Chaos in the old world
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| author | Eric M. Lang |
| graphic | Various |
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Fantasy Flight Games , Heidelberger Spieleverlag u. a. |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| Art | Fantasy board game |
| Teammates | 3 to 4 |
| Duration | about 90 minutes |
| Age | from 12 years
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Chaos in the Old World (ger .: Chaos in the Old World , alternative spelling: Chaos in the Old World ) is a fantasy - board game by Eric M. Lang in 2009 that the Warhammer Fantasy comes universe. It has been distributed in Germany by the Heidelberger Spieleverlag since 2009 and has received various awards. In Chaos in the Old World , players take on the role of one of four Chaos gods who fight for the supremacy of a lost world. The gods try regions of the field subject to make and also to displace their opponents from it. Each deity brings special strengths into the game and has to fulfill different goals in order to turn the game in their favor.
Game content
The game box ( see picture ) contains a large game board (60 × 90 cm) on which four so-called threat wheels are attached. The four players share a total of 45 modeled soft plastic miniatures ( tabletop figures comparable) in 9 different shapes. The game also comes with five dice , 175 cardboard marker stones and 125 playing cards in two sizes, which fulfill various functions in the game.
Game flow
Each player represents one of the four gods (with the known from the Warhammer fantasy universe name Khorne , Tzeentch , Nurgle and Slaanesh ), of a certain number of power points is available. The deity needs these points to summon its own followers ( cultists , warriors or demons ) to certain regions , or to play cards that change the conditions for a region (for example, a country scores more points than previously). In the subsequent phase of the struggle, the followers of the various gods try to force each other out of the regions in armed conflicts. In addition, the game (via the so-called old world stack ) triggers various random events every round . There are also different marker stones (representing farmers, skaven , nobles or knights) that individually change the conditions on the game board.
Game objective
A player can win the game by achieving a certain number of victory points or by being able to advance his threat wheel (placed on the game board) a certain number of spins . Victory points can be collected by dominating or - in the later course of the game - final devastation ( ruin ) of individual regions of the "old world". In order to continue turning your own threat wheel, each player must meet individual conditions, e.g. kill a certain number of opposing supporters per round: each turn of the threat wheel also gives the player individual advantages, such as reinforcing his own characters. The game itself also has the opportunity to win against the players if they fail to meet their victory conditions within a certain number of rounds.
extension
2011 appeared with rat The Horned (Engl .: The Horned Rat ) an extension to the basic game. The expansion allows a fifth player (as the deity of the Skaven race) to take part in the game. The expansion also contains more playing cards for the Old World deck .
reception
The base game was received positively. The website Spieletest.at wrote: “Certainly a must for fans of the Warhammer world, but everyone else should also treat this game to an extensive look.” On Spielkult.de it was read that the game seemed “more of an homage to the fan base of Warhammer Universe [to be] a strategy game for the average consumer ”. The website Brückenkopf wrote that the game had a "high replay value" and was aimed "also at casual gamers", but was "not suitable as a family game ".
Web links
- Chaos in the Old World in the Luding games database
- Chaos in the Old World in the board game database BoardGameGeek (English)
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- ^ Stefan Schwiedland: Chaos in the Old World. Retrieved July 30, 2019 .
- ↑ SPIELKULT.de - Board games put to the test - Charterstone. Retrieved July 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Review: Chaos in the Old World. In: Brückenkopf-Online.com - the tabletop hobby portal. December 22, 2009, accessed July 30, 2019 .