Review Details

Mansions of Madness (2nd Edition)

Product Review (submitted on August 2, 2020):

This is a great game and I highly recommend it. I would give this game an 8 or 9 on the BGG scale but when I look at the categories provided for this review, I realize that the value for money is a bit on the lackluster side. However the gameplay per dollar is amazing! What I mean by these two statements is that you don't really get a lot of bang for your buck in terms of the volume of content, but the content that you do get is of a very high quality and quite impressive! Plus you can pretty much play this game with anyone, even people who know NOTHING about modern board games because the app guides you through so much stuff. That being said, someone should still to know how to play the game and be able to reference the rulebook to ensure everything is on track.

I hate that the miniatures are of such poor quality, they look good but are flimsy, rubbery, and would not likely hold a paint job well due to the flexible plastic. Also the minis don't really fit in the base holes so most of the time the minis stay in the box and we just use the cardboard tokens. Aside from the minis, every single component is of the BEST quality of it's time, and I would even say that these components are some of the highest quality even in August 2020.

The other negative thing about this game is that there are only 4 scenarios with the core box on the app. You can buy 1-2 more for $5 each but then that's all you get. Now the cool thing is that each scenario you repeat ends up being different, there is a random generator in the app that does change things up a little. After you play each scenario 2-3 times then you have likely exhausted everything new the game has to offer.

I have no expansions but as I understand it, adding new enemies, investigators, tiles, and npc characters is supposed to make every scenario you already have feel different and fresh PLUS you get extra scenarios. I believe there are only 10-12 scenarios between all the expansions which seems pretty light however for most people that is plenty of game.