[Board/Tactical Game]: Android, reviewed by philreed (5/3)

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Philip Reed's Summary:

Fantasy Flight's latest game is a giant, complex event with some original mechanics that should be studied by anyone interested in game design. The game drips with flavor and is something Arkham Horror fans need to try.

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[DavidStallard]

As an Arkham Horror fan, this game sounds very intriguing. Unfortunately, it's designed for 3-5 players so it's unlikely I'll check it out...realistically, I need games that work well with just 2 players (preferably without any "special" rules to bend the game into working with 2 players).

[ShannonA]

Your playing time was way high from my own (one-game) experience.

I played a first game of this last Wednesday with three other first-time players. The total playing time was somewhere in the 3.5-4 hour range including rules explanation.

We had people who played without a lot of angsting, so it could be that AP would make a big difference, but especially as we got further into the game, I felt like most moves were pretty obvious (or plannable during other peoples' turns). I'm also pretty sure that the playing time linearly scales with the number of players, so +1 player would mean +45 minutes to an hour.

[philreed]

Originally Posted by ShannonA

Your playing time was way high from my own (one-game) experience.

I played a first game of this last Wednesday with three other first-time players. The total playing time was somewhere in the 3.5-4 hour range including rules explanation.

We had people who played without a lot of angsting, so it could be that AP would make a big difference, but especially as we got further into the game, I felt like most moves were pretty obvious (or plannable during other peoples' turns). I'm also pretty sure that the playing time linearly scales with the number of players, so +1 player would mean +45 minutes to an hour.

I think our group often gets wrapped up in AP; we have a few players who take a little too long to make a decision.