Defend your walls against the invading monster horde in Castle Panic, a tower defense style board game from Fireside Games with this new deluxe version.

Pros

• Solid Price for Deluxe
• Can Get Everything
• Cooperative Game

Cons

• Game Can Be Really Easy
• Shipping to some locations

The Page

Fireside Games has done a very good job on this page. I feel like they have some advantage with that because this is a game that already exists. I first found out about this game when it was on Wil Wheaton’s TableTop show. I fact, I was so interested in the game, I picked it up. You can see my TableTopTakes review here.

Let’s talk about the upgraded pieces, because those are a big deal. That is what is selling this campaign, because the base Castle Panic, that hasn’t been hard to find. The plastic monsters look cool, or the wooden tokens. Mainly I am noticing the updated art. The art on the original Castle Panic has okay art, but this one, it has much better looking art. It isn’t serious art, but it is a good for a light cooperative game you can play with your family.

The Game

The game itself is a good time. This is one that I have in my collection, though, I haven’t played it in a while. Why is that, it is because the game is easy. Castle Panic is a cooperative game that is meant for families. I think I have played it around ten times, and I probably have beat it nine of those times. That is too often for me to win a cooperative game.

So why is it still in my collection? Castle Panic is a step above kids games. This is on par with games like Ticket to Ride, Catan, Splendor and more of those family-weight games. So I’m keeping it in my self for when I can pull it out to play with my kid as he gets older, but also for people who I am maybe introducing board games too. Pandemic would have been my go to cooperative game, but some people might prefer the theme be a little bit different and a fantasy tower defense is different.

Back or Brick

Is this a Back or a Brick for me? This is a Brick. Now, would I recommend this game to new gamers, I would. This is a fun cooperative game. However, I don’t know what I’d recommend this fancy version. Unless someone loves the game, I don’t see the value in it. The cost is very good and shipping to continental US is great. However, for more serious gamers who are playing more complex games, unless you know you like it or know you have a group, I don’t recommend this. It is clearly doing well, but it is a specific audience that I would recommend it for.

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