Power Plants (Kickstarter – Deluxe Pledge)

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. Citadel

   Fast-playing interactive tile placement, area control game. You can mix different plants to get a different mix of special rules each game. Perhaps a bit chaotic, which might be better with less players. Reminded me of [thing=2655][/thing] and [thing=29937][/thing]. A 6 or 7?

2. 5 out of 10

   ILoseAtLife

   I'm a big fan of abstract games, but Power Plants really misses the mark. Some of the best aspects of abstract games are their simplicity and elegance. Power Plants is neither of those. The plant powers are far too complex and fiddly, and a large part of the game involves players staring at the player-aid trying to remember and figure out what the various plants do. There are some good ideas in Power Plants, but the execution is lacking.

3. 8.5 out of 10

   jaredo155

   Played at Gen Con Online, and it was quite a nice spatial puzze/area control hybrid. The demo had quite a bit of take that, but they said the final game will have a variety of different plants to choose from, so that you can adjust the level of take that up or down, depending on the audience. Also, the game was very swingy, some may see this as a negative, but it made it feel like you were never really out of the game. Overall, I had a great time, and will definitely be picking this one up down the road.