Archive for May, 2014

Gears of War

Posted: 18 May 2014 in Board Games
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Never played the video game but the board game is great! ok, I just got some new games from Amazon while they had the free global shipping offer. If you spent more than $150 USD you got free shipping to New Zealand. Cool especially when shipping would have probably cost $100. S0 I got Conflict of heroes “price of honour”, Sentinels of the mulitverse “Vengeance”, Mage night expansion and Gears of war the board game published by fantasy flight. Awesome deal but I am sad to say that they have rescinded the free global shipping to New Zealand.

I think it was published 2011 and it went under my gaming radar because of the title. Excellent components and the miniatures are extremely detailed and add to the game play. I even painted a couple up to make the game play more enjoyable. The AI is determined by a random card draw and the balance seems to be finely tuned so you have to make good decisions and have the dice go your way. So if you can pick this up for a steal like I did, you won’t be disappointed.

Mage Knight

Posted: 5 May 2014 in Board Games
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The recycling of old games that I don’t play continues and this has generated some much needed “Hobbie” funds for getting some new games. I had always wanted to give Mage Knight a go , but there is so much hype around about this game I thought I would give it a miss. After watching some videos and reading a few reviews I decided to get a copy. I have had a couple of solo games to learn the rules and it has been lots of fun. I think the solo play works very well and the puzzles are very challenging. The rules are smooth and easy to follow and I would advise to play through the walkthrough at your own pace and to double check any rule queries.. The cards and components are excellent and it is truly a pleasure to play. See the Wizkids site  or BGG for more information. I am looking forward to playing this a lot more and most likely will pick up the expansions.