WizKids Marvel: Age of Heroes

The game is fun with clear rules, some complexity, and a unique angle. One disappointment about the game itself, is that the "Superhero Team-ups" it advertises are NOT player-chosen-- they are defaulted to specific pairs of heroes, vastly reducing versatility of play. The game is balanced around those specific pairs however, so it is understandable, just disappointing. The game also takes a bit longer to play than one might suspect, given the relatively simple tasks laid out for you, and while there's very little depth to the strategy or variability of game to game, there is *some* of each. If you like Marvel and/or complex board games (that aren't *too* complex) you'll probably like this one.

Jogo com tema de X-men competitivo com vários cenarios e mecânica de alocação de trabalhadores. fácil de explicar e jogar. Tempo médio de jogo de 2 a 3 horas as primeiras partidas. Jogo chegou bem embalado e sem danos na caixa.

From the same designer as the classic Lords of Waterdeep, this game is a worker placement based mostly on a refined system of Waterdeep. But whereas Waterdeep felt like a really bland game of collecting cubes, Age of Heroes is dripping with X-Men lore. From the Xavier Institute, to iconic villains new and old, to allies and team ups that help your cause; every card, every component and every mechanic in game evoke X-Men stories throughout the generations. Some people think there is a disconnect between the game being competitive and the X-Men theme. But I disagree. Many times in comics, various factions of the X-Men have had differing ideological and philosophical world views and have been opposed to each other indirectly, and the game reflects this schism. The game can be quite long, but the publisher has printed scenario options in their website to speed up gameplay. All in all, I highly recommend this game for a mid complexity game that can either be played by casuals looking for a (doable) challenge and euro gamers who enjoy worker placement.

I want to love this game. I really do. My friend and I spent about 2 hours trying to assemble the pieces and understand the instructions, but finally gave up. I think you need a doctorate to play this game. I'm keeping it, hoping I'll find a smarter friend to join us and figure it out for us