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Cloudspire
Another big expensive box of a game. cloudspire is a MOBA inspired tower defence type game that sees you pitting your faction against one of the other four factions (5 with expansion) with asymmetric units and abilities tailored to each specifically.
This is probably the best put together box of gaming components I've seen. everything is over the top high quality components from the poker chips representing the units, health and upgrades that are stacked and moved around to the neoprene hex tiles that make up the board.
On top of that you get thick plastic reference sheets to explain all the various keywords and faction abilities that go into the accessible but complex gameplay and for solo players not one but two books of campaign scenarios (solo and co-op).
The solo campaign book is split into factions and each faction campaign sees you take that faction through 4 highly tailored scenarios against varying factions with a host of scenario specific rules/tweaks to make it perfectly balanced for playing against the ai.
scenario goals are objective based and include optional achievements which unlock extra bonuses for subsequent games.
difficulty is pretty high and you should expect to fail a few times at a scenario until you find a working strategy to overcome the specific obstacles it throws at you.
pros:
engaging thoughtful gameplay
the best campaign book I've seen
11/10 components
excellent player guides to cover most rules and terms
cons:
lots of moving parts to keep track of.
stacking keywords/abilities can require some brainpower to stay on top of everything.
cost
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