Yet another one joins the ranks of the best and simplistic one-on-one games of today! Mad World is a strategic game inspired from Alice in Wonderland that involves two players competing against each other. It is created by TriAdagio, a company established recently by three talented game designers. It's a great game which makes you think and plan carefully about your moves. Simple, yet enjoyable.
The game has an interesting plot which deviates from what we generally know of Alice's story. Two players portray two different Alices, one from the white kingdom and another from the red kingdom, and these two are tasked to win the war against each other. The players are given a set of cards which represents their soldiers; Swordsman, Spearman, Shield Bearer, Archer, and Queen. Each soldier has its own power and defense points. There are also special cards you get every time you get 5 kills, which is a great reward for being successful in the course of the game.
The board of the game is cut in half, each with a number of rows and columns where players can place their cards. At the end of each side there is a base, one colored in red and the other in blue. The players strategically place their soldiers on their respective boards (excluding the base) facing down and once they are to attack or be attacked, they are flipped over. The deck of soldiers will be placed on the additional space beside the board, and on top of it is the graveyard, where they place the fallen ones.
The gameplay has very few rules to consider. You only have 2 moves per turn, but it limits the strength of every move you can do. You can attack, switch your soldiers on the same column, draw a card from your deck, or place a card on the board from your hand. You deal damage by subtracting the power of your soldier to the defense of the opponent's card, which is sometimes hard to track when there are multiple cards being attacked. Once a card reaches 0 defense, it is removed and transferred to the graveyard. Players must be able to reach three areas of the enemy's base in order to win the game.
When I first played it, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to pave my way through. But I have to say, it has the potential to frustrate your friends and keep you grinning when you play it together (that's if you're on the winning side). Overall, its a really good game worth playing. It's still on the prototype phase so it's sometimes difficult to play without the visuals around, but I'm sure that later on it will improve for the better. I'm definitely looking forward to play this again.
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