It’s not that complicated, but not that easy to remember all the details either. It’s mostly because we are still trying to get comfortable with the rules and everything. This is not because the game is bad or boring. We just leave the board game on the table and return to it when we feel like continuing to play. So far, we have played several rounds on two evenings. One side has a beige background, the other a darker brown one. The player board can be used on either side. Minimalistic on some cards – mostly the equipment, but coloured and very detailed on others, like the encounter cards. The cards are robust enough to handle that! The art on the cards is impressive, though. They are not too thin and I think that even without the sleeves, you could play the game with no issues. The cards themselves are nothing special, I would say, when it comes to their production value. Now we just need to find sleeves for the tiny cards and the large ones as well. We like to do that with games that are more expensive. We had ordered some sleeves as a paid extra for the “regular” sized cards. These resources are much better than my limited experience. This is also why I am not going into the rules or how to play any further. Thankfully, they have also released a revised rulebook online which answers a few open questions and there is also a forum on BoardGameGeek where you can ask questions about the rules or about certain cards. Then we started our first competitive game and looked up details in the rules. We watched the “how to play” video that the makers recommended instead of reading the rules. It is actually quite complex to get into the game. It is basically a card game where you build your deck while playing! The encounters can give you cards, allow you to buy new cards or start combat with minions – also represented by cards. If you know the PC games, then you’ll be familiar with the part in the middle: This is where you move your miniatures around to explore and engage with encounters. The main game board is rather large and very pretty if you ask me. This happened within the first few minutes of opening the box!īut this game is – thankfully – about more than miniatures. We already have a spot on his head where the golden colour is removed simply because a fingernail scratched it. What’s worse is the Kallas figure, actually. After seeing these comments, we were expecting much worse, actually, which is probably why we ended up thinking it’s not that bad! But bookahnerk already said that he would like to remove the primer and paint them himself. You can read several complaints in the comments section of the Kickstarter project. The primer is too thick and steals details of the miniatures which is a shame. Everything was wrapped carefully in the package and the product itself (the game, the expansion and a little box with Kickstarter exclusive items) arrived unscathed! But yes, the miniatures aren’t as great as they could have been. But thankfully, both bookahnerk and I were just very happy with what we received. Of course I know that there is a huge risk backing some project and that you may not receive everything or anything at all as promised. I finally got an email from the partner mid-December that we will get our game some point soonish.Īt the beginning of January, it was finally here (Christmas and New Years had delayed the whole process)! And boy, was I nervous. It sounded as if the EU logistics partner had already sent out all game packages while lots of us hadn’t even received any email about the shipment. Also, there were some troubles with the logistics partners. When delivery started at the end of November / beginning of December 2018, I got a bit anxious as people said that the miniatures were really bad. Thankfully, the company that made the board game (Rule & Make) gave regular updates to inform us of the process. Estimated delivery date was November 2017 which was officially pushed back during the campaign already as they reached their stretch goals and knew that these would take more time to develop. Hand of Fate: Ordeals is the board game version of the Hand of Fate PC games. But let’s just say that it was a lot of money that I spent on Hand of Fate: Ordeals and I was nervous about the result. The fourth was AU$ 129 (roughly $ 92) plus taxes and delivery ($ 33). Three are in the price range of 5 to 25 € (give or take a bit as I’m too lazy to look up the conversion rates from $ etc.). I have backed four projects on Kickstarter so far.
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