{"id":291522,"date":"2023-11-23T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/?post_type=reviews&#038;p=291522"},"modified":"2023-11-23T09:34:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T15:34:30","slug":"roll-to-the-top-journeys","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/reviews\/roll-to-the-top-journeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Roll to the Top: Journeys Review"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"amzn-ad amzn-enhanced-links-small\">\n        <div>\n            <div class=\"amzn-product\">\n                <span class=\"amzn-product-image-container\">\n                    <div class=\"amzn-product-image-holder\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amzn-product-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/415IM52rq7L._SL300_.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amzn-product-image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/415IM52rq7L._SL300_.jpg\"><\/noscript>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/span>\n                <div class=\"amzn-product-title-container\">\n                    <a rel=\"sponsored\" class=\"amzn-product-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BXM7599G?tag=meeplmount-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        <span class=\"amzn-product-title-text\" title=\"Roll to The Top - Journeys Base Game - Roll-and-Write Baord Game - 1 to 6 Players - 20 Minutes Play Time (Roll to The Top: Journeys (Base Game))\">Roll to The Top - Journeys Base Game - Roll-and-Write Baord Game - 1 to 6 Players - 20 Minutes Play Time (Roll to The Top: Journeys (Base Game))<\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"amzn-product-price\">\n                        <span class=\"amzn-product-offer-price\">$44.00<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"amzn-sprite amzn-product-prime\"><\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"amzn-product-buy-now-link-box\">\n                    <a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BXM7599G?tag=meeplmount-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"amzn-product-buy-now-link\">\n                        Buy Now\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<p>At Meeple Mountain, we\u2019ve been in a bit of a \u2018fine\u2019 rut. So many games come through the Meeple Mountain base camp, but few have the crampons to climb all the way to the top. It\u2019s been a barrage of average, plenty of perfectly good, but few that truly stand out. As my colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/authors\/justin-bell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin<\/a> argues, perhaps there are simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/articles\/yes-there-are-too-many-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">too many games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an inauspicious start to a review. Ominous. Unpromising. Discouraging.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not too sure that <i>Roll to the Top: Journeys<\/i> does much to buck this trend of the tolerable. Except\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><b>Let Me Roll It<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>A remake of a 2018 release, <i>Roll to the Top: Journeys <\/i>(just <i>Roll to the Top <\/i>from hereon) from designers Peter Joustra and Corn\u00e9 van Moorsel is a lovely production. Its gorgeously illustrated boards are inviting, its colourful dice ridiculously playful.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291530 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-wp-pid=\"291530\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-74x55.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 74w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-111x83.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 111w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-300x226.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start.jpg?size=528x398&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-600x452.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-768x578.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-990x745.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-1024x771.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-1320x994.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/771;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291530 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-wp-pid=\"291530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-74x55.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 74w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-111x83.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 111w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-300x226.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start.jpg?size=528x398&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-600x452.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-768x578.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-990x745.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-1024x771.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start-1320x994.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/start.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Gameplay is simple. Someone rolls the dice, everyone writes the numbers rolled or sums of those numbers in their grid. You start from the bottom, building up brick-by-brick until a vague silhouette of a famous landmark is complete. Numbers can\u2019t be lower than the numbers directly below them, and no number can be written in a space that isn\u2019t \u2018supported\u2019 by the number(s) below it. Between rolls you remove, add or swap a die in the dice pool, the specific direction based on the result of the action die. That\u2019s it. Somehow the rulebook is 4 pages long, but it\u2019s just full of examples, variants and information about the six landmarks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291528 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-wp-pid=\"291528\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-74x55.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 74w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-111x83.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 111w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-300x226.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint.jpg?size=528x398&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-600x452.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-768x578.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-990x745.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-1024x771.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-1320x994.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/771;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291528 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-wp-pid=\"291528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-74x55.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 74w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-111x83.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 111w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-300x226.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint.jpg?size=528x398&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-600x452.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-768x578.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-990x745.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-1024x771.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint-1320x994.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/midpoint.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><i>Roll to the Top <\/i>is a wisp of a game. A souffl\u00e9. There\u2019s almost nothing to it and the moment you try poking at it, looking for depth, structure or strategy, it collapses. There isn\u2019t a moment that challenges, not a single blip in your journey from start to end. Sometimes you\u2019ll add a couple of numbers together. Sometimes you won\u2019t. It\u2019s about as taxing as a Sunday afternoon snooze on the sofa.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s the ghost of interaction, a six-sided sense that perhaps sometime in the distant past other players mattered. I could tell you that you can purposefully select a die to add or remove from the pool based on the numbers your opponents need. I\u2019d be exaggerating, though. Sure, you <i>can <\/i>do that, but whilst the individual pathways of their ascent might be different from yours, the numbers they\u2019re after aren\u2019t often wildly different from the numbers you want, and chances are the dice won\u2019t play ball anyway.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291526 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-wp-pid=\"291526\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-74x55.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 74w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-111x83.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 111w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-300x226.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end.jpg?size=528x398&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-600x452.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-768x578.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-990x745.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-1024x771.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-1320x994.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/771;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291526 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-wp-pid=\"291526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-74x55.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 74w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-111x83.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 111w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-300x226.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end.jpg?size=528x398&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-600x452.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-768x578.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-990x745.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-1024x771.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end-1320x994.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/end.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Despite this, the race to the top against other players clearly makes the game, since the solo variant is deeply uninspiring. Boring and too easy. I wonder if it\u2019s slightly broken \u2013 there\u2019s an approach you can take to judging risks in the solo mode that has never not given me the highest score. I\u2019ve not had the enthusiasm to play solo more than a handful of times to test this thoroughly, though.<\/p>\n<h2><b>The Rolling Bones<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/publishers\/boardgametables-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allplay\u2019s<\/a> wonderful production <i>Roll to the Top<\/i> is inconsequential and forgettable, an insignificant snowflake fluttering aimlessly in an avalanche of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/category\/roll-and-write-board-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">roll and write games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And yet\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I have never not enjoyed <i>Roll to the Top<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve played it plenty of times since it arrived on my doorstep, as well as many games of the version that\u2019s on BoardGameArena. Every couple of weeks I return to it, play an agreeable few games and then put it away and forget about it until the next time I wander to the room looking for something to help while away the time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291524 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" data-wp-pid=\"291524\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-300x232.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1.jpg?size=528x409&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-600x464.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-768x594.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-990x766.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-1024x793.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-1320x1022.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/793;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291524 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" data-wp-pid=\"291524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-300x232.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1.jpg?size=528x409&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-600x464.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-768x594.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-990x766.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-1024x793.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1-1320x1022.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dice1.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The trend for roll and write games has been to make them more and more complex, giving players multiple sheets to write on, several resources to manage, combos to activate, bonuses to trigger, and lots of crunchy decisions. <i>Roll to the Top<\/i> is a fresh breath of mountain air in the fug of its stodgy stablemates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just a deeply pleasant experience. Every sharp edge has been sanded off, every inconvenience swept out of the way. You, some bright dice, a marker pen and a nice wipe-clean board. If Jerome K Jerome\u2019s three men took a game on their boat trip, this would be it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291527 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" data-wp-pid=\"291527\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-300x212.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2.jpg?size=528x372&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-600x423.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-768x542.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-990x698.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-1024x722.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-1320x931.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/722;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291527 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" data-wp-pid=\"291527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-300x212.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2.jpg?size=528x372&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-600x423.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-768x542.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-990x698.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-1024x722.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2-1320x931.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/envelopes2.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t mistake easy going for toothless though. You can create an additional mountain to climb by placing too big a number early in the building process. And then the pace becomes glacial as you watch your opponents calmly scaling the cliff face whilst you wait patiently for the weather to clear and the dice to roll your way.<\/p>\n<p>With experienced players, the differences between winners and losers tend to be as slight as the game itself. A small risk here, a tiny gamble there. Chancing your luck that the ripples from placing a fractionally bigger number lower down won\u2019t flood you with wasted turns later in the ascent. A single bold decision can be the difference between success and failure, the consequences not apparent until those dice keep showing numbers that you can\u2019t use. If your opponent scribbles down three numbers and you write one, that\u2019s a difference of two spaces, all they need to lazily claim the game a turn before you.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291525 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-wp-pid=\"291525\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-74x55.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 74w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-111x83.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 111w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-300x226.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards.jpg?size=528x398&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-600x452.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-768x578.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-990x745.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-1024x771.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-1320x994.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/771;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291525 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-wp-pid=\"291525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-74x55.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 74w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-111x83.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 111w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-300x226.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards.jpg?size=528x398&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-600x452.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-768x578.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-990x745.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-1024x771.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards-1320x994.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diceboards.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I wrote above that without the production levels, the game would be inconsequential and forgettable, but it\u2019s a half-truth. Physically <i>Roll to the Top<\/i> is lovely, but it\u2019s also telling that I still enjoy it in its digital form. There\u2019s a decent game here that rewards smart plays and well-timed risk-taking.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Keep Rolling<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Allplay are such a promising publisher, they\u2019ve quietly stirred the scene over the past few years, their games competent, their productions confident. <i>Roll to the Top<\/i> is another success, slight as it is. And not enough board games feature the full range of a dice set, fewer still as lovely as these.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291523 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-950x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-pid=\"291523\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-278x300.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 278w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2.jpg?size=528x569&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-600x647.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-768x828.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-950x1024.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 950w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-990x1067.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-1320x1422.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1392w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 950px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 950\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-291523 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-950x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-pid=\"291523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-278x300.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 278w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2.jpg?size=528x569&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-600x647.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-768x828.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-950x1024.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 950w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-990x1067.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2-1320x1422.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/boards2.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I do think they\u2019ve missed a trick, though. The expansion, <i>RtoT: Adventures<\/i>, has maps with unique rules. The six locations included in the base game are all different, they all have their own cul-de-sacs and quirks, but it\u2019s like the differences between brands of chocolate ice cream. The expansion locations have rules that allow subtractions, values increasing and decreasing, and getting bonus die results. They\u2019re just small twists on the basic gameplay that retain the interest.<\/p>\n<p>I love expansions, normally I\u2019d be all over this but <i>Roll to the Top<\/i> is such a sliver of a game that I can&#8217;t raise the energy to hunt the expansion down. Perhaps it\u2019s just me, but including one or two in the base game would have increased my investment in the experience. As it is, you progress through the base game without much sense of something new on the horizon. Little drives you to explore further beyond an indifferent shrug of \u2018well, we\u2019ve not tried this one yet\u2019. It\u2019s a shame.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_291529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-291529\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-291529 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-wp-pid=\"291529\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-74x55.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 74w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-111x83.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 111w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-300x226.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2.jpg?size=528x398&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-600x452.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-768x578.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-990x745.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-1024x771.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-1320x994.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/771;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-291529 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-wp-pid=\"291529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-74x55.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 74w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-111x83.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 111w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-300x226.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2.jpg?size=528x398&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-600x452.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-768x578.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-990x745.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-1024x771.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2-1320x994.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/solo2.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-291529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The solo game has you racing against a trudging competitor. It\u2019s kinda dull.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019m also calling foul that there\u2019s no official tie-breaker. It might be in keeping with the game\u2019s easy-going nature but if I finish with 3 dice to spare and you finish in the same round with 1 die to spare, I want to be able to say that I\u2019m the winniest of winners. Sometimes my hidden competitive streak surprises even me!<\/p>\n<h2><b>Sunny Rollin(g)s<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>When it\u2019s not in my line of sight, I forget all about <i>Roll to the Top<\/i>. Someone could steal it from my house and I\u2019d never notice. At the same time, I\u2019ve surfaced from every play feeling centred and satisfied. Just enough mental and tactile stimulation to make me feel good without tiring me out. It\u2019s like I\u2019ve spent 15 minutes lying on the grass making patterns from the clouds.<\/p>\n<p>In the annual clamour of new games, <i>Roll to the Top<\/i> stands out by not claiming to offer anything more than it does. But what it offers is a stripped back, sure-footed and quality experience of mild highs and lows. Sometimes that\u2019s enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publisher Allplay are rolling places with their new dice game. Is it a dream destination or not worth the journey? 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