Quick Peaks – PWNED!, Molly House, Super Auto Pets Card Battle, Verdun, and Strange World Above the Clouds

PWNED! - Andrew Lynch

I have no interest whatsoever in playing PWNED! again. I can’t figure out why. This abstract game with hidden information doesn’t have anything obviously wrong with it. Is it too slow? Possible. Your first several turns are uninteresting, free of interaction. Is the goal too boring? Also possible. You need to get from one end of the board to the other. That’s not the most exciting thing.

It does spice things up by introducing traps, pieces that your opponent can capture at their peril. The presence of those pieces allows for some fun opportunities, some bluffing. During one game, I made a move that wouldn’t have made sense if I weren’t adding one of those traps. I was not, in fact, adding a trap, but the move threw off my opponent.

Still, I can’t find it in me to revisit the game. I have no interest. Some games are boring, even if they’re executed well. I think PWNED! may be one of those.

Ease of entry?
★★★★☆ - The odd bump or two
Would I play it again?
★☆☆☆☆ - Would play again but will cry about it

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