Ichor & Iliad Review: Trojan Horsing Your Opponents, Knizia Style

[@Titanicus_]

I like the synergy of Chris yelling at me to not waste money on crowdfunding but also then yelling at me to get these games. As Thanos would say "Perfectly balanced"

[@JJ_TheGreat]

LOL, I know, right! 😂

[@Biodelic]

The smile on the thumbnail is top notch! 😁

[@ilqrd.6608]

it‘s uncanny!

[@brooklyns11b44]

I want both of these🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@krzysiekkowal209]

THX CHRIS

[@JJ_TheGreat]

20:59 But again, the tactical nature, in this case - forces you to place that specifically - which is a way to guide you - so that AP isn't as much of a problem... In fact, this is similar to a game which was just on crowdfunding - Rebirth - in which you are drawing a tile type and you HAVE to play that type. So I actually don't mind that. You still have the freedom to play them where you want to!

[@JJ_TheGreat]

20:36 Well, I can tell you right now - that I am more intrigued by Iliad than Ichor... I don't like overly tactical games (I discovered that when I found out that Five Tribes didn't work for me - when, after looking at a playthrough, it had looked good to me) - so I need some type of strategy to hook me in. (I am not into strategy-only games, either, though - btw. But I like games which have just enough strategy to guide me).

[@ilqrd.6608]

Ichor feels close to chess with abilities. I generally suck at these games. However, I can handle dynamic situations much better. So introducing a bit of randomness is what unshackles me

[@JJ_TheGreat]

23:11 The fact that Iliad has no variable player powers vs. Ichor having them doesn't really make a difference to me. That is the type of thinker I am - just focusing on the puzzle - of can be the most boring looking puzzle ever - but from a numerical standpoint, it clicks with me - and allows me to play. For example - I enjoy sudokus - which just have numbers for me to stare at, but I can reason through them logically (again, like I said in one of my other comments, I need a reason to make a move - which is why quite a lot of games give me AP, which I suffer from). In fact, I would argue that the variable powers in Ichor - when adding them to the equation - add to likely AP for me, as I have to continue to go back to consider what those powers are in analyzing my options for my move.

[@pascali265]

I'm a sucker for green mythology

[@JJ_TheGreat]

So I have to have some kind of reason (logically, within the game) for doing something. I am not like Jamey Stegmaier, who could end up making a move/doing something just because he wants to/feels like it does that play!