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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15

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  1. Tempster
    Jan 1, 2013
    0
    This game is so bad. If you want to play against an AI which rolls 90% of the time 5s and 6s then here you go. I played now easily 20 hours. The AI has always 3 suited cards for him, while you're stuck on like 4 of 2 different kinds etc. The list is so long....
  2. Ndi
    Sep 10, 2020
    2
    God this was painful to play.

    Good: It has a theme, it's a nice take on an old genre, decent animations, well glued together, Technically competent. Bad: No regard for player comfort or time. Animations can't be skipped, intros can't be skipped (ever) and the game pauses if alt tabbed. It's excruciatingly slow, takes ages to do basic things, minutes to start a game, then bad roll and    God this was painful to play.

    Good: It has a theme, it's a nice take on an old genre, decent animations, well glued together, Technically competent.

    Bad: No regard for player comfort or time. Animations can't be skipped, intros can't be skipped (ever) and the game pauses if alt tabbed. It's excruciatingly slow, takes ages to do basic things, minutes to start a game, then bad roll and you're done.

    RNG is a bad idea. We had no better system back in the day and I understand RNG in competitive play. But versus AI, you should have a limiter on. XCOM has the right idea. Infamous for bad rolls as it is, it has a high score and this doesn't because XCOM isn't really RNG. Every time the AI rolls a hit, the chance for it to roll a hit decreases. Every time you roll a miss, the chance to roll a hit increases.

    This is why (even though that's not true RNG) a 33% chance to hit happens roughly every 3 rolls instead of happening 0 times in 20 rolls and the having 7 in a row. Because by then you lost.

    Enter the game, stand around looking at animation, next, next, next, yes, yes, 4 minutes pass (it's a CASUAL GAME what are you doing) then get double-rolled and lose. Look. 20-4 attacks should not fail until I lose all my units. What are you doing.    … Expand

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. PC Gamer UK
    Jun 11, 2011
    74
    Builds on the classic rules while keeping their timeless charm.
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  2. PC Gamer
    May 18, 2011
    82
    Don't hesitate to try it as a flavorful and humorous new way to experience a beloved strategy template, with the AI or distant friends. [July 2011, p.69]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Apr 18, 2011
    80
    Does for risk what Plants vs. Zombies did or tower Defense - made it colourful and gave it character! [May 2011, p.66]
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