Match Of The Century Review - A Chess Board Game That Isn't Actually Chess

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In the summer of 1972, the final match of the World Chess Championship in Reykjavik saw the ultimate showdown: American Bobby Fischer challenged the reigning world champion, Boris Spassky from the Soviet Union. Touted by the media as the most important sporting event of the Cold War, an incomparable thriller unfolded...and now, you can be right in the middle of it.
In Match of the Century, you play one another over a series of games, just as in a real championship match. However, here each game lasts only a few short and intense turns, so every decision counts in pulling off the win. As you play cards with unique effects from your asymmetrical decks, each of you manipulates the mental endurance of the other and the outcome of each quick game, but weigh your options carefully because only by giving up the advantage can you use your cards' effects.
BGG Link - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3...
TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Overview
0:06:48 - Ease of Play
0:07:45 - What I Like
0:10:00 - What I Don’t Like
0:11:35 - What I Can See Others Not Liking
0:12:35 - Final Thoughts
0:14:15 - Recommendations
5.0 - My absolutely favorite games. You can pry them out of my cold dead hands.
4.5 - Love this game! At the same time missing something that would make it a 5. Could be hard to table, lacking variability, a little light, etc.
4.0 - Really great game, almost always keeping, although has meaningful complaints as to what takes away from the experience.
3.5 - Really enjoyed, don't love it, may lose out to better games but the idea of never playing again is a bit sad.
3.0 - A good game, would play and suggest with the right people, if I never played it again wouldn't lose any sleep.
2.5 - A game I'd play again , but will never suggest it myself
2.0 - A game I don't want to play again
1.5 - A game I can't find any reason to recommend
1.0 - A game that is just bad.
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[@KingMePlease3]

I added this one to my wishlist recently, and it looks like it will be staying on it. The game length is what is holding me back from buying it, along with a large number of excellent 2 player only games already on my shelf, and a small addiction called Disney Lorcana. I may need to host a game night where we have a duel tournament with a variety of 2 player only games.

[@justacynic]

Thanks for putting me onto this!

[@BoardGameCo]

Absolutely :)

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

Just ordered. I think it's a real find.

[@BoardGameCo]

It's an excellent two player game. Highly recommend

[@Poiuytrew.Q]

That doesn’t bode well for me - it takes me 60 minutes to play Watergate.

[@claudiogiordani89]

I like chess so much, but this game its a card game and its so different from chess

[@Max-pj9km]

Have you play War Chest?. You will like it if you like chess.

[@BoardGameCo]

Definitely not actually chess :)

[@TheMrSerhi]

This game about russian antisemite. I've being surprised you're reviewed this game😮

[@BoardGameCo]

It might have a russian anti semite in it, but it's certainly not about that. That would be similar to me reviewing any world war 2 game.