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ISS Vanguard

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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ISS Vanguard is a 1-4 player co-operative, campaign Board Game. It will bring players right into...

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread

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A Green Legacy Game, Arydia is an open world, campaign based, cooperative fantasy role playing board...

Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated The Castles of Burgundy in Tabletop Games

Mar 7, 2018

The Castles of Burgundy

2011 | Dice Game, Medieval, Territory Building

8.0

(11 Ratings)

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The Castles of Burgundy Review

I was somewhat disappointed with the components of this game. While the price point isn’t very high, the game still feels a little cheaply made. For most people, the main complaint with The Castles of Burgundy is the player mats. They seem to be made of a light card stock, rather than standard cardboard. They feel quite flimsily and seem like they could tear or bend fairly easily. The artwork for this game is also somewhat bland. The colors have a little bit of low-saturation feel to them and the artwork is not particularly impressive. I would like to note that you do get a lot of tokens with this game. There are about 164 hex tokens that will be used in the game, a handful of dice and some other miscellaneous tokens. This does make setup a bit of a chore, as there is a lot to keep organized. I’d recommend one of those plano storage boxes if you are going to play this game a lot.

Original Rating: 2.5
Reviewer: Tony Mastrangeli
Read the full review here: https://www.boardgamequest.com/the-castles-of-burgundy-review/

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Otway93 (567 KP) rated Resident Evil 2: The Board Game in Tabletop Games

Oct 25, 2019

Resident Evil 2: The Board Game

2019 | Dice Game, Fighting, Horror

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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Excellent game, though far too expensive!

A truly superb game that thoroughly surprised me!

At first I was a little sceptical about how Resident Evil 2 would translate to a board game, but the creators managed to capture the story and the horror perfectly, somehow making everybody involved absolutely terrified, just like the game!

The game is slightly complicated for those new to dice based games (me included), but I believe it to be an excellent starter for beginners.

The game is also unusually for 1-4 players, though I can't imagine it being much fun solo.

Another plus is the number of expansions, all enjoyable, but just like the core game, they are all considerably expensive for what's involved.

The cost is the main issue with this game, the core game costing between £60-80, and expansions anywhere between £15-30 each.

The expansions, with the exception of the rather good B-Files Expansion, contain very little, and add very little. They contain very little and still use the same amount of packaging, using a lot of plastic and wasting paper and cardboard.

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Johnny-Mac Willcox-Beney (10 KP) rated The Quiet Year in Tabletop Games

Jul 20, 2019

Gorgeous illustrations (5 more)

No prep needed

Good inspiration for post apocalyptic settings

Great first TTRPG

Cheap! ($6)

Replayable for different communities

Fantastic Post-Apocalyptic Story Gaming

Absolutely gorgeous single-session GMless story centered game. Players must navigate a year in a community after an apocalypse. Each week is represented by a card from a standard 52 card deck, each suit a season.
When a card is drawn it introduces a new choice to be made by a player about your community, with limited organised discussions about these choices replicating failures in communications in real communities. This choice is then represented on a map of your community that you build as you play.
This game is absolutely brilliant as a first TTRPG, a first session to build the setting for a post apocalyptic game in another system or just as a standalone one shot. It only takes one 2-3 hour session, some paper, pens, 6 sided dice, a standard deck of playing cards and the PDF. The questions it asks prompt very interesting ideas about your community to build somewhere that feels alive and fully fleshed out. A great buy!