And, unfortunately for you, it is apparently much bigger than you, as if you are in the same place you suffer enough injuries to go to the hospital! This is an interesting mechanic that is wrapped in a goofy theme and seems to work well. Specifically, the luggage is looking for it's owner (it won't find it), and so it is wandering around the city. The first pro that I see to Guards! Guards! is the crazy, runaway luggage. I can tell you second-hand that the references to the books are quite amusing, and that my friend who owns the game thoroughly enjoyed reading through the ally cards, looking at the art, and reading the blurbs about each person. I have never read any of the books, and so I am forced to review this game only on it's merits as a game. The first thing that I must confess in this review before writing any pros or cons is that I am not really familiar with Discworld. The first person to return all five of his assigned spells is the winner! (Oh, and there are also dragons and crazy luggage in the game.) After your allies manage to return to the library, the spells still aren't immediately returned - the library has defenses to prevent anyone from just walking in! You must pass various skill checks (depending on which spell is being returned) in order to get it all the way into the library. Therefore, as you send your allies to return the spell, they might encounter some of your opponent's saboteurs who might attack them, or even try to convince them that they are working for the wrong person. You must be careful, however, as some of your opponents want to look good by returning their spells first. These allies will help return the spells to you once you have found them (navigated to them on the board). Since this job is far too big for any one individual, each of you has been assigned only five of them to return - indeed, even your share of spells is more than you can handle, so you go around recruiting allies. In Guards! Guards! the library has lost several of it's spells, and they have been scattered throughout the city. The first game that I have heard of that uses Terry Pratchett's Discworld as it's theme is Guards! Guards! Because of the theme of the game, one of my friends immediately decided to buy it at GenCon, and I was honored to get to play it with her.

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