Pulsar 2849

EvEvanstar10,0

This is one of those tight worker placement point engine games. You get two actions per turn, and those actions are dependent on the values of dice you draft from the display at the start of the round. There are also clever ways to unlock a third die each round if you've planned well and lined yourself up properly. There are asymmetric actions on your player boards, different public goals each game, and even different action spots that slowly unlock as the game timer clicks down. The core of the game however is to not get too distracted by this shinny, because the most action intense activity in the game, claiming and activating pulsar spots on the map, is a process that pays out tons of points at the end of each round. the trick is to efficiently set up your points income while making sure to get that extra action every round. It's possible that a player who gets a good lead early on might never get caught up to, although the game provides many large one time scoring opportunities which gives you the chance to make up a difference. I'm enjoying the game a lot because it has hits the sweet spot of being excited for your next move while simultaneously knowing you won't get to do half of what you want to do while also being happy with what you accomplished on a previous turn. ★ Art, Iconography and components functional ★ Clever or interesting mechanisms ★ Reasonably low downtime between turns with mildly AP players ★ Multiple plays stay interesting ★ Low or mitigatable luck elements ★★★★★ Raw enjoyment

Toni Cutillasstar7,7

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Fernandostar6,0

1 partida. Debería jugarlo otra vez para valorarlo mejor, porque, como suele ocurrir con muchos juegos, en la primera partida vas haciendo acciones sin saber muy bien cuáles serán mejores y vas un poco perdido. De todos modos hay cosas que no me gustaron, como que hay caminos con más salidas que otros... sobretodo hay zonas que te quedas muy cerrado. Tampoco me gusta que haya tantas opciones. Aunque, lo dicho, haría falta otra partida y también estás más despejado, porque lo jugamos muy tarde y estaba un poco zombie.