In today's world where games like Monopoly and Battleship are being revealed for how terrible they really are we're brought this wonderful new strategy game that is fun to that last moment. Are you a fan of submarine movies? Hunt for the Red October, Crimson Tide, Run Silent Run Deep. Well if you are that's the first way this game will catch you immediately. Let's call this game... Battleship IF IT WAS ACTUALLY GOOD! The basic premise is that you are a crew on a sub-marine set a slight ways into the future and you're trying to track down and sink the other crew's sub while dodging them as well. It's ingeniously mastered because it doesn't rely on chance at any moment in the game!!! Whether you sink or are sunk it's all your fault! No spinners, no unfortunate dice rolls. Every decision you make could potentially be the one that gets you and your crew killed.
Alright let's move on the next part of this game which is awesome. It's co-op teams. Co-op games are becoming my favorite kind because of the interaction they force you to have with people around you. It's where the fun comes from. Add in the fact that this co-op game faces you against more humans and not an insanely over-powered "CPU" if you will. It's the perfect mix of working together AND human rivalry. And finally on this point each player on your team (you can play with anywhere from 2-8 players) get their own specific role. Anyone who's played co-op games like Forbidden Island etc. know how one loud mouth team mate can ruin the fun of the game becuase no one else can get a word in edgewise. Well in this game every player has an equal and crucial role to play and they all are required to play every round.
Lastly it's very adaptable. It has two modes of play, turn based play and free play, and while I've only had a chance into the simpler turn based mode I've heard great things about free play. It sounds chaotic and incredible. Also it comes with a decent amount of map options so the map never gets old.
There's my simplified review of the game. I really can't do it justice. You need to get 8 people together and have a blast ;) playing this game.
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| Type of Game | Board Game | Board Game | Board Game | Board Game | Board Game | Board Game |
| Number of Players | 2-8 Players | 2-8 Players | 2-5 Players | 4-8 Players | 2-5 Players | 2 Players |
| Average Playtime | 45-60 Minutes | 45-60 Minutes | 45+ Minutes | 30-45 Minutes | 90 Minutes | 30 Minutes |
| Recommended Player Age | 14+ | 14+ | 10+ | 14+ | 14+ | 8+ |
| Game Objectives | You and your teammates control a state-of-the-art submarine and are trying to locate an enemy submarine in order to blow it out of the water before they can do the same to you. | This expansion takes the underwater hunt even further with 5 new scenarios and adds strategic depth as each crew gets to pick a special weapon system at the beginning of the game. | Race to find Long John Silver's buried gold by drawing his clues on a treasure map! | Play your role amongst ten characters in Bahamas and steal, lie, threaten, do everything you can to get the biggest part of the loot and land safely! | Play as warring Egyptian Gods and build the most powerful army to dominate Egypt. | Help the Princess Jing to escape from the Forbidden City and meet with her beloved. |
| Theme | Submarines | Submarines | Pirates | Money Heist | Ancient Egypt | Ancient China |
| Strategy Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Adventure Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expansion(s) Available | ✓ | is an expansion | ✓ | ✓ | is a standalone | is a standalone |
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This game is sooo much fun. Buy it you're going to love it
This game is sooo much fun. Buy it you're going to love it!!!!!!!!
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Fideon
Divertidisimo juego para 8 personas que requiere comunicacion
Reviewed in Mexico on December 15, 2018
Fideon
Reviewed in Mexico on December 15, 2018
Tu y tus, hasta otros 3 companeros, son la tripulacion de un submarino nuclear y el objetivo del juego es hundir el submarino enemigo, asi de sencillo.
Cada miembros del equipo tiene un rol diferente, los cuales son:
Capitan: Da las ordenes de hacia donde avanzar el submarino, mantiene el registro de el camino que han tomado en el mapa, y ordena cuando tomar una accion como disparar, escanear un cuadrante con el sonar, etc...
Primer oficial: Cada vez que el submarino se mueve, el primer oficial decide que sistema cargar: minas, torpedos, dron, sonar, silencio, escenario. Ademas, lleva registro de la cantidad de danos del submarino y le informa al capitan sobre el estado de los sistemas.
Ingeniero: Cada que el capitan mueve en una direccion, el ingeniero tiene que deshabilitar un sistema relacionado con esa direccion. Debe de intentar, a traves del primer oficial, convencer al capitan de moverse en una direccion deseada para intentar rehabilitar los sistemas.
Operador de Radio: Posee una copia del mapa, ademas de una filmina transparente. Su rol es escuchar las direcciones que indica el capitan enemigo, trazar esa ruta en la filmina transparente, e irla acomodando sobre el mapa para descubrir donde encaja esta ruta y asi deducir donde se encuentra el submarino enemigo. Debe de estar en constante comunicacion con el capitan para asi poderle indicar a que coordenada conviene apuntar las acciones.
Al principio habra caos, confusion, pero durante el primer juego todo se entiende. El rol del primer oficial podria resultar un poco aburrido asi que se podria combinar con el del capitan.
El juego tambien tiene una modalidad de tiempo-real que es la forma en la que el juego se deberia jugar. Ambos equipos proceden a discrecion y el juego solo se detiene para confirmar acciones (un torpedo hizo dano? Un sonar detecto algo?, etc...)
Lo recomiendo demasiado para jugarlo con un grupo de amigos pero no ninos ya que es un poco complejo para ellos.
Diviertanse!
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