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London Dread

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  1. Timed co-op action programming. I like that, and how solved things cascade into helping you solve further things... though not especially predictably. I'm not certain whether I like the push-your-luck dynamic where blowing too much of your help deck during play shoots you in the foot for endgame.

  2. 7.5 out of 10

    This is a fun programming co-op game which seems like a bit odd at 1st. But this works well. It looks nice. I like the story-telling aspect a lot. Sadly there are some drawbacks. One is the 'real' gameplay is 12 minutes long (per chapter so can be 24). After this you basically are watching a movie when you occasionally throw some dice. And this movie part is longer than usually in other programming games. Also there are not so much difference between characters. Finally I think the replay-ability is not so high. Still good and got my recommendation.

  3. 6.55 out of 10

    The real-time programming aspect is pretty cool. It's a different sort of optimization problem if you leave it untimed. But I wish there were a few more ways to mitigate the luck in the game. Unfortunately, the ending is a big letdown, since it's enormously swingy. You can have done everything really great, but it comes down to a single roll of the dice at the end, and even if you've done everything you could to stack things in your favor, a single lousy roll can end it. I've heard the designers are working on fixing the ending...that will be very welcome.

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London Dread is a co-operative game set in Victorian England. Players take on the role of investigators trying to uncover plots on the way to confronting a story specific finale.

The game is gritty and thematic, featuring a series of dark events and story lines (such as the appearance of a caped killer on the streets of London) with a hint of the supernatural.

The game is broken into a series of stories, usually played over the course of 2 chapters, in which players alternately participate in a timed planning phase where various obstacles and plots are uncovered and then an untimed story phase where players resolve the effects of their planning.

The result is a tense and truly cooperative experience where players must work together, communicate well, plan effectively, and use the strengths of their investigators in an attempt to stay a step ahead on the mean streets of the city.

Ages

14+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players
Play Time

60m – 90m
Designer

Asger Johansen
Mechanics

Cooperative Game, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers
Theme

Murder/Mystery, Real-time, Horror
Publisher

Grey Fox Games
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