Now and then a game comes along, that can turn a person’s preconceived notions upside down. STEAL is one such game. I’m not shy about the type of games I favor, and I’m open about it to readers, viewers, publishers, and designers alike. The words heavyweight, complex, and long playtime are my love language.
Valkyrie is a hero who can excel as a minion destroyer or tear the villain to shreds with a single-minded focus. She’s somewhat of an advanced hero, however, and it takes effort to make her shine. Her core ability revolves around her Death Glow, a set-aside card she can pay to attach to an enemy.
Vision is another new hero that can swap between unique forms similar to Spectrum and Ant-Man. A mechanic that is unique to Vision, however, is the fact that his form card can be swapped at will, once per round. And it’s also separate from his identity.
You stand atop a wooden tower amid the trees of a dense green forest when suddenly the smell of smoke assaults your nostrils. You quickly lean over the railing and spot a glimpse of it. The terrifying flicker of an intangible force of destruction, the all-consuming wrath of energy that we call fire.