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Smash Up: Half the Battle

Game Info
Year
2026
Players
2-4
Age
12+
Playtime
45 min
Publisher
Alderac Entertainment Group
Collection
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Description

A Smash Up expansion themed on 1980s toy-commercial cartoons adding four new factions

Description

A Smash Up expansion themed on 1980s toy-commercial cartoons adding four new factions

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Video 3XgkXWihcrE Grant Lyon Analysis at 0:47 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Mix and match factions for replayability
  • Theme based on 1980s toys
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • 1980s toys
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — Players are trying to take control of locations.
  • Faction mixing — Players can combine different factions to create unique gameplay experiences.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • These are the best expansions coming to
  • This adds the Sanderson sisters from the movie Hocus Pocus.
  • One of the things about Disney Villainous is that it's a really good introduction to asymmetric games.
  • All of the characters play differently, all of them have different win conditions.
  • Wild Gardens is a cozy, very pretty um sort of worker movement game.
  • This expansion, the Foraging Club expansion, adds four new playable characters to the game, which each have their own unique game-changing ability.
  • Each new character comes with their own special ability.
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Video zaZDkMvIXCE The Dice Tower Unboxing at 58:04
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Cons
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Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Smash Up
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Hello everybody. Welcome to the Dice Tower most boring unboxings in the world
  • This is a box made by AEG.
  • Well, that looks interesting.
  • I reviewed Pirate King before. This is a nicer box for it for sure.
  • The embargo is as of the moment that I opened it.
  • Rocket Ranchers, herding cats in space.
  • Sushi Go Party! is a fun little game. It's quick.
  • This is a fun little game, it's quick.
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