I usually do these reviews on my YouTube channel but since I've talked to death about it on there, I thought I'd switch things up and talk a little about the "Blue Cycle" or "Season 2" of the story here.
NO SPOILERS
Damien was the promo game that was released before the actual games came out. Though hard copies exists they're very hard to get a hold of. Thankfully I got mine brand new for $35 and couldn't believe it.
A free print and play version is available on Space Cowboy's website if you want to play it.
Revolution makes many changes to the original game in that now there aren't any "runs" play happens over a single run with small "resets" throughout the game.
Dice rolling is gone too and instead is a point based system with a random deck of cards to determine the outcome.
Damien is a prequel to another expansion set to come out later this year....they think. It's actually been delayed for over a year and no one knows really why but the story takes place in the 50's as a group of kids try to track down the mystery of their friend Damien who disappeared.
It takes about an hour to play and (like all demos) gives you a taste of the mechanics and elements of the game.
The new rules I'm not a fan of. I enjoyed dice rolling over card selection because at least you have some sot of interaction with the outcome by rolling your own die. Here you have a pre-determined card flip give you the pass/fail result and its anti-climatic in my opinion. That's the worst thing about this new version.
On the flip side, we did enjoy the game. It appears to move more quickly and not drag. The story and clues were interesting in this one, where you had to pay close attention to all the details in the game to resolve the end game "puzzle".
It's not really a puzzle but more of a quiz to see how well you took notes. I liked that. Damien isn't worth tracking down a physical copy of but if you feel like making a nice print and play, it'll set you back around $30 at Office Depot.
Up to you whether you think it's worth it.
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