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Year
2014
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Description
Terra Mystica: Fire & Ice has the original factions brace themselves for new competitors: Yetis – the masters of power, Ice Maidens – who adore their Temples, Acolytes – whose entire life is focused on the cults, and Dragonlords – who use their power to create volcanoes. And as if this wasn't enough, there are two more factions, Shapeshifters and Riverwalkers, who ignore the most basic of rule of one faction, one terrain type. (Inconceivable to the Halflings!)
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Nights Around a Table Unboxing at 0:01 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Low luck is appealing to some players.
- New factions are included.
Cons
- Theme did not really sing.
- Thematic elements felt like a disconnect (e.g., Bedouins in a fantasy setting).
- Long teach time.
- The game felt very mechanical.
- The expansion seems very similar to the base game, with potentially few new mechanics beyond new factions and boards.
Thematic elements
- fantasy
Comparison games
- Scythe
- Great Western Trail
- Gaia Project
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Implied by the mention of terraforming different hexagons on the board and moving pieces around.
- Peekaboo Powers — A game mechanic where powers are covered by components and then revealed through gameplay actions.
- Variable player powers — The existence of different factions with unique player boards and powers.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It had what i like to call 'peekaboo powers,' which is a game mechanic that shows up in a bunch of games that are on... very high on the BoardGameGeek Top 100 list.
- I didn't really feel like i was playing witches. I felt like i was playing the dark green faction, or whatever color it was.
- It didn't really ooze theme to me.
- So it wasn't endeared to me, but because i am ill, i bought the expansion.
- It looks like the key to what's new is right here. This is the only th... right here and these two rings look like the only radically different thing from the base game that i...
- Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
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