The whole point of the game is to overcome all the trials before all of your team mates perish. And it is not as easy as it may seem.
The rule book is a quick read, and the game is very straight forward. Afterwards I found myself thinking: "That's it? This will be easy!" And I could not have been more mistaken.
My first impression on opening the box was how much I loved all the art in this game. The classic French newspaper comic style lends itself so well to the era portrayed and the designs are simple yet elegant. Also to add to the games feel, it says in the rules that the characters you can choose from are based off of ancestors of the game's creators. Very cool, and a great homage.
The game continues like this until all players have withdrawn (Chosen to leave the fight), or until there are three identical symbols showing...
After you withdraw, you can help other players out by removing Hard Knocks cards they by lending support with your support tiles. If at least two players support another player, that player may remove a Hard Knock, or refresh their ability if it has been used.
After the support phase, The leader takes a card for each card in all players hands from the Moral deck (the deck on the right) and puts them onto the Trial deck (the one on the left and the one players draw form at the start of each battle). This makes it harder to finish the trial deck. So it is important that players play as many cards as they can.
The Grizzled is one of those games that will seem quite easy at the start and will quickly spiral out of control, as the game goes on. It is a challenging cooperative game that is a wonderful and thoughtful homage to the war and those that served in it.
I recommend it for any game group, casual or serious.
Written by: Andrew Gregory
The Grizzled: Cooperative Gaming at its Finest
Reviewed by JADE Gaming
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2/02/2016 02:05:00 pm
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