30 Aprile 2014

Euphoria su Spring 2014 di Gamers Alliance Report

La mia recensione di Euphoria è stata da poco pubblicaot su Gamers Alliance Report, probabilmente il magazine di giochi da tavolo più conosciuto e letto negli stati uniti.

Are more than 4500 backers and more than $300,000 pledged enough to say that Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia, designed by Jamey Stegmaier and Alan Stone, a good game? I got Jamey Stegmaier’s Viticulture and I was well impressed by its core mechanics but not satisfied about balancing so I was a little worried about Euphoria. The rules seemed good and solid but, of course, you can’t really judge a meal by the recipe, you need to test it. So, after several session, can I say Euphoria is “well cooked”? In this review, I’ll try to point out the strong points and weaknesses of this game.
My review of Euphoria was just published on the Spring 2014 issue of Gamers Alliance Report, probably the most followed and known board games magazine in US.

Are more than 4500 backers and more than $300,000 pledged enough to say that Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia, designed by Jamey Stegmaier and Alan Stone, a good game? I got Jamey Stegmaier’s Viticulture and I was well impressed by its core mechanics but not satisfied about balancing so I was a little worried about Euphoria. The rules seemed good and solid but, of course, you can’t really judge a meal by the recipe, you need to test it. So, after several session, can I say Euphoria is “well cooked”? In this review, I’ll try to point out the strong points and weaknesses of this game.

26 Aprile 2012

Ascending Empires su Gamers Alliance Report Spring 2012 Issue

E’ ora online su Gamers Alliace Report la mia recensione di Ascending Empires, il divertente gioco di fantascienza di Ian Cooper, edito da Z-Man Games, che mescola elementi strategici e tattici con una dinamica a cricchi.

La recensione è in inglese ed al momento disponibile solo per gli abbonati a Gamers Alliance Report
Sci-fi is one of the great gold veins where designers and publishers dig out endless games. In the last years I was impressed by many good titles. Eclipse, Race for the Galaxy, Battlestar Galactica, Earth Reborn, Claustrophobia, Galaxy Trucker, Alien Frontiers are all in the BGG top 100 joined by a new edition of Dune (renamed REX), Nexus Ops, Cosmic Encounters, the long awaited Merchant of Venus and the never ending Twilght Imperium. Finally, there are other titles of great success but with a narrower audience like High Frontier, Eminent Domain (also reviewed this issue), Space Empire 4X, Sector 41 and Ascending Empires, the game I’m going to review today.