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bcnevan
Chimera Station is an accessible mash-up of tile placement and worker placement. It also brings a few other twists/gimmicks to its package. The modding of workers and availability of action combinations make for a satisfying experience that can be enjoyed (and understood) by a wide swath of players. Taking place over 5 rounds, the game exhibits a pretty good arc as you're able to build up to some large point explosions. There's a good mix of tactics and strategy at play during the rounds, though the strategy is more present when you play with the B-side of the player mats. The tile-laying and displacements allow for positive interaction between the players. There's still plenty of room to play spoiler by building certain tiles and maintaining the first player marker. The rulebook does leave you with some questions. Also, if you compare Chimera Station to other broadly similar hybrid-style games--like Manhattan Project: Energy Empire (worker placement and emerging action combinations); Carson City (central board tile placement and worker placement); Troyes ("worker" placement and emerging actions); and Ginkgopolis (tile placement)--Chimera Station feels the least strategic out of that bunch. Chimera Station seems to lean more towards allowing the players to experience the chaos of the emerging combinations than other similar hybrid-style games. Though those games are heavier to varying degrees and, aside from Ginkgopolis, play a bit longer and are a bit less accessible than Chimera Station. Perhaps a good comparison is Lords of Waterdeep with the Skullport module added in. Compared to that game, Chimera Station plays in a bit less time and feels more engaging through its action combinations. LoW: Skullport, though, provides a bit more room for subterfuge between the players due to the hidden faction and intrigue cards.
bbkoene
This original concept starts fast and there's not much going round in the beginning but near the end the possibilities become wide.and interesting.
cbazler
I get wary whenever "worker placement" appears in a new game, since it just seems to be a kneejerk lazy design mechanic these days: it's the "roll-and-move" of today. I also wasn't interested in this wacky alien theme, and I'm not crazy about the cartoony artwork either. Nevertheless, we saw this in a game café and decided to give it a try. I was really impressed. The modular workers really add an interesting depth to the gameplay, and the crazy variable board with bonuses/combos galore make the gameplay really interesting and tactical. Since everything is variable, the replayability should also be high. I'm interested in trying this out again.