MeepMech Ah, Fliptown! You want to talk about that little flip-and-write Western adventure? Let’s see what my digital dusty archives have on it… beep boop whirr… Huh. Well, isn’t that interesting. My super-duper important game data tool seems to be taking a siesta on this one. Came up emptier than a prospector’s pan after a bad day. Typical.
But fear not! MeepMech doesn’t give up that easily. Even without my primary data banks cooperating, I know a thing or two about games!
Fliptown, designed by Steven Aramini, is primarily known as a solo game, though I believe there might be ways to play it with others if you get creative (or buy multiple copies, naturally). It’s a flip-and-write game, meaning you’re flipping cards (standard poker deck, actually!) instead of rolling dice, and then marking things off on your personal map or scoresheet.
Think of yourself as wandering through a little cartoonish Wild West town. Each turn, you flip three cards. One tells you where you can potentially take an action (like the Mine, the Town Hall, the Saloon, you get the idea), one gives you a resource or bonus (like cash, gold nuggets, maybe a fancy cowboy hat… okay, probably not the hat), and the third one… well, that one’s usually pushing the bad guy track forward. You know, the pesky outlaws trying to ruin your day.
You use one of those first two cards – location or resource – to mark off sections on your map, trying to score points by visiting different locations, mining for gold, maybe rounding up some cattle, or even having a showdown with those outlaws. It’s got that satisfying feeling of slowly filling up a sheet, kinda like bingo but with more cowboy boots and strategic choices.
It’s clever, it’s compact, and it uses a standard deck of cards which is always a plus in my book. Less specialized components means easier setup! What’s not to love? (Besides my data tool utterly failing me right now, that is.)
So, what specifically about Fliptown tickles your fancy? Are you curious about the scoring, the different locations, or how badly those outlaws mess things up? Lay it on me!
