Rebirth - Board Game First Impressions - Depth vs Simplicity

Thanks for the review. I saw it all over internet ads, and wondered, but didn't back it, and I'm glad I didn't. Seems fun, but for me and my main group it may be too light.

Think if you backed it they have an option to pick it up at Essen. I backed it. Nice quick filler game. Always good to have a few kicking about.

always appreciate the honest review !

I cancelled my pledge last week. I figured the retail later will be fine because I got plenty of this weight. I assume most people are in that boat and I'll get a second hand later

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This was one where the shipping at 1/4 the game's cost killed any desire to back. The value proposition seemed way off at 60+ Euro (especially since that makes it even more expensive in USD).

My god Luke now your review comes out so quickly these games literally just finished their funding campaign! (Sounds a bit tiring though when it comes to catching the market trend…

I really like your closing line of each video that “remember, it’s only a game”

Most gamers probably don’t even realise that it’s a game, we throw our life’s in to get oop games and we preorder queue for games with hype. People can get so stress trying to get board games…

I played at ukge and it felt like I would be bored by the second play. I spoke to the person who taught it and they did say the Ireland map may be more interesting for me, but he understood the limited replayability of it.

Artwork is nice though.

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING IT REAL ❤ WE LOVE YOU

I backed it because the simplicity is great for my college group of friends, but with other group we got hegemony recently
"Perfectly balanced as all things should be"

Kingdom builder is my favorite game of all time, so this looks right up my alley! (Though I don’t think it looks quite as good as kingdom builder). Backed on kickstarter.

It only took me 2 Knizia games to find out I don't like Knizia games . . .

It's great to see an honest review like this!
It feels like (especially on Kickstarter) people care more about how the game looks than how good the gameplay is :(

Thank you for the review Luke, as always cool video. I believe Ireland map may positively surprise you - give it a go whenever you will be able to. Speaking as a member of the team working on Rebirth I wanted to add something here: yes, we worked on the map art and graphic design a little more since this prototype was printed, for example we made sure that Cathedrals are standing out more with stronger yellow hex and unique art for each of them and Settlements in the final version have a big icon in the centre of each hex (and no name tag) like Food and Energy farms do. In addition to that we put thicker outlines to make Settlements stand out even more and an extra line to help differentiate medium (double outline) and large (triple outline) settlements. Hope you enjoyed the smoothness of the gameplay for this basic map and I hope you will enjoy Rebirth in its final form too. And yes, there is a free pickup at Essen Spiel’24 option on KS page - and it will be available there 😃 please come and check it out!

Thanks for your review! I’m always on the lookout for accessible games for game players with diverse interest in gaming and skill level. I wish this was for more than 4 players as game night can easily spill over to at least a 6 player count. Nice to hear you referencing 5 Tribes even if it’s about AP. Five Tribes is a personal favorite of mine!

Knizia Builder!