Successful implementation of the board game console hits!

Gears of War is a collaborative tactical board game in a 1 - 4 players in the team have to defend the earth against the invasion of brutal Lokust horde. Inspired by the same console game series board game from Fantasy Flight Games (German version in the Fantasy Flight Games published) comes up with seven different missions in which players maneuver through skillful and have to try with a little luck of the dice of the threat of the Horde to master ,

The individual missions are built according to the specifications of the mission briefing of beautifully designed and high-quality cardboard bottom plates. The floor tiles are divided into different fields and form the board. About command cards, players control their character through the evocative scenario, use cover, collect weapons and ammunition and to fight against a not to be underestimated number of opponents.

The threat of the Horde is controlled by so-called AI cards. After each train a player, this draws an AI card and carries out the instructions set out on what causes the different opponent to move, attack or even to seem new.

First, when you first open the box of impressive falls on: The stunning game pieces. Even if you're used to the excellent facilities of FFG games, knows how to convince this copy. The level of detail of the game characters is amazing and the best thing I've ever seen in a board game. The Schedule parts are made of robust 3mm thick cardboard. Anyone who has played the console version, is some places / spaces recognize here. But even with the player characters, the available weapons and the enemies you meet old friends such. As Marcus Fenix, the chainsaw proven Lancer assault rifle or the giant Berserker. A set of beautifully designed cards with original artwork, a bunch of cardboard markers, as well as a set of Gears of War battle dice round off the contents of the box.

The feel of the presentation was well done for the most part and the difficulty of the missions is adapted to the respective players. The actions that are available to players - mainly movement and attack - be specified via command cards. The number of command cards (up to 6) represents the number of life points. Who has no command cards in hand, "bleeds" and must be "revived" by a teammate.

The combat system uses a minimally customized True Line of Sight (real line of sight) variant. Once a Schedule field can be "seen" from any point of its own Schedule of field, this can also be fired. As an aid is the game in a bar made of cardboard, can be checked with the lines of sight. This works in the game very fluently and smoothly.

The over the AI-controlled opponents cards act internally consistent and generally exert a significant downward pressure on the players. The difficulty is but human. The first two missions go well out of hand and not lead to frustration experiences.

GoW the board game is a successful licensed product and is not only captivate friends of the console game series. It should nevertheless be said that the presentation fell implementing one of the biggest pluses of the game is. In addition, the tactical skirmish game in some places can actually pay something like "table-top Feeling" and knows how to convince by simple but consistent rules. Strong buy recommendation.