Friday, August 04, 2023

Yedo: Unpleasant Surprise (mini-review)


 Yedo is one of my favorite games. When I found out there was a mini-expansion for it, I had to grab a copy. 

Sadly, it was only available in Poland (where the publisher resides) so shipping wasn't kind but I got it anyway. 

It's....interesting. 

First off you have new mission cards which instead of giving you conditions for a bonus reward, they have either Immediate events, or ones that take place during a phase or a whole round! Very interesting. Not sure how many people would want to do it, but it's an interesting take on missions. 

In fact there's a few cards that encourage teaming up with other players to complete and splitting the rewards. I kind of like that.

The 2nd part of the expansion deals with set collection. Each player starts with a random card and has the option to purchase additional ones at the Harbor for $3 or the Front Gate for $2. They can also exchange them in trades. 

Not sure if a trade would ever happen within my gaming group but it'll be interesting to see what impact this'll make for future games. 

Should you get it?

No. Not at what you pay for shipping. It's just not worth the price point. Unless you're a super fan of Yedo, getting the base (or deluxe version of the) game, that's really all you need. 

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