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Developer: Kudos Games Publisher: Kudos Games Genre: Strategy > Board Game Released: Nov 25, 2007 Players: 2 |
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Mike Hommel: 7
A solid and, as far as I know, original board game. There's a lot of
strategy to it, although I wonder just how heavily luck plays in with only a
3-tile hand. I encountered some problems when playing, like a game that
wouldn't end (the computer was out of tiles but didn't know it). Much like Galcon, this is a game that has good gameplay, but is lacking in reasons to
play it - no single player campaign of any kind, and in this case, no online
multiplayer either. I feel a little bad rating against such a thing, as I
would surely rate an actual board game of this highly, but expectations for
a PC game are different. I need metagame!
Brian Clair: 8
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William Usher: 7
I think this was the first game I've played that took more than an hour to
catch onto the learning curve. But at the same time Wu Hing had my attention the entire time. It's not an
easy game to understand, but it has a certain quality appeal about it that makes it so darn fun to play.
Even when I didn't understand what I was doing. It was like Reversi on steroids and dipped in ancient
Chinese themes. It's as cool as it is hard, and for that I can't say it's the best game on this list, but
it's definitely not the worse.
Russ Carroll: 7
A nice strategy game that reminds be just a touch of
Samurai (must be the theme). The game has a bit too much luck involved for my tastes. Certainly it isn't all just 'luck of the draw,' but I prefer games that have a bit more focus on how I play. The Solitaire included in the game I think exemplifies the
problem. Clearing the board has much more to do with your random layout and the cards available than it does your actual strategy. Playing a player who may beat you only because they got cards that you couldn't possible beat isn't fun in any game and it happened a bit too often in this one for me to really get into it. However, for the strategy fan looking for a game that has decidedly distinct rules and a unique flavor, it is worth checking out the demo.
Posted: Thursday January 18, 2007


















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