Dirt accumulates and either has to be dealt with or will cost you money at the end. All moves are determined by the dice you race to roll to your desired results, so you have to decide if you want to push for your perfect results or compromise a bit to beat your opponents and earn a reward. The person who decides on all of their dice first gets to clean some dirt for free, while the others have 3 rolls to complete their dice phase and get penalty dirt.
Steam Park is a game we’ve had in our collection for years. Honestly, we tend to forget about it until we need to play it for our yearly challenge, but then always enjoy it when we get it to the table! I think the reason we don't jump to play it as often is that it does take a while to set up. On the other hand, the reason it takes a while to set up is that the components are so much fun! Having everything set out on the table is very appealing, you just want to jump in and start building your roller coasters. Looking at your park in 3D is so much more satisfying than tiles would be.
The game has good decisions, balancing building with attracting visitors with dealing with dirt. It also feels really unique in our collection. We don't have anything else that feels or plays too similar. We also like that it is still enjoyable at 2 players, even with the 1st player reward and last player penalty.
On the other hand, some people might not like the speed component in the dice phase. Also, if you play with people who really like to think out each option on their move, it can take a while between turns. We usually do fine and can work ahead a little to make it go faster by resolving our dice where turn order doesn't matter while the first person is deciding.
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