Legends of Andor is a cooperative fantasy game where the players rush to complete quest objectives while defending their castle.
Characters progress through an adventure called a Legend, which consists of large cards being read to the group that introduce game mechanics fluidly, monsters to add to the board, and a narrative element at reasonable pace to make the scenario feel like its happening over time. This is even more exaggerated by how action economy works, where heroes have to spend their movement and combat actions over rounds that are referred to as “hours”. Certain scenarios unfold over the course of days, giving the illusion of time passing within the game.
The objective of the game varies depending on the Legend at hand, however in each case the castle cannot be overrun. Because slaying enemies advances the narrative track closer to the end of the game, the players must cooperatively strategize on how to effectively defeat monsters and capture objectives before the story comes to an end. Managing hours within a day is not a tedious task however, as time-consuming activities are limited to movement and combat rounds to keep the game simpler.
Exploration consists of unveiling fog tokens which have surprises behind them (treasure, monsters, quest objectives, etc.) and visiting wells that refresh your characters primary resource, which doubles as health and more powerful dice rolls. Additionally, merchants are at certain squares where you can visit and upgrade your characters strength or purchase items from the shop.
The cooperative element of the game is heavily emphasized, as some of the stronger monsters within the game need multiple heroes to be able to overcome them. Discussions of efficient strategy and action economy are not out of place in between bouts of excitement as players land much needed high dice rolls at a critical moment.
Even with all members of the group collaborating effectively this game is challenging. Monsters have an early advantage of adding doubles on dice rolls together, and heroes can quickly get overwhelmed by multiple objectives entering the story as time passes and the narrative track advances. Some objectives may even be contingent upon earlier ones, changing the degree of difficulty if not accomplished early on.
Component Quality and Setup:
There are boatloads of small pieces that come with this game, and surprisingly a roll of baggies to cover all the types of tokens and monsters so they can remain organized. At first I thought it might be overwhelming to have so many pieces, but the adventures themselves do a good job of highlighting what you will need for that adventure and what can be returned to the box. Thus, after punching out all the tokens and putting all the characters and monsters on their bases, setup was practically done.
That said, the rules are moderately complex. They aren’t as simple as a casual board game like Monopoly, but they certainly aren’t on the level of Mage Wars or Talisman. I would recommend about 30 minutes before you want to play to read the rules and get the game pieces sorted, and also to become familiar with the unique story (Legend) structure.
The quality of the pieces are solid. Figurines are all represented by cardboard punch out tokens on plastic stands that click in once situated, and the board has a very durable feel to it. All the counters for heroes are wooden. As an added bonus, all the heroes have male and female versions, sparing any gender to class associations in this game.
Replayability:
The base game comes with 5 Legends. The first is an introductory mission that explains the base rules, and the following ones introduce the unique rules respective to that mission. 5 quests may not sound like a lot, but each one comes with about one to two hours’ worth of gameplay – depending on your group’s skill and if you win or restart. There are also easy version of certain Legend cards so you could do an easy mode and a normal mode.
That said, the Legends are narrative in nature and there is no random element beyond dice rolls in combat and item locations, so once played you probably won’t pick that same Legend for a while. Once you play the game the next step is to aim for an expansion pack (only one that adds a Legend at the time of this review)
Overall:
If your game group wants a fun but challenging fantasy cooperative game with narrative gameplay this is a solid choice. Each Legend is interesting and explain the reasons for monsters being where they are, and provides a unique level of immersion that other games may overlook by jumping into the hack and slash part of it.
The story of the Legends is cumulative and builds upon one another but the power of the heroes between each adventure is reset (or set to specific parameters) so this is not a campaign style game. If that is something your group is specifically looking for with the narrative element I would suggest a game like Descent instead. However this game is self-contained and great if you have a regular game group or a weekend to burn.
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Legends of Andor
The Land of Andor is in danger. From the mountains and forests, enemies are advancing toward the castle of old King Brandur. Only your small band of heroes stands in their way. Will you succeed in defending the castle and protecting Andor?
Legends of Andor is a cooperative board game for two to four heroes. Live the legendary tales as you unite to battle ever-encroaching enemy forces.
Legends of Andor is an award-winning fantasy franchise
Legends of Andor was named the 2013 Kennerspiel des Jahres winner (a prestigious German board game award) and has 5 additions to the base game. Legends of Andor is a stand-alone game that offers players the opportunity to dive into this rich fantasy world, with many more opportunities as the story continues with many expansions.
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| Legends of Andor Base Game | Legends of Andor: New Heroes | Legends of Andor: The Star Shield | The Liberation of Rietburg | Legends of Andor: Journey to the North | Legends of Andor: The Last Hope | |
| Cooperative Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Play Time | 60-90 minutes | 60-90 minutes | 60-90 minutes | 40 minutes | 60-90 minutes | 60-90 minutes |
| Player Count | 2-4 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Age | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ |
| Accessibility | Family-friendly | Family-friendly | Family-friendly | Family-friendly | Family-friendly | Family-friendly |
| Stand-alone Game | ✓ | Requires Legends of Andor Base Game | Requires Legends of Andor Base Game | ✓ | Requires Legends of Andor Base Game | ✓ |
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Legends of Andor is a amazing game set in a fantasy setting, its the perfect blend of euro and amerathrash games. Each turn the heros have to decide to either move, or fight. If you decide to move then for every space you move cost your character 1 hour, the heros each have 7 hours in a round to do as much as they can. They can exceed 7 hours but then you lose willpower points which is your life points, but you can also shop at merchants, drink from wells to increase willpower, investigate fog to see whats lurking, and much more, or you can fight which cost 1 hour to start a fight and if you cant finish the fight in 1 round you can either stop or spend an extra hour to continue fighting. The base game comes with 5 different legends, which tell an amazing story, and teach you the rules. We love how each player.board is double sided for both male and female heros, and there are 2 standies forbeach hero male and female also. This game is a favorite of my family, my wife, and my daughters age 7, and 9, and myself love this game. There is so much to do, and the board is the best game board I believe I own out of the 100's ofboard games we own. We have to give this game an 10-10. There are parts of the legends that have a green card, and a normal backed card, the green card is for easier game moments which I really appreciate while playing with 2 kids. If you love great games, with great theme then you cant go wrong with Andor.
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