46 GAMES WORLD^ OF PUZZLES october 2019
ACTION RPG
UNDEAD HORDE
10TONS LTD.
PC/MAC/LINUX/XBOX/PS4/
SWITCH: $17
AGE RANGE: TEEN
PLAY TIME: 8 HOURS
PLAYERS: 1T
aking inspiration from
classic RPGs like Dia-
blo and Fate, Undead
Horde is a combination strat-
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verses the normal roles of the
fantasy genre.
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to wreak vengeance on the
lands of the living. To do
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magic items, which comefrom raided castles and slain
champions.
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Orcen’s power increases, so
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Controlling the army is
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can be set to either follow
or charge ahead to engage
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the game comes from initial
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on important targets. These
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the damned, since the sheer
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allows for a great deal of
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send forth hordes of weaker
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as an assistant or partner. In
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deal of the player’s power
comes from the actions of
their minions instead of the
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other games can provide. Q
—Brendan R. McDonald•ELECTRONIC GAME REVIEWS•
STRATEGY
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CRISIS, 1860-1861
TEMPLE GATES GAMES
PLAYDEK/GMT: PC/MAC/IOS/ANDROID:
$10
AGE RANGE: EVERYONE
PLAY TIME: 15 MINUTES
PLAYERS: 1 OR 2W
argames traditionally begin
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newspapers, in Congress, and in state-
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of massed troops, this game evokes the
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worker-placement game, with each
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dimension consists of three map spac-
es, with one of them a “pivotal space.”
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move or remove tokens after all cards
are played.
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dimension consists of newspapers,
abolitionists, and state assemblies, with
the newspapers being a pivotal space.
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and two objective cards. One objective
is kept and the other discarded, while
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of tokens.
Tokens are what enable players to
sway control of crisis dimensions. The
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tokens on a map space controls that
space and earns its victory point at the
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the escalating tension levels, involving
new tokens, penalties, and the activation
of a peace commissioner who can block
placement or removal of tokens from a
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shift tokens and gain control over par-
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tight, stripped-down version of Twilight
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nation on the eve of the Civil War. Q
—Thomas L. McDonaldGOOD CHOICE FOR FANS OF: TWILIGHT STRUGGLE RATINGB
GOOD CHOICE FOR FANS OF: DIABLO RATINGA