{"id":928,"date":"2015-11-13T11:16:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T09:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/playlab.uta.fi\/?p=928"},"modified":"2015-11-13T11:16:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T09:16:42","slug":"bioshock-infinite-siege-of-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/bioshock-infinite-siege-of-columbia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bioshock Infinite: Siege of Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tuomas Alah\u00e4iv\u00e4l\u00e4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Designer: Isaac Vega<br \/>\nPublisher: Plaid Hat Games<br \/>\nNumber of players: 2\u20134<br \/>\nSuggested ages: 13+<br \/>\nPlaying time: 60\u201390 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Siege of Columbia freshly reinterprets the acclaimed RPG shooter Bioshock: Infinite as a board\u00a0game. The players take on the rival factions of Founders and Vox Populi to battle over the\u00a0control of the game areas. The original game protagonists Booker and Elizabeth are now NPCs\u00a0who wreak havoc upon the board, bringing nice randomness into the mix. The game can be\u00a0played with one or two players on each side.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the game is for a faction to reach 10 victory points, which are gathered through\u00a0completing given objectives and capturing game areas. During their turns, players vote on\u00a0temporary rule changes, position units and structures and try to extend their territories.\u00a0Combating other players is compelling \u2013 besides rolling dice based on the units involved,\u00a0players make use of their hands of action cards. The battles feel diverse, tactical and\u00a0well-\u00adbalanced.<\/p>\n<p>As engaging as the action-\u00adfocused gameplay is, the main problem of the game is that the\u00a0complex set of overlapping rules brings in quite heavy cognitive burden. The RPG-\u00adinspired\u00a0action card upgrade system particularly feels surplus.<\/p>\n<p>The artwork of the board and the cards adhere the visual style of the original game beautifully\u00a0and the miniatures are also detailed and distinguishable. The vast amount of pieces feels a bit\u00a0overwhelming though, and some tokens are clearly too small for convenience.<\/p>\n<p>Siege of Columbia provides fun area control action especially for the fans of the franchise.\u00a0However, it would clearly benefit from simplifying its excessive rule system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuomas Alah\u00e4iv\u00e4l\u00e4 Designer: Isaac Vega Publisher: Plaid Hat Games Number of players: 2\u20134 Suggested ages: 13+ Playing time: 60\u201390 minutes Siege of Columbia freshly reinterprets the acclaimed RPG shooter Bioshock: Infinite as a board\u00a0game. The players take on the rival factions of Founders and Vox Populi to battle over the\u00a0control of the game areas. 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