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- Replay Value (1-10): 7
- Fun Factor (1-10): 8
- Worth Buying (1-10): 6
- MMG Popularity Rank (out of 49): 10th/6th
2 to 4 players represent military factions of some sort, trying to set up
forts/colonies on an island that is represented by 6x6 map squares of terrain.
You "land" on one side of the island, and every turn you must build
something. You can build one or two road segments, which must be
on fresh terrain; you can build a fort on a road, which must be at least 3
spaces away from any other forts of your own color; or you can build a
special item (cannon or blockade; more on that later). Whatever you
build has to be connected to your landing site, which means reachable
via adjacent roads that don't go through any opponent forts. Whomever
builds all of their forts first wins. After you build your third fort,
you get the ability to build one cannon, which destroys an opponent's
fort anywhere in front of it, but can never be moved and doesn't block
connectivity. After you build your sixth fort, you get a blockade,
which blocks cannon fire. After you build your ninth fort, you get another
cannon.
Although having some of the story of a war game, this is really
more of an area-packing game; as cannons can't be re-deployed, they tend
to be more obstacles to work around rather than as offensive destructive
units. Most games I tried started with players building up forts in
the area immediately around them, a minor skirmish as players
encountered each other in the center with access to their first cannon,
then an endgame where everyone is trying to build roads to weave
around opponent's forts and to find room for their own. The game's
strategy is really more around geographic tempo and move efficiency than
it is about destroying your opponent. Which is fine by me. The pieces
aren't perfect but are rather adequate for the task, and it certainly
feels to me that a good amount of playtesting went into this game, as
there are plenty of visual reminders and iconography that help with
getting the game rules right.
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