Arkham horror analyzes

Introduction
For the second time I have analyzed a board game and this time my group and I choose to play and analyze the game Arkham Horror, it’s a game made by Fantasy Flight Games and was based and inspired by the horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.
The good things about the game
The thing I enjoyed most about the game was the freedom in the game you felt it never felt as thou you were forced to take a specific set of actions.
I […]

Arkham horror analyzes

Introduction
For the second time I have analyzed a board game and this time my group and I choose to play and analyze the game Arkham Horror, it’s a game made by Fantasy Flight Games and was based and inspired by the horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.
The good things about the game
The thing I enjoyed most about the game was the freedom in the game you felt it never felt as thou you were forced to take a specific set of actions.
I […]

Board game analysis: Betrayal at House on the Hill™

By: Niklas Svantesson

Introduction
Betrayal at House on the Hill™ is a family board game for 3-6 players of ages 12 and up. The scenario is that a group of people decide to explore an old abandoned house, on a hill. Eventually, one of the players will betray the others. The game then becomes a fight between the Traitor and the rest of the players. However, the fight between the players can be quite different between play sessions, as there are […]

Stratego Analysis

This week we got to choose a new game to write an analysis about. We picked the game Stratego; a game that I would describe as “Chess meets Memory meets Roshambo”.
Stratego is a game made for two players and takes place on a field of 10*10 squares. There are two lakes close to the middle and no units can walk on them.
This is the game space:

Each player is given 40 game pieces and gets to place them however he […]

Board Game Analysis 2

This week we picked another board game to play and analyze. We chose Classic Stratego, I am not exactly sure which edition it was, but I think it was one from 1999 because the rulebook were copyrighted that year.

Game Overview
Stratego is a two player turn based strategy game where the objective is to capture the enemy flag. The board is divided into a 10×10 grid. The game has two phases, the first is the “setup phase” and the second is […]

Board Game Analysis #2 – Pandemic

Introduction to the game
Pandemic is a cooperative game, for 2-4 players, where you play as different disease-fighting specialists whose quest is to treat different diseased cities all over the world while researching cures for each of the four different diseases plaguing the world. Each of you will assume a unique role within the team, with special abilities that will improve your team’s chances if applied wisely.

The game-board depicts several major cities on Earth, e.g. New York, Washington, Buenos Aires […]

System Analysis – The Last Night on Earth

This is an analysis of the board game Last Night on Earth. A game where you play either the heroes trying to survive and complete the scenario, or the zombie horde trying to kill and stop them. I will first go through the different systems the game has and summarize how all of them work with each other. Then I will move on to things I did/didn’t like about these systems and the full game. And lastly discuss what audience […]

Board game analysis: Betrayal at House on the Hill™

By: Niklas Svantesson

Introduction
Betrayal at House on the Hill™ is a family board game for 3-6 players of ages 12 and up. The scenario is that a group of people decide to explore an old abandoned house, on a hill. Eventually, one of the players will betray the others. The game then becomes a fight between the Traitor and the rest of the players. However, the fight between the players can be quite different between play sessions, as there are […]

Board Game analyze 2 ( Stratego)

Introduction
 
A group was assigned the task to play and analyze a game. In order to analyze we had to explain of the core system, components, system and the interaction between them and how the players interpret it. This is an exercise in understanding games and how they work, in order to learn more about what can make a good system and what can be altered. As Adam Mayes says: “Steal what you like and work with it”.
One of the instructions […]

Board Game Analysis: Portobello Market

This week, we were assigned to play and analyse another board game, we chose ‘Portobello Market’.

‘Portobello Market’ is a two to four player strategy game. The goal of the game is to have your market stalls placed in the most profitable places as possible. This goal is achieved by placing market stalls in alleyways visited by as wealthy people as possible. The game ends at the end of the round the first player places her final stall.
Core Mechanics
The player verbs are; chosing […]

Board Game Analysis: Portobello Market

This week, we were assigned to play and analyse another board game, we chose ‘Portobello Market’.

‘Portobello Market’ is a two to four player strategy game. The goal of the game is to have your market stalls placed in the most profitable places as possible. This goal is achieved by placing market stalls in alleyways visited by as wealthy people as possible. The game ends at the end of the round the first player places her final stall.
Core Mechanics
The player verbs are; chosing […]

Board Game Analysis 2

This week we picked another board game to play and analyze. We chose Classic Stratego, I am not exactly sure which edition it was, but I think it was one from 1999 because the rulebook were copyrighted that year.

Game Overview
Stratego is a two player turn based strategy game where the objective is to capture the enemy flag. The board is divided into a 10×10 grid. The game has two phases, the first is the “setup phase” and the second is […]