Bocephus

The bits are great with fun artwork and good quality, the main concern is the sheer number of bits needed to play the game and keep track of. Keep the tray that the game comes with! And, spend time before you start to really organize the pieces.

A composite board like Twilight Imperium might assist in replay value as then everything about the game would be random each time, but as is its still a great game that really focuses on strategy and long term planning.

Unlike say, Pandemic, The first game will definitely be a “throwaway” game as you’re learning the ins and outs of it. But each successive game will go much more smoothly and much faster.

In playing it a few times we’ve noticed, however that there are sometimes conflicts in the rules between the “abridged” rules everyone is given and the “full” rules in the rule book. A quick vote at the beginning of the game as to which one trumps aids greatly.

The fact that the race and attributes are separate and random each game really helps with replayability.

All in all if you’re in for a slightly complicated board game this one’s a winner! If you want something super easy then maybe take a pass.

It was a really fun game, fast to pick up, the rules were straight forward and it was a great mix of random chance vs. group strategy.

I thought it was a great collaborative game and loved the way the different “Boss” deities had different resolutions. But I was little worried that after going through all the deities how many times you could actually replay it without spending more on expansion packs.

The art work was great and the pieces worked really well with each other. I really liked all the dice rolling and the different characters.

It seemed like no matter which characters were used, the balance was always good. No one character stole the show or walked off with everything!

This game almost perfectly blends chance with skill as the machinations of the player can be overrun or aided by a flip of the cards.

The artwork is great and the pieces, while simple, convey all the inforamtion they need.

The first few rounds may need some rule book examinations, but after your first game you will pretty much have it down and will be eager to try again.

Our first game left us rethinking strategies all week until we could try again!