Material: 08 Entry: 07
Feel: 07 long-term fun: 07
Jump to: Whether giraffe, lion or crocodile all the critters want in the bar Beasty But on the way out the door, it is behind do.. Since jostled quickly. Each species uses its individual strength (eg can kangaroos other animals skip). The aim of the player is to bring as many of their twelve different animals to the finish. Now it's time to find the right time to send its respective animal into the crowd.
For this, the players put in turn from their card hand (always 3 cards) a card and pull. With animals the respective options of species are triggered (eg send other animals home, skip other animals, sequences reorder etc.). If there is a queue of 5 animals, are allowed the first two go to the bar of the final must unfortunately. And on it goes.
When all players have played their cards, the vote takes place. The player with the most animals in the bar has won. With a tie, one of the lowest total value of the animals.
In this very entertaining game Family Players will have fun. The luck factor is not to be underestimated.
Material - 08
In the BRETTSPIELBOX are 48 animal cards (4 x 12 different cards), 4 tickets for the game as well as short summaries in four languages.
Beautifully illustrated cards. The card size is reminiscent of the map of Love Letter. They act by the size and noble lie comfortably in the hand. However, the various options for each animal on the cards, the symbolism is concerning. Not drawn quite as happy and clearly.
Another "minus" is that only an overview map in the German language is attached to the game. Especially at the beginning of the game, however, you need this support more frequently.
Getting Started - 07
The entry is not so easy, because we must remember 12 different animals (and unfortunately there is only one German-language overview map to look up). After 2-3 games this one should, however, be able to cope largely, at the beginning, it leads to more frequent reference.
Feeling - 07
Beasty Bar is a nice entertaining game. 12 different animals that can be played off against each other and send them home. It depends on the right timing and the necessary bit of luck to have the appropriate card in your hand and play time.
The more players in the game, the more you lose the creative control of the game, there are too many uncertainties with the other players in the game are. Objective must definitely be to his neighbors not to leave 4 cards in the deck, as this will exploit the situation in most cases to bring at least one of his animals in the bar. So you are traveling with 4 players in a less constructive than destructive gambling behavior.
During the two-player game runs somewhat tactical, takes the "chaos" with 4 players to. Here also a lot depends on the luck factor.
I particularly like the tie-breaker, so that the supposedly weaker animals to bring the decision, and thus a "hard" power more into account.
As you can probably see from the description already, Beasty Bar thrives on the interaction between the players. By Kartenlegen arise ever new events that require different kinds of responses.
Long-term fun - 07
The game is short and crisp playable. Twenty minutes screaming for revenge. In addition, with more games increases the understanding for the game. For newcomers, however, results in a competitive disadvantage, since they must also be found with the different animal species to right; that should be taken into account in any case.
Is certainly a game that is often played with 2-3 games in the evening spent with family players. Due to the different abilities of the animals, there is also no clear victory strategy. Thus you can try out a lot.
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