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Lead the Netherlands into the Industrial Age in the latest version of the cooperative classic! It is the dawn of the Industrial Age in the Netherlands. For centuries, the country has relied upon a series of dikes and wind-powered pumps to keep it safe from the constant threat of flooding from the North Sea. But this system is no longer enough.
Achire
Interesting take on Pandemic. The gameplay is interesting and like Iberia, it feels like Pandemic with several expansions rolled into one. Both these games are excellent values for what you get. However, I prefer Iberia because the locations have readable names, it's much easier to read the map (the dikes on this one are hard to see and the tide mechanism can be hard to follow), and the rules feel less convoluted. That said, it's a fun game and you do get into it and it is quite good. If this theme speaks to you, I definitely recommend it. I love Pandemic and I understand why so many like this version. However, if I had both on my shelf, I probably would choose Iberia over it every time.
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Like it but the game has some design issues which keep me from loving it. Everything about this production is beautiful, except they filled a map with tiny regions that are not very user friendly. Gameplay is either a walk in the park or ridiculously hard. There's no middle way, and this my main complaint about this game: it doesn't have a steady build up of tension. Rather, there's no tension at all and then all of a sudden you lose. Just like that. The reason for this: - Basic goals are very easy. - Extra goals are extremely hard, especially if you draw more than one. - Water cubes run out very rapidly. I've had games where we lost on turn 1 because too many cubes had to be placed during setup! - You rarely run out of cards, hence, no tension. - The balance between cube management and card management is distorted. Still, I very much like all the 7 roles, all of the events, the water flow, the pumps etc. If you can finetune the difficulty, look past the map and don't mind losing on turn 1 once in while, this game is very solid. Otherwise it's either boredom (too easy) or frustration (too hard). Despite its shortcomings, I find it more interesting than Pandemic but less pleasant than Fall of Rome.
brotherjohn2002
Very good. An interesting take on the "disease" mechanic with the flooding. The pacing of the game is very good. Should only be played with the objective cards.