Mansions of Madness annonseras just nu för en februarirelease, så det är ett tag kvar, men Manuel Drews ger en mycket positiv rapport från att ha spelat det i en och en halv timme på mässan i Essen i helgen som gick:
Manuel Drews skrev:This game is a blast ! wow
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Mansion of Madness relies heavily on Myths of Cthulhu. It transports the mood of the Horror theme perfectly. If you are an experienced Arkham Gamer you'll get access to this game in minutes. There is lots of stuff and pieces that is probably well known to you... sanity markers, investigator cards, item cards and all the things you loved in the boardgaming world of Lovecraft.
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The modular board pieces are very big and have nice drawings on it - you know already the pictures here. In reality this looks even better. You instantly get this feeling of "Damn, i HAVE to go in this room and look what hides there in the dark!".
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In my opinion this /.../is great and enhances the game in contrast to Arkham [Horror]. We all know the moments in which the investigators put their head together in order to calculate how much dice and skill points are need in order to do this or that with the cthonian. Mansion of Madness keeps up the momentum by not allowing too much analysis by the player. Sure, this may be a downer for all of the players who like to be more in control of what is happening. MoM makes it harder to handle the dangers but i think this is a authentic implementation. If a cthonian, cultist or whatever passes your way there is not time to ask for stats but a need for action - run, hide or use your weapon. Like in roleplaying games...
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To sum up, i can say that this game is an experience game. It is no strategic "euro" in which players have to analyse the situation in order to optimise their situation... it's more like a good b-horror moviefilm in which YOU play the leading part. If you enjoy these games, this is a MUST-buy. Players who like Battlestar Galactica, Arkham Horror, Betrayal or Descent are in good hands...
I can't await the release in February and i'am glad that is was possible to test this beauty for a short time. If you have questions don't hesitate to ask... hope this short overview gave you a glimpse what expects you in MoM.
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