After having played the game about a dozen times i can say the following:
-> Amazing production quality, the cards, the boards, almost everything was great( apart from the dice, they were a little sticky at first and the colour seems to fade out quickly...)
->Great artwort and implementation of an atmospheric theme. The ghosts seem really scary and unsettling and you feel like the village comes to life with every little detail you notice.
->The gameplay mechanisms are awesome. There is a great amount of strategy to be found in this game since not only the players have to think hard before they act, but also they have to be prepared for what is coming up next. I have played a lot of games where the dice are eventually the sole factor that determines the outcome, but not this one. The dice are there, but there is much more than that.
->The difficulty is just right. Not easy not impossible. At first it can get overwhelming but there are ways to get around every obstacle. In the harder levels sure it is like hell. One wrong move and it is over...However in the easy mode it is pretty managable with the right strategy of course. After all it is a coop game! It's supposed to be hard!Otherwise what's the point?
->The cooperation element is very strong! The players must work together to survive. Everyone has a role to play but no one can stand on their own. It is not like a player leaves after taking his turn and comes back in 10 minutes to play again.Everyone is there watching in agony!They can even share equipment! That's coop!!
->Finally it is very easy to teach! There are no long texts, no complicated rules and the ambiguous points can easily be clarified from FAQs. It is all symbols and pretty straight forward in my opinion and that of the people i taught it to.
That was my review of ghost stories. If someone is a fun of coop board games should definitely play this game. It is simple yet strategic, hard yet addictive and it proves that it was made with care to every single detail!
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Ghost Stories is a cooperative board game that invites players to become Taoist priests protecting a village against a tide of hungry ghosts. |
Centuries ago, countless lives were lost in the battle against Wu-Feng, Lord of the Nine Hells. Eventually Wu-Feng’s dark forces were defeated and his mortal body was buried beneath a village. |
Nevertheless, Wu-Feng still commands terrible power, and after an age of searching, he has discovered the location of his ashes. |
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An army of ghosts descends upon the village, and only a few selfless Taoist priests stand ready to protect the villagers and defend Wu-Feng’s ashes. |
The Taoists lose the game if they are all killed, if the ghosts drive the villagers away, or if Wu-Feng arises and the Taoists fail to destroy him before time runs out! |
With four difficulty levels, unique powers for each of the Taoists, a massive variety of ghosts, and variable village setups, Ghost Stories challenges you in new ways every time. |
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Missing vital pieces
The game was missing pieces and had only half of the necessary tiles, though it had useless duplicates of each tile. My friend has this game so I know exactly what pieces are needed, and I was very disappointed being unable to play.
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Light YagamiKira
Gioco a dir poco stupendo
Reviewed in Italy on February 21, 2020
Light YagamiKira
Reviewed in Italy on February 21, 2020
Un gioco che mette alla prova le abilità dei giocatori contro il gioco stesso,lo amo.
Per chi piacciono i giochi leggeri questo non è sicuramente raccomandato,per chi vuole giocare in collaborazione e ragionare di strategia questo è il gioco ideale.
Capire il gioco è semplice,si hanno 4 monaci(taoisti) ad ogni turno di pesca una carta fantasma da li si sceglie se combatterlo o eseguire altre azioni esempio chiedere aiuto alle tessere villaggio.
Regole spiegate abbastanza bene,qualche cosa secondo il mio parere le regole dovevano metterle in modo più ordinato.
5 STELLE!
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Manon F
Un des meilleurs jeux de coopération!
Reviewed in France on February 4, 2018