Watch “The Warp Unboxing!!!,” a board game unboxing for The Warp from Phlanx06 on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Phlanx06 on YouTube:
I know it's been a while since my last post but I hope I can get caught up. Here is an unboxing I did a few weeks back for the Warp. This is a 4x space strategy game similar in some ways to Twilight Imperium with a bluffing mechanic for combat and changing the battlefield to your advantage. See my minor review below
I did get to play this game between the time I did this video and posting it and it's actually a very fun game. It's a little overwhelming at first but once you learn the symbology and how turns are constructed its actually pretty straight forward. I really like the differences between the alien races you play along with the alien races that your fighting against and against the other players, this will make you consider what goals you want to try to accomplish to win the game and creates a lot of replay-ability this way.
The only minor downside of the combat is you often are doing bigger math calculations that aren't too difficult but seem a bit more challenging than most board games I've played in the past... for example you may role 4 dice for the units you have attacking, then you add the result of the dice then you multiply that value to the terrain value which can be anywhere between 1-6 in most cases so it may look like this (4 dice value =21*3=....63) now compare to your opponents values and see which is bigger
Otherwise this is a fantastic game and I can't wait to get it back to the table.
Mainly reviews and playthroughs. The Warp is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 4 other videos.
1 - 4 players
90 - 180 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
About The Warp, from BoardGameGeek:
The Warp is a fast-paced 4X board game for 1 to 4 players (5-6 with a separate expansion). After 5 years of cataclysms and revolts, you take command of one of the remaining colonies on the forsaken planet Yortar. You can choose 2 of the 16 unique asymmetrical alien races and lead your colony along the path of prosperity, progress and/or conquest. You might even conquer the abandoned warp gate and find out who was behind the events that lead to the global catastrophe. On your journey you will face rival colonies, the unstable wastelands and exiled races with shifting allegiances.
The game features 66 possible missions objectives during play, allowing players to choose their own playstyle. The core mechanisms incorporate area control, card/resource management and euro engine building. Next to a dynamic dice system, the combat system features bluffing and bribing mechanisms. The Warp also contains a team mode that can be played in 2vs2 and 2vs2vs2.
-description from the publisher