![]() “Enjoyed” is perhaps not the right word, but it was an experience that I’ll add to my treasured memories pile, and one that I would be interested in having again.Īnother cautionary note is that this is not a game you buy to casually have a nice time with. Players who see board games as something to win, and something to be fun, rather than just an experience with a story that can be shared or had solo, are not suited to this.īut as an afternoon with friends, listening to the Triple J Hottest 100, and eating lemon tart while deciding which of our citizens should starve, I actually really enjoyed it. There are far more lose conditions than there are win conditions, and losing on round 12 after dedicating hours to trying to keep our group of survivors alive was disappointing. While mostly brilliant, Frostpunk is absolutely not a game for everyone. Frostpunk: The Board Game play experience But, overall, the instructions and extra scenario book are both excellent. The publishers just needed to spend a bit more time on the layout to make them perfect. There are some sections where it will tell you which page you need to flick to in order to find that piece of relevant information, and other sections that expect you to guess. You end up spending a lot of time unnecessarily flicking between pages. My one complaint is that while the instructions were well written, they were poorly set out. Or you could play by yourself and have a (very depressing) ball. There are also a lot of included scenarios, so you could get a group together and play each one repeatedly until you win each one and not have to touch another game for a year. The flavour text and instructions were well-written, evocative and emotional. The instructions of a game set the tone for the experience, and make or break the game. This is a game that was made with love and care. A more thoughtful box insert and a guide would go a long way to improve the pack down experience. You kinda have to jumble up the cards a bit to get them to fit properly, which I did not enjoy. I do wish the box was better laid out, though, so it was more obvious where to put each thing to keep them separate between games. Yet most of the pieces were explained well and earned their place in the game. It takes up a lot of space (my 6–8-seater dining table was not big enough to fit it in perfectly), and there is an almost overwhelming number of pieces. However, I like how much thought has been put into making the set up look nice. The first set up took an hour and a half, so you’ll need to factor that into your play time, or (given how obsessed with this game the right person could become), just have a dedicated Frostpunk table that’s set up at all times. ![]() This could also be to make it easier to sell the game in other languages, maybe? Though, given the instructions and cards need to be printed in multiple languages, it would be worth printing the boards in multiple languages, too. Just write the name in a nice apocalyptic font or something. This might be to avoid breaking immersion, however I found my immersion was most broken by having to frequently flip back and forth through the rule book to remind myself which board was which. But, and this is important, none of these boards are clearly marked with the name of what the instructions called them. There are so many pieces, and boards, and things that you need to keep track of, that all have to be set up in a certain way or you’ll get confused and all will be lost. You can say a lot of things about Frostpunk but “boy, that sure was a quick and easy set-up” is not one of them. It’s a great time.īut, with so many board games based on video games sucking so deeply, does Frostpunk: The Board Game escape the curse? Set up and pack down experience Questions like “so, how many children should we sacrifice?” and “I think we should let the engineer die, do you agree?” are part of it. The world has entered a new ice age, and you must try and keep as many people as you can warm, healthy, alive and fed. Frostpunkis a game that fits firmly in that last category.Īnyone who has played the Frostpunk video game knows that this is not a happy tale, and that persists in the board game. There are lots of different kinds of board games: Ones that cause familial unrest ( Monopoly, Risk), fun party games ( Exploding Kittens), fun for the whole family ( Carcassonne, Azul) and ones which take 6+ hours to play and require at least one member of your group to be neuroatypical and have it as a special interest.
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