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3] Big Trouble in Little China
My wife played 1 & 2 with me. I'm learning Big Trouble in Little China but got hung up on home issues for a bit.
Let me know what you think. I have had this for a couple of months without playing it (big surprise, I know!). I've heard very few, if any, negative comments about the game, but then again most of those gushing over it are admitted fanbois of the film (which is fantastic, by the way).
Played one game with a buddy. We definitely enjoyed it.
The game required enough group planning, and was a close-run thing for a good stretch. Plus the little narrative stuff added some extra flavor.
The carryover to the finale stage was pretty cool, too. I recall we offed one of the three storms (Thunder?) so he wasn't in the final climactic part post-board flip. Yet each of them will still have some negative effect on you, even if you don't have to fight them along with the others at the end. In our case, the final map board was flooded with water which hampered our movement and made us really have to cooperatively strategize to achieve the win conditions.
Definitely gonna be playing more in the future, and the minis went on my "to paint" list.
