The fire mechanic and the way it spread is also interesting and well done. Firstly, I believe it has a strong set of gameplay, using an interesting house exploration mechanic where you need to save survivors from a burning home, not necessarily knowing where they are.
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When we got back from the Expo last year we decided to crack it open and take a look right away. Our friends wanted to play it, and we saw it for a reasonable price so decided to pounce. We purchased Flash Point: Fire Rescue as a bit of a whim. It is worth noting that I am looking to play more of Descent in the future as tastes do change over time. That and it possibly has the worst designed box insert in history, which made it more effort than it was worth for us at the time setting it up and putting away. It is a fun game, but, for the aforementioned reasons, it neither gripped or held us as long as I thought it could. Granted, that is probably more a fault of us than the game itself. I believe that with the right group it could be a fantastic experience however, it requires the players to put a bit more effort into getting into the theme of the game than Imperial Assault does. This refinement was later tackled within Imperial Assault, which is, in my opinion, a superior game. Yes, it is a very aesthetically pleasing game however, it is also a game that needed some refinement. Where Imperial Assault was gripping from beginning to end, our foray into the world of Descent left us somewhat lacklustre about the game. It is, after all, the game the mechanics from Star Wars: Imperial Assault are based on, but rather than being set in the Star Wars universe, it is a dungeon crawler, based in a Dungeons and Dragons style setting. Descent: Journeys In The DarkĪfter playing Star Wars: Imperial Assault, we could not wait to get our hands on Fantasy Flight’s Descent: Journeys in the Dark. I love this game, I just wish the box insert was better to make it easier to pack away. There are also a huge number of expansions provided for the game as well, expansions that, even after owning the game for a year, we have not fully explored yet. It can have dark moments, as well as good ol’ fashioned zombie-slayin’ fun. There is a heck of a lot of gameplay crammed within Dead of Winter: The Long Night meaning that it is both a vast game and a surprisingly deep one. Everything can happen from a zombie outbreak, to frostbite, to random events and strangers turning up, to even a mechanic where one player is a traitor. There is a whole town to explore, aiming to fulfill missions with a really strong narrative focus. The players each take control of a set of survivors of a zombie apocalypse, needing to loot, raid, and kill zombies to survive. Speaking of games that take a long time to get out and put away, Dead of Winter: The Long Night is a zombie-filled epic with a strong emphasis on story. Overlooking that though, it is a thoroughly enjoyable game. Unfortunately, it is also a bit of a faff to get out and put away. Originally, we purchased it based on the beauty of the minis however, moving forward, we are glad we own it due to how refined the gameplay is. It isn’t an overly long game, only lasting around 45mins to an hour, but in that time there is a lot of content crammed into the experience. Each god has a different ability and focus, with each clan being able to be upgraded and boosted as they play the game. One of the things that made Blood Rage stand out, bar the amazing miniatures, is the kinds of strategies available to the player as they battle it out for glory. It is a game of violence, vengeance, and viciously trying to tear one another apart as the players play the parts of Viking Clans looking to gain as much glory as possible before Ragnarok destroys the world.
I’ve put these in alphabetical order, for no other reason than I can.
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I will look to be as fair as possible within those two hundred words or so, but will try to do each game justice with a full review at some point in the future. Some of these I have written full reviews for in the past, others I will write full reviews for in the future – for now though, let’s limit it to around 200 words(ish) for each one. To keep everything concise, I’m only going to write a two-paragraph review of each one and give a verdict. We’re nothing if not ambitious here at Start Your Meeples. Well, today, as we count down to the UKGE 2018, I thought we would take a look at all fifteen, and try to review all of them in one article. Other games, I haven’t mentioned even once. Some of these board games have been mentioned a lot over the past year – Blood Rage, for instance, is a game I have written article after article about. Last year, at the UK Games Expo, we bought 15 games.
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