Go on, admit it…you played with blocks as a kid.  There’s no sense in denying it.  We, as educated and mature adults (ha!), often refine our tastes as we get older…yet there are occasions where the simplest things can grant us the most enjoyment.  “Convert” is one such item, tasking players with stacking blocks in such a way that would earn them the most points.  It’s a very simple, yet elegant abstract game for two players that you won’t want to play just once.  Before we get started, I’d like to thank Ian Reed from Yodeo Games for providing me with a free press copy.  It’s important to note that the copy I received was a prototype, meaning that it may look a bit different from those created during production.  The box and the scorecards, for example, will look much better in the final version than in the pictures below.  Because my copy was close enough in quality to the final product however, I opted to do a full review.

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