These Doomed Isles identifies as a roguelike city-building deck builder, but I don’t quite agree with it. These Doomed Isles isn’t much of a city builder at all. The buildings you place and the lives of your little citizens mostly boil down to boosting or altering numbers that bear very little resemblance to running any kind of city or village. There’s no simulation going on under the hood.
Ways of War is the fifth expansion for Age of Wonders 4 and brings a touch of Eastern mythology to the game with Chinese Dragons, Jade Lions, and a new Oathsworn culture that devotes themselves to one of three decrees.
What do you get when you pit 16 heavily armed strangers against hordes of alien bugs and teamwork-centric objectives? The complete and utter chaos of Starship Troopers: Extermination.
Sometimes that chaos is full of fun and spectacle. There is something incredible about standing on a wall with your fellow soldiers firing at a tide of aliens who are more than happy to climb over the bodies of their fallen brethren to scale your defenses.
Far Cry: Escape from Rook Islands is based on Far Cry 3, a video game released back in 2012. Its cast of characters, many game mechanics, and even its thematic feel are pulled and remodeled for the board game adaption. You don’t need to be a fan of the Far Cry video game series to play Escape from Rook Islands, but there is a lot to appreciate if you love the series like I do.