Federation Game Review

A few years ago, I did a single play of the game Federation, designed by Dimitri Perrier (The Specialists) and Matthieu Verdier (In the Footsteps of Darwin). For a stretch, it was one of the hot medium-plus strategy games making the rounds during the 2022 convention season, and I wanted to find out about the hype.

That first play, with friends in Chicago, was interesting. I loved certain elements of the design but was surprised at the pedestrian nature of other parts, particularly the very dry tracks that were located on different parts of the board. The first play was a net positive—I was intrigued by a second play, but never made the effort to get the game back to the table.

An expansion for the base game is coming soon, so in advance of that, I wanted to get the original game back to the table. For this review, I did a mix of in-person plays as well as three plays of the game on Board Game Arena, where a great app for the game resides. I came away from these plays with some…thoughts.

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Federation is an area control and action selection game for 2-4 players. Over the course of…

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