A fantastic edition of the best RPG of all time. It's slimmed down for more frantic gameplay, and that might reduce certain types of gamers' enjoyment of the system - then again, those number crunching guys were probably playing Shadowrun or Champions or something.
The new features just scream Alpha Complex ... the types of mechanics only Paranoia can get away with. Stuff like:
Interactive Character Creation - where you carefully build out your character's strengths while your erstwhile Troubleshooter allies build out your weaknesses! "But I don't want a -3 to Athletics!" "Are you feeling less than optimally happy about your character sheet, Friend Troubleshooter?"
Combat Initiative based on real-world chutzpah - bluff and lie your way to the top of the turn order!
Action Cards that supplement combat - I was skeptical of the cards at first, but there's still dice rolling. Indeed, many cards add dice to your rolls and/or take away dice from commie mutant traitors. What the cards really do is stimulate less-experienced players into thinking of ways of screwing with opponents/team members that usually only comes with Alpha Complex experience.
The Computer Dice - Trust the Computer, the Computer is your friend. And with the Computer die, Friend Computer is now helpful more often than ever! Field surgery is a stressful task ... who wouldn't want their best friend to provide them with a holographic cartoon immediately over the patient's wounds? Only a traitor, that's who.
Compact Size - Comes in a box half the size of traditional RPG handbooks, which makes it a lot more friendly to stick in a bag. When you need Paranoia, it's always there for you.
Downsides:
Several d6s instead of d20s - this is mostly just my personal preference for the d20s of Paranoia's past. But if it bothers you like it does me, you can just change the rule regarding successes on 5 & 6 for d6 to successes on 14 to 20 on d20. The odds are fairly similar, and this way you get to make 13 the unlucky number!
Cards reduce customization - Unless you have the ability to print your own cards, you won't have cards for your own mutant powers, secret societies and mandatory bonus duties. Of course, you can always just hand your players a piece of paper with their information on it ... and no one's going to come beat down your door to force you to use the mutant power/bonus duty/secret society cards anyhow.
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Hermione Little
Excellent game
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2018Verified Purchase
Janis Zarins
Fun
Reviewed in Germany on February 1, 2019Verified Purchase
