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The game in Essen - international match days - Thursday (Day 1)

The game in Essen - international match days - Thursday (Day 1)

a long time we had on the game happy and we were of course on the first day directly to the opening time in Essen. As you can see in the photo, we were not the only ones who were on time, half an hour was opened before there were long lines were also growing longer.

Overall, we were waiting but not too long until we could solve our season tickets and already we went off to the gaming paradise!


first led us the way to Treefrog was the new title of Martin Wallace in the limited edition to get hold of. "London" should there be same as in usual Treefrog in limited edition with great game material for the same price as the normal version. I suggested directly to and am very happy with the purchase! I had already read a lot about it and promises for an explanation on the stand with light controller very much gameplay depth to offer. A review is to follow! Next, it

went in quite quickly step right across the hall and each of the bargain stalls, "was schonmal explored. And I bought the same offensive game again, "Colosseum" from Days of Wonder for grade times 15 € and "Coal" by Pegasus (18 €) in his pockets.

some bargains later we went to make out a few test matches, first we watched "King of Tokyo" of which was designed by Richard Garfield, known for Magic the Gathering, and will appear early next year.
There is a very simple, fun dice game in which there is a question that destroy monsters Tokyo. Each player takes on a monster and can attack others, collect bonus points, collect energy and to heal. Energy can then spend it and buy unique attacks and abilities to improve their own permanent monster. The 3 of them are on display, a bought a new from the large deck is revealed. There are many fun skills and the controls are very fast in the head. If it's not too expensive an excellent game for in between!

Next came "Phantom League" turn a game on which I was very pleased and it was felt to be very disappointed. The background of the game is excellent, it is based on the PC classic "Elite" in which you fly a space ship as a merchant or pirate through space missions is met and fought and got to watch and wealth.

exactly what is then also the board game! There are different ships, all with her and disadvantages to different masters and extensions to it all off which can grow to ship.
acts Visually the game very well, the cards and game boards are beautiful made and the graphics also like to know.
But how does the whole thing?

surprisingly easy and fluid, despite many options! Whether one is on a planet and buys goods to sell them to another planet or back to ertauschen or whether one who discovered at the edge of the universe discovered new planets to get to the glory, everything goes quickly out of hand and is easy to understand .
is worth noting the playing field, clear hexes you know of other games which have a variable pitch but here there are half a witch to be put together again, and so the possibilities increase greatly in terms of the look of the pitch. Thus there are each time other trade routes and other options are the goods (energy, food, drugs, slaves, ore) to swap or sell. The trade in such drugs can be very profitable, but every time you dock at a planet you risk the security forces collect the charge.

The fight is not controlled by dice, but on different decks of cards. Such a ship, the captain and possibly also have the right equipment to take offensive deffensive or support cards, this is one that we may freely choose and 2 from the "fate deck. This is a new deck is formed and mixed and you decide to use 2-5 cards face down like this. not seized Tickets can be shed after the first round of combat to flee (depending on the ship will need different amounts) or 2 in a Combat round use. This ensures that the fight exciting and has a random factor, but you can influence him well for his election and his ship. Overall, the combat system is very innovative and a few scrimmages it quite fast by the hand.

My fears were absolutely not satisfied, the game what can it promises. The only obstacle there is the price to be called impressive 45 € for the game. I think it will still end up in my games cupboard and certainly more often on the table! Incidentally, it is suitable for 2-6 players and it next year will be an expansion if you buy the basic game of the year you get a coupon for 50% discount on the extension.

go from here? Morning are still 7 Wonder, Takenoko, Battels of Westeros, Black Friday, The Godfather, Target Earth, 51st State, After Pablo and a lot of other games on the list. Well I'll be there Saturday also!