The game comes with two books, a journal which details some of the basics, as well as running you through the different phases, and a script book that contains the narrative, as well as some rule clarifications. At night, you must choose how many characters will take to the streets to scavenge for supplies, how many will get some much needed rest, and how many will defend the base from the inevitable night raids.Īn interesting factor in This War of Mine: The Board Game is that you don’t need to read the rules before setting up the game and getting started. During the day time, you must prepare yourselves and your base as best as possible to survive the onslaught that the night time brings. This band of civilians have to do their best to gather supplies, keep their base safe, and attempt to avoid getting caught up in the violence that the war has caused.Ī lot of the gameplay of This War of Mine: The Board Game takes a strategy form, moving through several phases that cover different times of day.
The game focuses on a small band of civilians during a war inspired by the real life Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. This War of Mine: The Board Game comes to us from Awaken Realms and was designed by Michal Oracz and Jakub Wisniewski. Now the experience has made its way to the physical realm with This War of Mine: The Board Game. Perhaps one of the most thought provoking pieces of media in the interactive spectrum is ‘This War of Mine’, a game created by an indie studio that truly depicts the struggles of civilians during a war. Over the years there have been many different depictions of war across popular media, from depictions of soldiers on the ground, to depictions of the upper echelons of military command, right down to the non-combatants trying to survive.
It brings nothing but tragedy and death to the people involved on both sides and causes destruction, famine and pestilence to the civilians unlucky to find themselves caught in the middle of it.
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