by blake33
Overall, we found Seafall to be a decent 2-player legacy game. As a game in general, tt has it's strength and weaknesses. Note that we bought it for $20 from Amazon - had I spend $50+ on it, we probably would have been disappointed.One other point I will make is that we played this game using the "Speedfall" rules. My buddy had done this and recommended it. I agree that this game is going to be best using the "Speedfall" rules - it makes the games go a bit faster, and makes the campaign go a bit faster in general. It also makes things a bit more even.
Strengths as a game:
1.) Top-knotch components in every way
2.) Game is huge and imaginative
3.) Well written story
4.) Fun game of exploration and getting points
5.) We generally played without trying to hurt each other - my wife isn't into board games that involve a lot of conflict. As a result, we had a general peace treaty through the game and that worked fine.
6.) Generally, our games were competitive and stayed close to the end (there was no runaway victory).
7.) By the end, we didn't care as much about the winner/loser as we do in typical games we play. Instead, we cared more about unlocking everything and seeing the whole game - and I think that is part of the key to enjoying this game.
Weaknesses as a game:
1.) It's rules aren't always clear, and there are a lot of them. We found ourselves referring to the rulebook quite a bit.
2.) You can finish the game without unlocking all of the content, and that's what happened to us. This was a bit unsatisfying. We were left wondering what we'd missed by ending a bit early.
3.) The gameplay is fun, but it isn't really fun. There are definitely a lot of games out there that are much more fun to play.
Conclusion:
We have no regrets for having paid $20 to get this on Amazon (now I think it's up to $30) and experiencing it. We played it 12 times total and enjoyed ourselves. I would recommend this game to couples or groups of 3 that like heavier legacy games that involve exploration. I feel like with 4 or 5 players the game might start to get a bit long at times and drag on a bit. Some things will be better about playing with that many, but more things will be bad (in particular, the length of time between turns).
In total, I'd rate this game between 7 and 7.5. There were things in it that were really cool that I'd never seen in a board game before. The game will be memorable and it was fun while we were playing it. For the right couple or small group, I think this game is worth giving a shot. Note that I highly recommend using the Speedfall rules though from the start.
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