The Downfall of Pompeii board game review, How does this eighteen year old boardgame hold up?

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The Downfall of Pompeii was first released in Germany in 2004. It came to North America not long after and has been a hit ever since. Despite the dark theme this is a family weight euro game that has proven to be popular with gamers of all ages. How many people will you help survive The Downfall of Pompeii? This review is one segment of episode 179 of The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, Gaming on the Cheap. You can watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/ibTjhsJzy84 If you dig our content, be sure to subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop?sub_confirmation=1 and consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop. Disclosure: We bought this one ourselves after finding it for dirt cheap at Princess Auto of all places. ******************** Timestamps: 00:00 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 02:33 COMPONENT QUALITY IN POMPEII 03:57 HOW TO PLAY THE DOWNFALL OF POMPEII 08:41 DOES THE DOWNFALL OF POMPEII STAND THE TEST OF TIME? 12:03 WHO SHOULD SEEK OUT THE DOWNFALL OF POMPEII? 13:38 CLOSING ******************** From the publisher: It's the year of the Consulship of Augustus and Vespasianus. The rich, beautiful Roman city of Pompeii sits at the foot of majestic Mount Vesuvius. Renowned for exotic, easy, and ample luxury, the wealthy town attracts the best of Rome's proud citizens. But a terrible secret lies deep beneath the slopes of the mighty mountain. A primeval secret is about to unleash unspeakable horrors on this fateful afternoon. The mountain, so very long asleep, is finally reawakening! Come to beautiful Pompeii! Use your cards to attract your Roman friends and relatives to visit select sites. But beware! The dreaded Vesuvius card means the mountain is awake, spewing fiery lava onto the unsuspecting city. Now you must struggle to get your compatriots out of the doomed town before they are engulfed. Rushing to avoid lava flows, your people must flee before Vesuvius explodes and ash seals their fate. Lead the most survivors to safety and you win! Designed by Klaus-Jurgen Wrede, the talented creator of "Carcasonne". This edition Includes 3 dual vent tiles and a new "Dual Vent" variant! Contents: 120 wood pieces 62 game cards 45 lava tiles 3 dual vent tiles 1 volcano 1 cloth bag Game board Simple rules ******************** Links: Head over to the Tabletop Bellhop blog where you'll find more tabletop gaming content, including game and game night advice, reviews, and more: https://tabletopbellhop.com Check out our even more detailed written review of The Downfall of Pompeii: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/pompeii/ Watch our The Downfall of Pompeii Unboxing video to get a look at the components in this game: https://youtu.be/pdGwBsMs2l8 Pick up your own copy of The Downfall of Pompeii (affiliate links) US: https://amzn.to/3cny9J3 Canada: https://amzn.to/3aKxZee UK: https://amzn.to/3nOLTPm ******************** Sign up for our newsletter: https://newsletter.tabletopbellhop.com Find us all over the web: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tabletopbellhop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop