[Coolstuff Inc.] Ni No Kuni II: The Board Game- $23.99
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coolstuffinc.comPosted Feb 17, 2020, 9:08 PM UTC
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coolstuffinc.comToday in things I didn’t know existed. Loved the video game...
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It was pretty good. The musical theme for Goldpaw made my ears bleed, though.
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Not sure if worth it, I can't find any reviews.
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I posted up a mini-review here!
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The user comments on the ratings make it seem like a middle of the road co-op. If you love the theme it might be worth it, but it doesn't sound like anything too complex.
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Yeah, I'm on the same board with others. The video game was fun but the board game looks pretty bland.
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Bland is a good way to put it, or "uninspired". Kind of a misuse of IP if you ask me. It certainly is easy to pick up, but there is far too much luck required for me to truly enjoy it.
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I own and have played it, if anyone has any questions!
In general it is a crazy fast-paced and simple co-op game. Random monsters go on top of random quests. Place your heroes and support "Higgldies" on quests - roll dice to fight monsters. Get a higher number than what's on the monster you win the quest. If you win the quest you get resources. Use the three resources to buy kingdom upgrades. Do that five times. Then count a quality number for each kind of upgrade - if it's higher than the bad guy's number plus monsters, you win!
One game lasts 30 minutes, tops, no matter how many players (up to 4). Lots of luck involved, very little strategy, although there is SOME planning that you can do. I don't know for certain, but I feel like it was an existing game that suddenly had the No No Kuni name thrown into it.
Was it worth purchasing? Will kids at least enjoy it?
I bought it for $30 on Amazon. I think it is a perfect strategy game for 10 and up. The rules are super simple, and like I said, although it is mostly luck, there is some strategy involves. And the short playtime means that it won't drag on as most strategy games tend to do.