Watch “Catharsis Review,” a board game review for Catharsis from All Games New and Old on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by All Games New and Old on YouTube:
In this video we review the cooperative dice rolling game, Catharsis from Cyber Wizard Games. This is a heavily thematic game that has you rolling dice to try to activate skills and powers to overcome the creatures and obstacles that your opponent throws at you.
This game plays from 1-5 players and seems to work great at any count as it scales in a number of ways. While you could argue that this is a light game because the rules aren't super heavy, there is a lot to think about as you make decisions in this game. This increases with more players.
There are a lot of characters to choose from, and a lot of bosses with their own scenarios to take on. Watch the video, and see what we thought of this game!
If you're interested in Catharsis it can be purchased here: https://cyberwizardgames.com/
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Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Intro to show 0:11
Morkpork M'Gorkbork the orc lord 24:20
Gameplay Overview 1:27
Art & Components 5:41
Theme 18:01
Overall Thoughts 25:20
Final Scores 37:56
Help support the channel 44:07
Outro Video 45:02
Bloopers 45:13
Links 46:05
Mostly reviews and playthroughs. Catharsis is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 9 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 1 other video.
1 - 5 players
45 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Catharsis, from BoardGameGeek:
Catharsis is a solo & cooperative board game for players who are heroes trying to stop one of the many corruptions spreading through the lands. The game requires strategy, cooperation, and a touch of luck to succeed as the party fights through traps, monsters, and more.
Each game is a different experience as each hero has a deck of powers they draw from, creating unique synergies every playthrough. Moreover, the players must hunt down a boss by progressing through its Boss deck, a unique deck of cards for each boss and randomized for each game. The players must carefully balance using their skills and creeping closer to death with burning through their morale and giving up in despair.
-description from the designer