Aeon’s End: War Eternal

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. 8 out of 10

   bbhalla

   Initial Impression: After reading reviews regarding poor component quality of the 1st edition Aeon's End, I was hesitant to get this game. I'm happy to say that this edition has top quality components. The tokens are sturdy, as are the character boards. Beautiful borderless artwork adorns some of the sturdiest cards I've ever had the pleasure to sleeve. Although gameplay has slightly more complexity than Dominion, the extra options of how to spend your ether make for an interesting game. Tackling the different bosses requires tight cooperation between the players and the use of their unique character abilities. With so many bosses, boss powers, characters and character powers, this game looks to be a different experience with every play. 20 Plays: Wow! 20 plays already? This game is just as addictive as when I first started playing. Since I play random setups, the game always feels fresh. It also helps that I've managed to pick up most of the expansions. At this point I'm still challenging myself with regular bosses as I find it tough enough but once I've managed to beat all nemesis on regular mode I'm sure I'll be compelled to increase the difficulty. 40 Plays: 40 plays! How did that happen. This game continues to delight and challenge. I'm finding that how you opt to spend your starting aether is CRITICAL to the overall success of the fight. The various bosses' idiosyncrasies keep me riveted to this game. Looking forward to further plays. 60 Plays: ... and going strong. Lately I've been experimenting by purchasing cards in the market that I would not normally select. I'm constantly surprised at how useful even the seemingly weak cards are. This game continues to delight. 80 Plays: I've stopped purchasing more content after the Aeon's End: Legacy kickstarter. I now have more than enough content to keep me happy for the rest of my gaming career. I've just barely scratched the surface of all the market card and character permutations. This game has a permanent spot in my collection

2. 8 out of 10

   alethic

   Great fun at 1-3 players. None of the card combos feel broken, and complexity of game state has been kept within bounds (nothing remotely like the more ambitious end of Sentinels in this respect). These are good things, but it does mean some games are perhaps rather muted and samey in feel in terms of what you do.

3. 8 out of 10

   ajax013

   + Great variety in mages, cards, and nemesis options keeps the game fresh from game to game; Good sense of growth while playing without being as complicated as other games that give a similar feel. - Perhaps the amount of content and the set up of any given game can be overwhelming. Why it's previously-owned: It just always felt like way too much of an effort to set up the game when it is on-par with other cooperative games that set up and play way more smoothly from set up to put away. So, while the gameplay to be found here is really good, I knew that I was happy to let it go.