Marvel Super Dice Game: The X-Men Battle for New York City!
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This game is for anyone who enjoys the marvel comic characters of the X-Men. After becoming a fan of the TV show on Saturday mornings¸ and having played Dragon Dice¸ I became very intrigued at what TSR could do with the simple action of comic book characters. Overall¸ I think they have done a good job.
The target market for the game is those who either read the comics or watch the TV show. I have never really gotten into X-Men comics¸ but this game is really a lot of fun. The stratgey of the game is not as complex as Dragon Dice¸ but the ease with which players can start playing is straight forward and quick.
The premise to the game¸ is that 2 or more players bring a collection of heroes to the table¸ and be the first person to capture or own 4 city blocks. The number of heores¸ and the number of city blocks in play can vary. To add some randomness to the game¸ each player also bring some spectator dice used to slow down other groups of heroes.
Each hero has a special power that helps its side¸ or hinders others. All dice are 6 sided¸ and the well thought out rulebook is very straightforward. All in all this is a very easy game to get into¸ and well worth the money.