Barbarians: The Invasion

GaGarfieldstar2,0

For a game with the title 'Barbarians' I expected something with more fights and interactions. But the only interaction is on the action selection rondel (which is a very nice idea). But I think there is way too much luck involved in the fights. It happened a lot that some players drawn cards with 1 symbol or exactly the symbols they needed to get some bonus. Icons are horrible, you can't tell them apart, too small, colors too similar... [c] Theme: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]I was expecting something else from the title, too peaceful --> Gameplay: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok --> Interaction: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]No! --> Artwork: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Horrible iconography --> Luck: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Random cards drawn in combat --> Strategy: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Little --> Components: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Nice --> Play duration: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Very good --> Easy to teach: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]A little bit long (45min) --> Rules quality: <!-- size 7]not read --> Setup time: <!-- size 7]can't remember --> No downtime: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok --> Replay value: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Can't think of much --> [/c]

momosesstar5,2

Interesting worker placement wheel with cascading effects but unfortunately the rest of the game was just mediocre. - 4/9/22