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Dec 6, 2023·Review·09:44·3·Watch on YouTube

Age of Wonders Planetfall: Board Game Review

GideonsGaming

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Watch “Age of Wonders Planetfall: Board Game Review,” a board game review for Age of Wonders: Planetfall from GideonsGaming on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by GideonsGaming on YouTube:

Planetfall is a card drafting and set collection tableau builder based on the 4X strategy videogame of the same name. You play as one of six factions sending expeditions to various planets to obtain resources, technology, and power. The player with the most Empire Points at the end of the game wins. **Gideon's Bias** Review Copy Used: Yes Number of Plays: 10+ Player Counts Played: 2, 3 & 4 Fan of Genre: Yes Fan of Weight: No Gaming Groups Thoughts: Enjoyed It **Planetfall Information** Publisher: Arcane Wonders, Hobby World Designers: Stepan Opalev Player Count: 2-6 Genre: Drafting, Set Collection, Tableau Building Weight: Light Price: $44.99 **Pros** Great consistent artwork taken straight from the video game A nifty initiative system Fast to play and quick to set up Easy to learn, concise rulebook and clear iconography **Cons** Almost nothing in common with the video game it's based on, aside from the artwork Ignoring cards is weirdly effective in a game about drafting cards The lack of card variety grows stale after a few games Many decision points feel preprogrammed. The "right" move tends to be obvious with certain goal cards and faction combos. **Links** Website: https://gideonsgaming.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GideonsGaming Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingGideon Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/gaminggideon Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gaminggideon.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gideonsgaming/ **Time Stamps** 00:00 Overview 00:54 Presentation 02:19 Taking the Initiative 04:24 Operational Failure 06:53 In Name Only 08:33 Verdict #ageofwondersplanetfall #gideonsgaming

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Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Age of Wonders: Planetfall

2022·Stepan Opalev

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18
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15

Mostly reviews. Age of Wonders: Planetfall is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 15 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.

2 - 6 players
20 - 40 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Age of Wonders: Planetfall, from BoardGameGeek:

The heyday of the Star Union has come to an end. Setting off massive gravity bombs designed to create spatial rifts to new worlds led to the Collapse, and many planets were cut off from the rest of the Empire. The surviving factions began gradually rebuilding civilization and rediscovering lost technology. Being once part of a single state, they will have to meet again and find out who is worthy of succeeding the great power. In Age of Wonders: Planetfall, you are the Commander of one of the six surviving groups that have set out to explore the once-abandoned parts of the Star Union. Your expedition will explore seven planets in search of valuable resources and technology, battle hostile units, and seize landmarks. Will you be able to create a new world from the shards of the old Empire? The game is played over seven rounds, and a new planet is explored each round. Each player may conduct two explorations on every planet. The players will gain Empire points by defeating units, studying technology, claiming landmarks, and running operations on those planets. At the end of the game, players score Empire points for meeting certain conditions listed on a particular goal sheet. Whoever scores the most Empire points wins.

Designer

Stepan Opalev

Artists

Illarion Balitsky, Uildrim

Publisher

Hobby World

Categories

Card GameScience Fiction

Mechanics

End Game BonusesResource Management
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