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Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game

Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game

Product Review (submitted on September 30, 2015):
Legendary Encounters continues Upperdeck's tradition of combining deck building with a well known IP. In this case, the first 4 alien franchise films are the focus and players relive the terrifying moments of those films.

Different from the marvel legendary games is players assume a character roll with defense, hit points, and a unique card for their deck. In this version you can be killed. Player's assume roles of various solder types or corporate characters seen in the Aliens universe.

Also, games are broken up into 3 missions which must be completed in order. They can be kill, find, or even activate missions. New cards such as "events" and "hazards" take the place of plot twist and schemes. They add new challenges to the game that keep the tension fun and real.

The game is truly enjoyable for Sci-Fi action films. The decks of enemies, events, and buyable character cards each fit the movie they represent. Aliens has a lot of firepower, while characters from Alien have less combat oriented abilities.

My favorite addition is the game mat. Flexible and rollable. It is easy to store and gorgeous.

My only drawback is the box itself. It is a giant mess and can be hard to organize, prep games, and put away. It is only includes foam dividers and labels you have to hand write.

That minor annoyance aside, this game is great deck builder that with lots of variation and fun to be had.
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