A really nice game for in between or for the entire evening

Smash Up is a card game, by means of his comes decks take bases. The deck just enclose together, in the 2 groups (zombies, robots, crooks, dinosaurs, ninja, pirates, aliens, wizards) you. How to play z. B. with Ninja-Pirates vs. Aliens Dinosaurs or robots Wizard.
The game is equally interesting for beginners and game professionals.

Content of the Game:
Instructions
160 cards (8 fraction with 20 cards)
16 base cards (2nd base specific card per faction)

HOW TO PLAY:
The aim of the game is using creatures to destroy bases and so to gain victory points.

Game Preparation
- Each player chooses two fractions (2x 20 cards) and mixes them.
- Based cards are shuffled and it is each player uncovered a base plus a further (with 3 players, so 4 bases)
- Each player draws 5 cards in hand.
- It is randomly determined a starting player

Flow of play:
You play up to two cards in hand, you may perform a creature and / or action. But you have not!
- Creatures are placed on a base, then you lead the abilities of creature.
- Action cards are carried out as described on the map and then placed on a discard pile. (Exception: These are cards with Dauerhafterwirkung)

Cost basis
Can not or will not play any action or creature a player, it is checked whether a base is destroyed. This is stated in the adding up all combat values ​​of creatures (and enemy creatures). Victory points are awarded as indicated on the basis of the initial, second and third place. The sequence is derived from the sum of the contributed combat values ​​of the creatures of a player. The one with most points gets contributed not necessarily the most victory points (the points distribution on the map can be,. B. loud 4-5-3).

Draw cards
It draws 2 cards for. One must max. Have 10 cards in hand, you have more, the cards are discarded to the discard pile.

The next player's turn.

The game ends when a player at least. 15 Victory Point has been reached. With a tie, is played until one has a victory point.

Conclusion:
A game that I always like games. It arise repeatedly other games, since you can select a different cover every time. The different bases, with their different effects have also a high variation. The game can be with the extensions Madness Level 9000, The final Cthulu Science Fiction: Double Feature and the forthcoming Monster Smash extend (each extension includes 4 groups and 8 new bases).
It can be used as entertaining game for in between or with several games in succession also fill an evening. In the game you can wonderfully annoy the enemy by action and it comes with every game on.
The cards are lovingly decorated and are the size as a normal card game. The various factions are beautifully balanced. Each fraction thus has its quirks. So you play with a lot of zombies from the discard pile, the pirates move from base to base, send the aliens the cards back to the hands of the players and the dinosaurs have a high combat effectiveness.
I own all now far appeared extensions and will also come to buy myself.
The game is designed for up to four players, but you can play the game with more than four players, if you have the extensions to. This makes it even more chaotic and you have to pay attention to a lot more players simultaneously.

Why not 5 stars?

The game is fun, as already mentioned, however, compared to the original English version the cards contain an edge and are a bit smaller. That in itself bothers me personally not, however, the English version has a larger box with card slots (similar to Dominion) and also has plenty of room for expansion. But the game is also equal to about twice as expensive.

Unfortunately the game has, as well as a few enhancements, some translation errors that are eliminated only with the extension of the definitive Cthulhu. Translation error, if you do not know they have an impact on the game unfortunately Balance / -mechanics a little, if you do not recognize this.