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2018
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Description
Several of Newt Scamander's magical beasts have escaped and are running loose in New York City.
In Fantastic Beasts: Perilous Pursuit, players take on the role of Newt, Tina, Jacob and Queenie on an exciting adventure as they try to return all the beasts to Newt's suitcase before they draw the attention of the non-magical community. To do this, they need to collect sets of dice to take actions that allow them to shield each other, draw cards, and most importantly, get the beasts back into his suitcase before havoc ensues.
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Review at 0:00 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- High-quality components (thick personal player boards, sturdy components)
- Dice are large, clear, and visually appealing; some symbols have multi-use effects
- Ramps up difficulty in a satisfying way as beasts increase in challenge
- Each player has unique strengths and weaknesses for varied strategies
- Cooperative play provides tension and meaningful decisions
Cons
- Dice-driven outcomes can feel heavily luck-dependent with limited mitigation
- First playthrough teaching at Gen Con was confusing, making it feel like two different games were being taught
- Initial hype led to buyer's remorse due to onboarding and teaching issues
- Can be long and punishing for some groups; may feel lacking in player control
Thematic elements
- cooperation under pressure, risk management, progression as beasts become tougher
- Newt Scamander's suitcase containing magical beasts in the Fantastic Beasts/Harry Potter universe
- dice-driven cooperative quest to capture beasts
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- capture progress track — attempt to advance on a track by capturing beasts; five captures needed to win
- cards granting bonuses — various cards provide bonuses or special abilities that influence play
- Combat: Damage Based — beasts can attack and deal damage; players can lose health or shields
- Dice Rolling — Yahtzee-like mechanic where players may roll and reroll dice to achieve desired results
- dice-rolling with up to three rolls per turn — Yahtzee-like mechanic where players may roll and reroll dice to achieve desired results
- health/shields and attack consequences — beasts can attack and deal damage; players can lose health or shields
- ready/set/go activation — spend dice to ready actions; meet the condition for taking a turn effect
- shared dice pool with role-specific effects — one dice pool used by all players; beasts' turns can modify results; different beasts have unique effects
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a cooperative dice rolling game where you are trying to capture five beasts that escaped from newt's suitcase
- on a turn you have a chance to roll these six dice and it's kind of like a Yahtzee style mechanic
- the biggest and best one of all is to capture three that allows you to get three spots up on the capture track
- I really like how hard this game is
- the level of difficulty and how long the game took were really nicely paired
- we bought into all the hype when we're at Gen Con and we weren't sure if this is gonna sell out... we immediately regretted buying this game
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 6:41 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
none
Cons
- Rules were botched during teaching
- Left the players soured on the game
Thematic elements
- fantasy chase / thematic tie-in
- Wizarding World / Harry Potter universe
- thematic exploration with instructional teaching
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- rule_teaching — Attempted teaching by staff; conflicting explanations led to confusion.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's a simple game. It's straightforward, but you do have to be interactive and understand what's happening.
- Don't be that person.
- We left the game soured. We were like we don't want even we want to sell our copy of the game.
- You didn't actually win because I shouldn't have lost.
- Be sure that you are being very gentle with your first time players of especially of big involved games.
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