Tailor Master is a Masterpiece: Why Tailor Master is Perfect for Casual Game Nights

As an avid crafter, I am obsessed with any games with craft-related concepts. It’s the same reason I ended up buying Arch Ravels, which I cannot wait to dig into with my gaming group. 

So, picking up Tailor Master was an easy decision on my part. 

Why I Bought It

When I first approached the Whales Entertainment table where Tailor Master was available to demo, I was actually drawn by their display for their upcoming game, Vines and Flowers. This is a game I actually wrote about as well in my other article regarding the different games I didn’t buy but can’t stop thinking about from the convention. 

Once I had made my mind up about not getting that one, I noticed Tailor Master and asked to be shown how it is played.

It is fast-paced, easy to learn, and it was clear that despite only having the two “boards” there is endless replayability.

The Game Itself

It’s a two-player game (something I was looking for more of) where you use either the sweater or pants window, depending on the back of the card, to race your opponent in finding the pattern on the board. Once you identify the pattern with your window, you hit the bell in the center. 

The boards themselves are fabrics that show different patterns, and the cards themselves sometimes will have you place it between two squares. This, along with the fact the board can be turned different ways will create new challenges, and keep the game interesting

Through the game, you will go through almost all the cards, which did feel a little draining towards the end. There are 40 cards in total, and the first person to reach 20 wins. If you ring the bell but were wrong about the placement of your window, you need to discard a card which results in the shuffling of those in order for someone to reach 20. 

I do think that with how the game is formatted, you could probably determine a number smaller than 20 to play until. Overall, it took maybe 20 mins to play the game fully. I had fun, but did find myself getting bored towards the end. The age on it was 3+, but I do NOT see a 3-year-old playing this, and certainly not until the end LOL. 

The game itself is well made – I like that the boards are fabric, like as if you were a tailor. The cards are a nice, strong stock and the window pieces are nice and thick. My only coinplaint in this compartment was that the edge of one of my sweater windows isn’t smooth and must have been towards the end of the roll of something in production. While its always a little disappointing for a new product not to be absolutely perfect, it was usable and did not impact gameplay whatsoever. 

Who Won?

Me!

Final Take:

It’s a fast-paced, kid-friendly game with replayability. I do not recommend it for those who like more strategic or challenging games, but I do think it would be for fun everyone to play at least once. I don’t see myself bringing this to game night necessarily, but is good for my friends who are not “board gamers” or to just play something very quick.