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What this is
Be a COG soldier, fighting the Locust against all odds in a final desperate stand. One to four players take on the roles of COG soldiers cooperating to destroy the Locust horde, and must work together to complete missions against an ingeniously challenging and varied game system. With billions dead, humans turned their weapons of mass destruction on their own cities to deny the enemy control.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–4
- Listed play time
- 180 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- Designer
- Corey Konieczka
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Gears of War: The Board Game
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.5/10
- Ease of teach5.1/10
- Gateway friendliness5.4/10
- Component quality6.2/10
- Table presence7.4/10
- Travel friendliness6.5/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.4SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.2FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.2Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.5Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.2LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.2SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.3No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table4.9Lap trayTwo tables
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