Seemed more complex than it is. Steep learning curve with great returns on investment. Love the time plus casualty win/lose aspect.
This is an addictively fun post-apocalyptic battle for 2-4 players.
It is a somewhat abstract “Chess-like”, hex-tile laying game with a “knife-fight in a phone booth” , battle for Area control, to destroy your opponents homebase or at least win on points.
Gameplay is fast, pretty intuitive, and only 30-60mins depending on player counts.
There is alot of tactical choices and deeper strategic options the more you play it. There is tons of unique army expansions to clash together to keep it fresh and different also.
Some are easy to play, others have various strengths, weaknesses and special abilities!
Plus this Z-Man version adds a bonus army (4+1), Doomsday Machine.
The iOS game App is even faster and better in some ways an perfect for on the go, playing others online worldwide! So if you are intrigued, start with downloading the iOS game on the App store, “Neuroshima HEX 3.0” , as it is the oerfect 15mins to play on the way to work, or killing some time etc. :)
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Everything goes well, you’re halfway there, and suddenly everything goes wrong and you die… That’s most of the games. There’s also a free app available, but you only have 1 spaceship instead of 4.
When they recommend knowing the base game pretty well before integrating this expansion, believe them... We had quite a hard time as we had played only 2 games of the base game before, and there are so many things to remember with the 4 new servants. But now that we have played 3 times with the expansion, we appreciate it more. It allows you to do more on your turns. Overall we recommend this expansion