neostalker

This game is extremely easy to teach to anyone and fun to help fill in the gaps between the bigger games. I wouldn’t say it is not a real game, it’s just quick, fun, and easy. It is easy to get bored with this game with multiple play throughs in a row but great to go back to over time. I would recommend this game to anyone that doesn’t have a good filler game yet and to anyone who is looking for a fast game to bust out before the big boys.

This game comes with quick start rules that let you jump right into the action. It is very simple to pick this game up and go. It’s also very easy to teach it out. Once you’ve got your first few games in you can go ahead and breeze through the full rules and get the more advanced rules down pat to make the game more in-depth. It’s a great game once you start adding the scenarios to it and allows for some intense dog fights. You can do some spice runs, escort mission, or just tear each other to shreds. Regardless this game is great and definitely one of my top 10.

First, the rule book is very thin compared to how in-depth this game really is. It is Highly thematic and captures the Cold War perfectly. No matter how many times I have played Russia Always starts off with the advantage with the U.S. pulling forward Mid to Late game which is true to the time. It is not a difficult game to learn but does take a long time to play. My average play time is around 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours depending on opponent. Overall I only play this a few times a year but every time I do it is good until the last minute. I highly recommend this game to ALL strategy gamers out there!

This game is great to get non-gamers into more boardgames. It can help show them there is more to boardgaming than Monopoly and Clue. I would suggest bringing this game out for small get togethers and bust out the snacks. This is a simple game to learn and the mechanics are fun. It still has a small bit of cut-throat tactics in it but nothing too crazy as you can block peoples paths, usually it’s not intentional.