The Games You Want to Play…Part XXXIII
Dune
We had a chance this week to play the remake of Dune. Designed by Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, and Peter Olotka and published by Gale Force Nine in 2019, it is a faithful release of the original game system.
We were pleasantly reminded of how advanced its mechanics were for such an early board game. Gameplay is fairly straightforward and, once you have worked through a couple turns, you are able to play off the provided player aids for the most part. The cards, with the odd exception, were very clear.
The components are fine, though not spectacular. The colors for the Spacing Guild and the Emperor are a little too similar and caused confusion a couple times, though we adjusted after a while, and it felt like the special units could have benefited from something “more”. However, the components worked well and, with the above notes, it was very clear what was happening.
The picture follows a rather rough turn that found the Emperor drop an army on top of a force of Fremen, whose leader turmed out to be a traitor, and the Spacing Guild taking the Harkonnen fortress. So, the Tanks were fairly full. This is even after the revival phase in the subsequent turn.
I enjoyed returning to the game after a couple decades and we plan to get it back on the table soon.
Be sure to vote for fun games like this to be included in the Game Libraries for our Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 cruises when you register!
Although our Spring 2020 Group Staterooms may not be available any longer, there are still rooms for you aboard the ship and we would love to have you join us!
See you onboard,
GamingBy Sea
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