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  Alexandros_Papadopoulos48

  2024-08-04

  Excellent game, its rise to the top of the global rankings is not random! Of course, some board game background is required for the brain to digest it, but for what it offers, it is considered friendly to the average player.

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  3 out of 3 members found this review helpful

  Nikolaos_Nikopolitidis

  2023-06-09

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  This is a strategy game that combines deck building and worker placement. You take on the role of one of the protagonists of the story and using the cards you have in your hand, as well as those you acquire during the game, you try to either increase your influence in various houses or win battles, or both. Every time you visit a location on the board by playing a card, you gain resources or soldiers, depending on the type of location, as well as from the card itself, depending on its properties. Also, in each round, the bonus for winning battles changes, so in some rounds you may decide to focus only on increasing influence and not on battles.

  Despite the fact that the game receives high ratings, my personal opinion is that it is somewhat one-dimensional for its genre, as it does not give the player a wide range of strategic choices beyond those mentioned above. Additionally, in the final scoring, elements that could have a positive impact on the depth of the game and the possibility of twists are not taken into account at all. For example, the resources you have collected, the total influence you have achieved, the total battles you have won, the total value of the cards in your hand. None of these are rewarded with victory points at the end.

  On the other hand, the aforementioned negatives for me may be seen as positives by others, as they create a relatively simple strategy game that, combined with its popular theme, explains its success.

  The materials and design are excellent, but at such a price, I expect more.

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  7 out of 7 members found this review helpful

  daskaslo

  2023-04-14

  The game was given to me by my brother and I played it for the first time yesterday, and I can say that it is an amazing game. Anyone who has played Cyclades and enjoys that style will definitely love this! In terms of rules, it has quite a few things, but they are the mechanics of the game. At first, they may seem complicated, but as you play, they become simpler and you quickly understand them. It involves strategy, resource management, battles, and thinking, and you are fully engaged. It's great for a group and addictive for kids! I highly recommend it. The price may be a bit high, but it's worth it and more! We played with 3 people and it was chaotic but a good kind of chaos. I can't imagine what it would be like with 4 :P It's a crazy game, guys!

  Update 16/1/2024: After playing it a lot, we bought the expansions Rise of Ix and Immortality. We haven't played the second one yet because we have collected many other more exciting games, and we usually gather at least 5 people for our sessions, so our little Dune game has been left on the shelf... Nevertheless, it remains a top game that deserves to be in your collection. However, I would recommend going straight to Uprising, which is a reissue of this game with the ability to play up to 6 players and some additional extras that I can't remember to write down. Also, the expansions play normally!

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  3 out of 3 members found this review helpful

  aggelos.villiotis

  2023-02-04

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  The board game is excellent! It combines two very solid mechanisms of tabletop games, worker placement and deck building, in a very player-friendly way. It is very difficult to get bored with it, as each game is unique due to the aforementioned mechanisms. Once players get accustomed to the game, the flow is very smooth. The game ensures that it finishes on its own after specific rounds, which prevents it from becoming tedious. It is an unequivocal recommendation for anyone interested!

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  2 out of 2 members found this review helpful

  nikos8275

  2023-01-29

  Deck building & worker placement mechanisms are seamlessly combined in one of the best games of recent years. It will be easily played even by non-hardcore gamers. It is not necessary for someone to be familiar with the lore of Dune, but even if they have only seen the movie, they will still immerse themselves even more in the theme of the game.
  Buy without a second thought.

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  gzelomo

  2022-01-29

  Excellent. Especially with the expansion Rise Of Ix, it gains more depth and many options in actions and strategies.

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  Annita_Mela

  2024-06-18

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  Nice game but I didn't go crazy about it

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  arisasimak

  2024-05-30

  5/5.
  From the few games that I can say are truly amazing!

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  Stavros_mgl

  2022-01-27

  Excellent. Definitely in the top 5 worker placement & deck building

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  Geo_Gou

  2025-01-05

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  kostas_papoutsopoulos

  2024-12-04

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  sirgapanos

  2024-11-17

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  Annie D

  2024-07-19

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  Efi_Naas

  2024-01-02

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  www_jim_glf

  2023-11-30

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  Ang__R

  2023-08-05

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  Zafiris_Drakatos

  2023-01-24

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  kosnik

  2022-09-19

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  mitsosmanioudakis

  2022-09-17

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  George_Delis1364

  2022-06-24

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  HTMN

  2022-03-21

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  maxos_dim

  2022-01-15

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  trippfilm

  2022-01-12

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  FaLL3N_Ang3l73

  2021-12-10

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