The Game

We continue our playthrough of Aeon’s End Legacy. I have talked about the game a lot at this point. It is a cooperative, legacy, deck building game from Indie Boards and Cards. So today we’re going to talk about if it’s a good legacy game.

I clearly am enjoying the game. I already know that I like Aeon’s End because I like Aeon’s End and Aeon’s End War Eternal, the two versions of the game that came before. That doesn’t, however, automatically make the legacy version of the game good. Especially since I am only looking at the legacy piece.

When looking at a legacy game, I want a few things, evolving mechanics, interesting story, and regular unlocks. I think that two of those things Aeon’s End legacy does well, the third is fine and a hidden fourth is not great.

So the mechanics evolve well throughout the game. If someone was pretty sure that they’d like the game, I’d consider teaching using the legacy game because it brings you along nicely into the full game as you.

It also gives you regular unlocks at the start or end of every game. That’s good, I like that it feels like I’m always getting more. My knock on that, though, is that there are never any surprise unlocks. Pandemic Legacy was good at giving you a few mid game unlocks and while those slow down the game, they are a lot of fun. I wish that Aeon’s End Legacy would do that. I want one big, mid game twist, which I’m pretty sure I won’t get.

And finally, we have the story, the story is just fine. There isn’t that much story really. I’d love to see a little bit more. The legacy deck works well enough to get across story and really Pandemic Legacy has story, but less than you’d think. So this is kind of on par with that. I think that the game could offer a few more story driven choices or just a bit more story. It might be the fact we don’t unlock anything mid game that makes it feel like there is less.

Overall, a solid legacy game, but I’m not sure that it elevates above what the base game already does. The little bits of story are good and I like the unlocks and making my own character, but in terms of a legacy game, I’m not sure it’s my favorite legacy portion of a game. The game play itself might be though.

The Drink

Last nights drink was from Insight Brewing, a brewery very near my place. It was a Raspberry Pineapple Tart Wheat, and I have to say, it was okay at best. I like most of what Insight brews but this one was really lacking on most fronts. The pineapple and raspberry were barely there and while it had a tart initial taste it wasn’t a strong enough lingering flavor. Instead, it was just mainly wheat.

Upcoming Streams

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I’m back again with game 14 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1. If you know how Pandemic Legacy works, you know that I’ve had at least a couple of losses in there. But join me to see how the game has been going overall.

Pandemic Legacy is a cooperative game that I’m playing solo where you are trying to cure various diseases that are popping up all over the board. However, in the legacy version of the game, you have rules that change, and the board changes as time goes on. So are you able to save the world? More information can be found on Board Game Geek.

My malt was Splendid Moose from Insight Brewing. Insight is local to Minneapolis, and one of my favorite breweries for their branding, their tap room, and their beer. Splendid Moose is a hazy IPA with really nice citrus flavors. You can find more about their beers on their website, linked here.

Bottoms up!

I’m back with some more gaming. Still Onirim, but I wanted to one live stream before I got the set-up in place for doing some Pandemic Legacy Season 1. Expect to see that start up on Saturday as I have some time at home.

Join me this time as I drink some Crazy Aunt by Insight Brewing and play a couple games of Onirim.

Bottoms up!