Lookout Games Oh My Goods: Longsdale in Revolt Expansion, Medium

Oh My Goods! Has been our most-played game in 2017 by a long shot. I don’t think either of us love it as much as Race for the Galaxy or 51st State, but for a tableau-builder with a twist it’s small and quick with no little pieces to keep track of and has some really agonizing decisions on top of a fun push-your-luck card-flipping phase. The base game alone is perfect by itself – we probably would have played it out of the box for years without complaint. And then along came Oh My Goods!: Longsdale in Revolt.We got a lot of enjoyment out of Fabled Fruit despite the awful cartoon animals. The gameplay was basic but the mystery and excitement of what was coming next really got us psyched for the next animal or game. It didn’t have a story and the animals were anthropomorphized but not personified. Also, why couldn’t there be different designs for the card backs/bottles of juice???In contrast, Longsdale featured real people and a connected story on top of that same excitement of “what’s coming next?”. The theme/story of Oh My Goods! Is as basic a “gamer” theme as you can get (medieval people making medieval things) but at least it has real people and tried to create something cohesive. Having played all the way through Longsdale I don’t know that I can tell you exactly what happened in the story, but I can tell you that we love Rabbit, hate Tony Merz, and had a blast playing through the story.This expansion is broken into multiple "chapters", which really means you get a new setup and goal each game along with (usually) several new cards or rules that game. Each new gameplay element from previous chapters is incorporated into the next chapter and when you’re done with the whole story everything mixes in easily. Having played a few "all-inclusive" games I will say that the new additions to the game don't actually do much to change the overall feel but one critical change we don't ever want to do without again is the ability to buy a building and hire an assistant on the same turn (a base rule for the whole expansion). Without spoiling anything, the story isn't strictly linear so you could potentially play through the chapters gain if you were willing to sort out the newer cards.This expansion includes solitaire versions of the scenarios as well but since I haven't tried those I can't comment on them.The only major issue with this expansion is that the expanded game no longer fits in the base box. We’re waiting to see how much space we need with both expansions mixed in (we're about to play through Canyon Brook), but I’ve had to repurpose an empty expansion box from another game to be able to store everything since neither the base nor the expansion boxes are big enough on their ownI'm generally expansion-averse and I won't say that Longsdale is essential - you can certainly get by with the base set and not miss anything major from a gameplay perspective. Overall though, if you enjoy Oh My Goods! and the sense of discovery and change appeals to you I would definitely say this is worth the $10-12.

If you liked Oh My Goods but thought it needed some tweaks to really shine, here it is. Longsdale is a game changer and elevates this big game in a small box to all-star status. This is one of the best solo plays you’ll find on the market. It advances by chapter, adding new cards along the way and challenging goals. The flow of play, the production and the mechanics come together in harmony to offer a great gamers experience. This is not merely an expansion, it is a vital piece of a total game that is deserving of classic status.

This expansion totally worth if you mostly play solo games, this makes Oh My Goods card game into a solo player challenge... worth 100%

Oh my Goods is a really good game in a small box, I thought close to perfect, easy to teach, hard to master and allows many strategies to win, when I opened Longsdale Revolt I thought the adding of text damaged the game play which is based on good icons but reality is it adds new dimensions to the game, at the end it improves the initial game, makes it easier to create complex engines that produce more sophisticated items for instance you can process wheat to get a sac of grain, then make bread.

This is a good expansion to a fun game. I bought this primarily for solo play and it did not disappoint. It is challenging enough to keep me coming back for more. Set up for solo is easy and does not add too much complexity. If you like Oh My Goods! (hate the name) this is a good addition to the game.

Great expansion for solo play. Oh my goods is already a great game that has flown under the radar for most people. The innovative multi use cards and a great deal of depth to a small game. I have really enjoyed this one so far and have found it to be a good challenge.

Challenging but easy to learn; easy to transport. Everyone loved it from gamers to civillians. Fun and suspenseful - it engages you quickly. Highly recommended.

This adds a campaign to oh my goods, which is a smart, snappy little card game at packs a decent a bit of strategy into a diminutive box. It's really good.