Descent: Legends of the Dark

I gave this as a birthday gift to a friend who I play the dark souls board game with so with that, we picked this game up on first play through and have all taken turns playing as the demons since. This a fantastic representation of the doom video game and has a good power balance. We have gotten our setup time down to 15 minutes making this one of the faster board games we play and average play time with 4 players is 2h30m and everyone has taken a turn controlling multiple pinkies and at least a baron so can confirm, it’s fun. Hoping for an expansion for this game someday. Almost forgot: miniature quality is mind blowing for the price

This game is a TON of fun for anywhere between 2 and 5 players (it scales really well for games with less than 5, so no need to worry about whether or not you'll enjoy this game shorthanded). The miniatures are beautiful and really detailed, the game mechanics are deep but fairly easy to learn (it can seem like a lot to take in when you're first learning, but once you play through a game or two you'll have a very solid grip on it), and the gameplay is everything you could want or expect in a Doom branded board game. If you're into skirmish games, or even if you've only barely dipped your toes in boardgaming and love the Doom IP, this game is for you. Seriously top-notch game.

I love this game. Not only is it fun and simple to get in to, it's an insane deal for what you get in the box, especially when you compare it to certain zombicide box sets, dark souls, etc. Painting all of the demon miniatures has been great and really ups the immersion of the game. The *only* thing I wish for is an expansion that lets the actual Slayer see the board, but it might be hard to balance that.

Doom The Board Game from Fantasy Flight Games is a dungeon crawl adventure based upon the hit video game series. One to four players take on the roles of souped-up, heavily armed marines, while one player takes on the role of the invader, the evil force which summons demons and attempts to wreak all sorts of havoc. The game board is modular, and once players select a scenario from the operations book they set up the board. The marine players each have different weapons, and are given a deck of weapon cards that match them, as well as a few other basic cards to form their action deck. The invader player also has a deck of event cards which he uses on his turn. Each marine gets an initiative card corresponding to his character, while the invader gets initiative cards equal to the number of demons he has in play. All the cards are shuffled together and the and at the beginning of a round the invader player draws the fist initiative card, which tells him who takes a turn. If he draws an invader card, he can choose which demon group to activate, while the marine's specific initiative card decides which marine goes. On his turn, the marine player can play an action card from his hand- only one main action, but any number of bonus actions, as denoted by symbols on the cards. With that he can move and attack the demons. On his turn the demon player can play event cards to activate his demons for attack or movement. Combat is simple dice rolling, with easy to use line of sight rules. If a marine or demon is partially obstructed, he has cover, and may draw cards from his action/event deck and check symbols that cancel out hits. Once a marine or demon has hit points equal to its health, it is eliminated from the game. The invader can summon more demons, however, and marine players can respawn in the game with reduced health. Whenever enemies are eliminated the attack player gets fragg tokens. For most scenarios, a number of fragg tokens are the victory condition. There is a lot more going on in Doom The Board Game- the above is just a bare bones overview of the rules. First of all the production is fantastic, which is something we have come to expect from Fantasy Flight Games. The models look amazing, the artwork is really well done, and all of the various cards and tokens really give this game a great toy box feeling. The modular board is very similar to the system used in Descent and, more recently, Star Wars Imperial Assault. I must confess I'm not a huge fan of these kinds of modular boards, as there is no great way to store them that makes sections easy to find, and consequently players are often hunting for the right puzzle piece for quite a while during setup. This is a minor complaint, but it is something to consider. Game play itself is pretty fast and intense, and the game as a whole is generally easy to learn and play. The combat system is fairly simple, but it didn't need to be something overly complicated. Where game play shines is in the initiative deck, which means players do not know who is going when, which can lead to some pretty interesting and difficult choices in the game, and more than a little suspense. My biggest complaint with this game, is not really with this game. It's just that there are so many similar dungeon crawler type games out that I don't know that this one really stands out. It's a good, solid game that is a lot of fun, but next Conan, Imperial Assault, Level 7: Omega Protocol, and others, I just don't know how this will hold up in the long term. Still, if you were a fan of the video games, there is no doubt you will get a kick out of this game translation's wonderful production, enjoyable game play, and eerie theme. The Discriminating Gamer

Doom is a highly underrated and addicting board game. There are many one versus all board games but this one stands as one of the best IMO. The game is fast paced, complex and customizable. My friends and I have had hours of back and forth fun in Doom. As I mentioned before this game is complex AT FIRST. I found it helpful to watch Board Game Replay’s Doom play through on YouTube. The friendly people in the Doom forum on Board Game Geek have also been helpful. Here’s everything the game comes with: - 12 Very replayable missions that can be done in 1-6 mission operations, custom operations, or single missions. - 6 Different starting weapons (2 of each), 3 types of grenades (2 of each), and 5 powerful weapon pickups. - 3 Manuals (Learn To Play, Rules Reference, and Operation Guide) - 37 Detailed plastic figures (4 marines, 33 demons). - 6 Dice (4 Red, 2 Black) - 196 Various Cards - 179 Various Tokens - 24 Map Tiles (Double-Sided) - 8 Doors With Stands I have read other people complain about the marines being OP. This really depends on your gaming group because I beat down my two friends as the Invader player more often than not. Other groups I have heard the balance being close to even. I would recommend using all 4 marines for the BEST balance possible. If your group favors one team then consider adding/subtracting the number of frag tokens that the Invader needs to win the game. Also an optional alternative variant that our group uses is called the Doom: Hurt Me Plenty Edition. It’s the 2nd result in Google on the website Board Game Geek. The file is in PDF format. This variant slightly shifts the balance towards the Invader player.

Such an thematic game, I love the card drafting aspect of it where you can choose your load out depending on the mission. Also like the fact you never know who will go first, as there's an initiative deck that you draw from. Easy to learn, not to heavy and hours of fun.

Doom basiert auf einem erprobten Spielesystem: Descent, Descent 2nd Edition und Imperial Assault standen Pate für dieses Spiel. Einer übernimmt den "Invader", also die bösen Dämonen, und ein bis drei andere Spieler kontrollieren die Marines. Gewinnen wird immer nur eine Partei: die Marines, wenn sie die Zielvorgabe des gewählten Szenarios erfüllen, oder der Invader, wenn er selbiges verhindert und gleichzeitig eine gewisse Anzahl an Marines zerschnetzelt. Das Spielsystem ist im Grunde sehr einfach: über einen Kartenstapel wird bestimmt, wer am Zug ist, und derjenige hat die Wahl zwischen Bewegen und Feuern. Die dem Spiel beiliegenden zwölf Missionen sind verschieden genug um den Wiederspielwert hoch zu halten. Aus puzzleartigen Geländeteilen wird eintweder ein Outpost, oder die Marsoberfläche zusammengebaut; das Spielbrett ist also für jede einzelne Mission verschieden. Das Spiel läuft sehr schnell und zügig - jeder ist permanent im Spielgeschehen eingebunden und es gibt nahezu keine Downtime. Eine Mission ist schnell gespielt - zwischen 60 und 120 Minuten - und wer mehr will, spielt eine Folge von Missionen hintereinander als Kampagne - zwei solcher Kampagnen sind im Spiel enthalten. Im Gegensatz zu seinen direkten Vorgängern, Imperial Assault und Descent, ist Doom das einfachere und schnellere Spiel. Beer & Pretzel, wie die Amerikaner sagen. Kurzweiliger Spaß auf taktischem Level mit beeindruckendem Spielmaterial. Nicht ganz billig, aber jeden Cent wert.

Que dire, si ce n'est que la finition du jeu est ahurissante ! Des heures d'amusement en vue avec des campagnes et scénarios possibles. Destiné à un public connaisseur et averti, c'est la bombe des jeux de plateau de 2017 !

Gioco da tavolo complesso e molto vario, modificando il tabellone si possono creare un sacco di scenari differenti, con diverse difficoltà di gioco. Una partita dura più di un'ora, quindi non adatto per fare giusto una partita veloce, però molto appassionante una volta che si inizia

This is a great game which does an admirable job of capturing the latest incarnation of the Doom console game. Downtime across players is kept manageable and even when I repeatedly lose, I still have a blast. I own the original Doom board game from FFG and loved that but this, in my mind, overall, is better. The theme is the same, obviously, but it's a whole different game so a worthy purchase if you love Doom and already own a copy of the original.