Atiwa - Board Game Review - Winged Spawn of Satan!

[@TheAmazingYeti]

Keep up the great work. Never quit doing separate scores for various player counts. I love that and it's one of the things that helps your channel stand out!

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Thanks!! Appreciated!

[@bookaddict777]

Thanks for the review, Luke. This was one of my most anticipated games of the year and I pre-ordered it the second I could. I am really looking forward to playing it solo.

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@joellen5984]

Excellent review - I love how thorough you are and I absolutely adore the player counts. Uwe games are almost all solo for me (outside of a few cons) so knowing this is solid solo is great. Definitely a purchase. Thank you!

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Much appreciated!

[@BillyIndiana]

Great overview and review as always 👏 I really appreciate the clarity on player scaling and how that impacts the game 👍

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Glad to help!

[@donnakeferlis1649]

Getting this for 2 player and solo. Me & my husband LOVE lots of open action spaces, and I quite like BYOS for solo. Great review! Enjoyed the Batman clips too!!

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Thanks and if openness is good, then go for it!

[@dannyanderson4723]

I didn't want to play this game, until this review. I'm not a huge Feast for Oden fan, but I enjoy Caverna and Patchwork. I love to hear the complexity is in the decisions, not the rules.

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Sums it up yes!

[@jamescartwright1150]

Excellent stuff as always Luke. I enjoy Nusfjord solo and this reminds me of it so definitely think I'll be picking this one up.

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Thanks!! Appreciated!

[@deemich1815]

really appreciate how thoroughly and frequently you also review solo modes!

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Glad you like them!

[@rawnsleymaths5949]

Just ordered! Thanks. Mainly play solo but twice a month struggle for a good four player that doesn’t take me into the early hours! Perfect fit then

[@alicia1465]

I love how simple the solo modes tend to be for Uwe’s games. It makes me more likely to try them out.

[@JonoNZBoardGamer]

Thanks for the review, I will pass on this one as my primary player count for these Uwe games is 2 players, maybe 3 occasionally. You have saved me money Luke! Cheers

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Yeah not one I suggest for 2 players. Glad i helped!

[@catherinetaylor556]

Looking forward to trying this one. Who doesn’t love a lovely bat.

[@VanessaG1229]

Enjoyed the review! Maybe I'll try this one. I like the theme, but Uwe games don't usually click for me, unless it's something light, like Cottage Garden.

[@donnakeferlis1649]

Cottage Garden is delightful! When I'm in the mood for something light, that's the one. I do love his heavier games too. Just depends on my mood. Maybe if you enjoy Atiwa, you could get into his other stuff!

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

You either like his abstracts or his worker placements, two very different styles.

[@klaus3856]

A well done, informative Atiwa review. A Feast for Odin is a masterpiece for solo. Your own meeples blocking you from round to round is very clever.

[@draheim90]

I mean, it’s just an elegant way to prevent the player from using the same spot in consecutive turns. It works well but a masterpiece or very clever?

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

I wouldn't call it especially clever, but it's a good system that should feature more in solo modes.

[@lilianempls]

Interesting how different tastes are. That box cover is what drew my attention. I love the colour pallet and find the bat super cute. Consider me one of the couple of heads turned by the cover.

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

The cover can turn heads only because it looks like a man bear bat!

[@draheim90]

Whooo! Thanks for the review. Really excited for this one. Player scaling isn’t an issue for me as I don’t get Uwe worker placement games to play at 2p anyways :).

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Sorted then! :P

[@peinheber]

Shikaka!

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Perfect!! 😂

[@Kcnabrev]

nice to see some coverage for this game, was curious

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@amchasteenable]

Great review! Will have to check it out.

[@jonathanfryer1319]

Honest and engaging. Great review. 👍

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Thank you!!

[@tenplayreviews4702]

Nusfjord is one of my favorite of his.

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

I never really got on with that one.

[@sadekhanna]

I agree with pretty much everything you said :) This is my first worker placement Rosenberg

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Your first? You've dodged a fair few then!

[@sadekhanna]

@@TheBrokenMeeple Klemens Franz's artwork didn't really draw me in 😀 Neither did the starving families

[@Punkve1987]

I am not the biggest fan of Rosenberg to begin with, but this one was a positive experience. I think I still prefer Nusfjord, which I believe is of the same weight class, but I prefer both of them to most of his other designs...

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Yeah the two are comparable weight wise.

[@hanslamal5632]

Considering to buy this game but doubting so much because of all those reviews complaining about the replayability... Only you and Board Game Sanctuary seem to be remarkably enthusiastic about the game, especially about the solo mode! Please help me to decide: is the solo mode interesting enough to play again and again without getting bored? Would it be a good idea to buy Atiwa only for the solo mode? The theme is wonderful and unique, so I hope you say yes 😅

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Only for the solo mode? Prob not. It's solid but I like it multiplayer as there is good turn angst. Variety is limited but it's super smooth and I still enjoy playing it multiple times. I think others were being a bit harsh and I bet I can call out many of their favourites as being limited on variety.

[@hanslamal5632]

In fact I wanted it for the solo mode... Did you play it a few times solo?

[@Buako111]

Looks good, however farming games are not my cup of tea. If I would pick one of your Essen find until now Splendor Duel would be my pick. Still waiting for Starship Captains review 🙂

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

I'll try not to keep you waiting - it's had its multiplayer runs, just need to run through the solo mode.

[@clvrswine]

For me, A Feast for Odin (with the Norwegians expansion) is by far the best Rosenberg game. Nusfjord is his best mid-weight.

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

AFFO badly needs Norwegians. I just never got into Nusfjord.

[@VoiceofFox]

I play games with my wife so loads of open space and low confrontation at 2 player is a plus for us. Can see how it would be an issue if you like to screw over mates though.

[@Cornchps827]

Can’t we make a 3rd player AI for 2 player tho? Might be easy

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

......... You would have to designate which workers remain on the table after each round.

[@KissellMissile]

In the German System, "Advanced" = Kenner Spiel level = A step above family games. "Expert" = complex enough to get one Kenner recommendation a year but it will never win (see Ark Nova, Terraforming Mars)

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Shame as I'd love for Ark to have a Kennerspiel, but it's way too much for it.

[@christophe08111981]

Wingspan of Satan?

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

No way, I like Wingspan :P