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Post by Eryst on Feb 23, 2016 9:30:29 GMT
Hi guys,
Well after a delay of 13 months I final have received my copy of Mercs:Recon on Sunday. The whole setting is a near future (2154) earth where Megacons have taken over from nation states as the superpowers.
The game is of a special forces strike team (MERCS) raid on an office block. The Opfor (Opposing Forces) are controlled by cards and events and there's a blip system to keep you on your toes. It's fully cooperative and for 1-5 players (you take the whole team even with fewer than five players)
megacongames.com/games/mercs/mercs-recon/
Looks good, though in typical Megacon Games style, the rule book is a little confused and the FAQs and videos help a bit. The game components are quite solid and while I was a little disappointed with the detail on the figures, they are perfectly good boardgame quality (though they were aiming for tabletop quality)
Game play looks quick and they say games take about an hour. One of the biggest draws for me was the Keith Lowe artwork and the cameo characters they've made in the Kickstarter (they have everyone from Roy McLane; Robocop; Leon and even the assistant to the regional manager (from the American Office tv series)
I've only got the base games so far so look forward to adding these characters in over time when they finally turn up. Anyway, will bring them down on Thursday and anyone is welcome to join in.
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