@ericlang.bsky.social @philwh.bsky.social finally got to play this game and really LOVED it! I know lots of people are saying 'my little blood rage' - but if anything, it feels more like 'my little ankh'. To me, this feels like ANKH wanted to be in terms dynamic area control shifting. 9/10 - ThreadSky

foonisha.bsky.social • 7 hours ago

@ericlang.bsky.social @philwh.bsky.social
finally got to play this game and really LOVED it! I know lots of people are saying 'my little blood rage' - but if anything, it feels more like 'my little ankh'. To me, this feels like ANKH wanted to be in terms dynamic area control shifting. 9/10

Comments

foonisha.bsky.social•7 hours ago

If there are downsides is that I think I understand why this game might be overlooked because it goes against what I know ERIC is known for (big serious area control games). Also, there is no catch-up in this game, if your too behind, you'll lose. But the game is so quick it isn't a problem to me.

foonisha.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Really enjoyed the constant dynamic area control due to the VOLCANO mechanic because you never know when and how scoring will happen. Rolling VOLCANO's and realising 'oh crap' was great. I would LOVE to see this mechanic be on more area control games. Also, the monsters are super cool and thematic.

foonisha.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I also really appreciate that this game has gone away with the 'fiddly' IMO most area control games tend to have making this a treat to teach when I was playing this with my non-board gamer friends. Also, setup and teaching from the rulebook was an absolute breeze which I always appreciate.

ericlang.bsky.social•6 hours ago

So glad you enjoyed this. I couldn’t be more proud of this game and sad it didn’t get the support I think it deserves

foonisha.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Two of my favourite designers collab game did not disappoint. This game needs more buzz! At the very least, you have to implement this system in your future games because it solves so much of what a lot of AC games suffer from (predictable game states).

foonisha.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Lastly, I really just enjoyed not wanting to roll volcano icons or my friend not wanting me to roll any or even just thinking I wasn't going roll volcanos but then rolled some making the eruption phase start earlier than I/friends anticipated was my favourite part <3

foonisha.bsky.social•5 hours ago

The fun of thinking you got it all figured out only for someone to shift the board just a little bit turn by turn to thwart your plans but not be to overbearing in terms of thinking at the same time (due to the much-welcomed simplified area control rules) - chefs kiss <3

Comments

Posting Rules

Reply