"LÖWENHERZ" vs "LUCK OF THE DRAW"

Löwenherz (German for "Lionheart") is a German-style board game designed by Klaus Teuber and published in 1997 by Goldsieber in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. A revised edition, titled Löwenherz: Der König kehrt zurück (Lionheart: The king returns) in German and Domaine in English, was released in 2003 by Kosmos in German and Mayfair Games in English. The players take on the roles of regents in a kingdom in disarray. Players seek to secure territory under their control. The game is considered to be one of the three "brothers", as Löwenherz was born from the same idea that brought forth The Settlers of Catan and Entdecker. Like the other two, Löwenherz is critically acclaimed, the original edition having won the Deutscher Spiele Preis and the revised edition having won the Schweizer Spielepreis while finishing fifth in the Deutscher Spiele Preis. The game is played on a modular board, using randomly placed smaller boards. These boards form a grid pattern, and the kingdom in question. At the start of the game, players place castles with the objective of scoring points by sectioning off areas of the board using walls or boundary markers, each section containing only one of their castles.

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Luck of the Draw is a drawing game published in 2006. Distinguishing it from other games in the genre, all players draw the same subject and advancement is effected by voting for the most appropriate drawing in various categories rather than guessing a subject. Because the categories are not directly related to artistic skill, players with advanced drawing ability are not favored. The game was conceptualized by Donald W. Scott and is produced under license by Gamewright. Gameplay consists of a drawing phase and a voting phase. One player selects a Subject card from the Subject box. Another player rolls the die and inverts the sand timer. Then all players have 45 seconds to draw the subject that matches the number rolled. As drawings are completed, they are placed face down in the center of the play surface. All remaining players must place their drawings face down on the play surface when the timer expires. One player then mixes the drawings, arranges them face up such that each is visible to all players, and places a randomly selected colored chip on the corner of each. Another player rolls the die to determine how many category cards will be voted on for the round. One players draws the first Category card from the Categories box and reads it aloud. The number of Category cards required to win a game of Luck of the Draw is dependent on the number of players; with fewer players more rounds will be played in a given time period and thus more points are required to win. The game can be played with as few as 4 players and as many as 8 or more.

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