In Frostpunk: The Board Game, you and up to four players act as ‘Advisors’ of a colony of post-apocalyptic survivors attempting to weather a variety of storms, and last through a harsh winter.
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How To Play Frostpunk: The Board Game Image: GamesHub You will need around 3 hours with the rulebook before you’re ready to play, but this time passes swiftly, and you’ll learn plenty in the process. Information is spread out evenly amongst its pages without being packed in, rules are concise and simple, and both the main gameplay and setup processes are well-detailed. The action is determined by strict rules, and players must understand what to do at all times, or gameplay will crumble.įrostpunk: The Board Game is exemplary in its approach to delivering rules. Read: The best co-op board games for two playersĪs I’ve mentioned before, rule clarity is the most important part of designing a board game. At over 40 pages in length, it may seem daunting, but each instruction in Frostpunk: The Board Game is delivered with a crisp sense of clarity, and descriptive examples that make learning the game incredibly easy. That said, while the task is lengthy, the setup itself is supremely easy – thanks to one of the best-written board game rulebooks I’ve personally ever come across. This is because each card and token has a certain place – and there are hundreds involved in gameplay. For a first-timer, the setup (which is guided thoroughly by an instruction booklet) will take anywhere between 1-2 hours.
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There are multiple cards of different sizes, each with their own function, multiple boards for tracking rounds, generator warmth, citizen health, expeditions, and buildings (all pictured on the left), as well as a main hex tile ‘playing board’ where you’ll deploy meeples to earn new resources, use buildings, and explore (pictured right).Įach token, card, hex tile, and board depicted in the image above comes as a separate piece, and you need to set up this entire array before you begin playing. It also takes a considerable amount of time to set up. While the tension inherent in Frostpunk: The Board Game means playing it can feel genuinely stressful, it’s also so wonderfully designed and easy to learn that there remains joy hiding in every meeple movement, and every last-ditch grasp for glory.įrostpunk: The Board Game – Setup Image: GamesHubĪs mentioned, Frostpunk: The Board Game is a whopping big game. Survival is rare – and the quest to achieve it will push you to your limits, in the same way your societies are pushed. That’s part of what makes this board game so impactful, and so satisfying. Even the opening tutorial scenario, which is designed to ease players into the world of Frostpunk, is extreme in its challenge. The win conditions of Frostpunk: The Board Game are extremely strict, including on ‘Normal’ difficulty societies (which tend to be more populous, less sick, and more able than their more difficult counterparts). Like the video game from which it’s adapted, the board game spotlights the struggle of humanity in a world plagued by harsh storms – but unlike in the video game, tabletop adventurers must spend their time manually monitoring, analysing, and guiding their meeple flock as harsh dangers wait behind every card reveal. It demands a lot from players, but gives just as much back with its harrowing tale of survival in a wintery post-apocalypse. Frostpunk: The Board Gameis a commanding tabletop adventure – in size, scope, and ambition.
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