Unstoppable

the-fire-archmage-ninjastar10.0

Definitely one of my favourite solo/2 players deck building games! It's a simple package, for a nice price, but it provides a lot of value and replayability. I really appreciate how you can play relatively differently with the different characters and factions. And even with the combination of them. This reduces the feel-bad variance that is typical of random market card buying. The mechanism to acquire new cards (draw three from a pile, pick one) reduces even further the bad luck in the market. I also like the originality of combining the cards with augments, and how you obtain your cards. Makes the whole thing feel fresh compared to other games. It looks daunting to have to kill enemies to get your cards the first time, specially with the initial set of cards, but you quickly learn how to improve your cards, how to use them, what and what not to kill to survive (the enemies strike hard if not correctly managed) Another thing I value is the length of a game. Not super quick, but not super long either. It's a satisfactory experience: time to build the engine, use it, and then once you're full speed, the game resolves quickly. I have a feeling that this game, which is already great as it is -albeit short-, will be fantastic with even more expansions and cards. It definitely needs more bosses. The 3 bosses provided in the base game are nice enough, specially for the price, and the possibility of playing them in many different ways, but they can do great things with boss design with the mechanics the game provides. I haven't tested it with two players, but seeing as it is the same thing as the solo game applied to each player, with the possibility of helping out each other, I don't think it can go wrong. Nevertheless, as a solo game it's fantastic as it is.

Garmarstar9.0

Amazing deckbuilder with very fresh mechanics