Dune: Imperium – Uprising

Dune: Imperium rightfully skyrocketted in popularity, and with one or two of the expansions (Ix or Immortality) really was a fantastic game: (Deck-building, worker placement, resource management, "area control" (through the end of round combat where you compete for the round's reward) all blended into one).

Dune: Imperium - Uprising is basically Dune: Imperium 2.0. The changes were made with the previous games in mind, and it feels like this is the version you want to get if you don't own any of the others.

If you already own D:I (original), just get Ix or Immortality (both and the game starts to feel a bit bloated). I don't think the expansions are needed for Uprising. People love the game, and they'll keep pumping them out ala Root (and now, they also have D:I Bloodlines expansion coming out -- it's a bit too much for me)... but if you wanted Dune: Imperium, Uprising is all you need -- it's a bit heavier than the original, but it really feels like the best version of the game (if only by just a little bit by virtue of the designers having the original game to polish just a bit more).

Fast, efficient and accurate. Love that kind of service.

I've only had an opportunity to play once so far but the game has proven to be a hit with my 6 player group. The learning curve can be a bit steep but once people grasp the game, it really shines!

This is probably one of the heavier games I own, and I'm entirely not a fan of heavy strategy games. What sold me here was the 3v3 mode, and that it's a deckbuilder, so it has some randomness and requires adaptability that many strategy games don't. Your overall strategy may be similar between games, but you'll likely have that be upset by your opponents, the cards you draw, or the cards you can buy.

The 3V3 mode is quite the beast, but everyone loved it. We may just put a time limit on the next game because our first took almost 5 hours.

Got 5 plays in at 2P. We are enjoying it and are now adding in the included CHOAM module tonight. Me wifey don't like combat games but she's good with this one, lol. You can't win every battle but you'd better win the ones you need to win!