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Console Wars The Card Game satirizes the contentious side of the video game industry. Players collect incredible intellectual properties, build a dedicated fanbase, and compete to become the true market leader in the console wars.
In order to win the Console Wars, content is king, and intellectual property ownership of the best games is everything. To emerge victorious, players will need to battle for ownership of 4 full sets of IP across multiple genres, from action-packed first-person shooters, iconic platformers and deep, complex RPGs.
Throughout play, you’ll try to amass as many fans as you can – without them, you have no momentum, and arguably no platform at all – so keeping fans is critical to holding on to your precious gaming franchises. You'll also be able to power up your platform with unique 'next-gen' upgrades that provide different buffs.
But the gaming industry is a volatile place, and anything could happen. Market conditions can change in a moment, and in turn, be in your favour - or lead to disaster.
Will you emerge victorious? Can you survive the relentless ups and downs of the video game industry? Find out if you have what it takes to truly win the Console Wars in Console Wars The Card Game.
—description from the designer
- strong, humorous theming
- tight, quick play with sharp tempo
- take-that approach may not suit all players
- mean, take-that card game with branded game logos
- parody of video game console franchises
- Monopoly Deal
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- parody theming — cards depict real games with humorous logos and descriptions
- Set Collection — collect sets by genre; steal others' sets with take-that cards
- sets and theft — collect sets by genre; steal others' sets with take-that cards
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Quotes (from this video)
- Just play anything.
- Ink was probably my game of the convention.
- UK Games Expo gets a rating of 8 out of 10.