Roborally is the first strategy board game I decided to buy and I wasn't disappointed. This game is more fun the more players you have. The limit is eight. I found that it was less challenging the less players you have. But you shouldn't be intimidated by the word challenge if you plan on buying Roborally because the challenge and chaos that ensues in this game is what makes it fun. The replay value is awesome because there are many different ways to set up the four, double sided game boards. Altogether there are thirty-four different ways you can set it up for beginners, experts and teams. Some of the boards have special rules that you play by.
It will take a bit to learn how to play, but once you understand how the game works its pretty straightforward. I found the most effective way to learn was to set up the board game and play through with your rule book handy. But when I did this I had already read the rules and had a pretty good idea of how to play so it was easy to guide my friends who were playing for the first time. One of the option cards in the game was a bit vague in explaining how to use it. I don't know about the other option cards because whenever I've played Roborally we drew maybe three a game, so this may or may not apply to other option cards as well.
As far as the games educational value goes, I think strategy board games are a great way to flex your brainpower. You're not learning geography or anything like that but if you happen to be directionally challenged this game might not be for you as you'll more than likely get very frustrated. In fact, they have a name for a movement that Roborally players have a tendency to do called the 'Roborally Dance' when players are trying to figure out which direction they need to go in. You have to think about how you want to move your robot depending on the cards you're dealt to get to the flags, and how the board elements in the game (or other robots) will effect your movement. And you better not take a long time because the last player to finish "programming" their robot will only have thirty seconds to finish. If you don't finish in time, your cards are shuffled by the person on your right and randomly chosen for you. So I rated the educational value of this game five stars because this game involves quite a bit of thinking to survive the board and other players.
I gave the durability rating three stars. The most durable things are the figurines, the sand timer, and the flags, which are all plastic. Everything else is cardboard. And not very strong cardboard at that. Your board will probably outlive your playing cards which, when shuffled constantly, have a tendency to wear on the sides if you're not a smooth shuffler. After playing five time though, my game is still looking pretty good. The only wear I've seen are the edges of the playing cards (because you do shuffle them quite a bit) and the edges of some of the tokens. But if you don't take your frustration out on your board game, I don't see this as being a problem.
Overall, I give Roborally an easy five stars and I would highly reccomend this game to anyone who would enjoy a challenging game where chaos is sure to ensue.
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Best board game ever!
Robo Rally is definitely one of the best strategy board games I've ever played! The play dynamics and customization of the "factory floor" or gameboard really add a ton of replayability to this awesome title! My only complaint is the flimsy card stock used for the various game boards... a minor complaint for an otherwise solid game that is guaranteed to give 2-8 people many hours of hilarious chaotic fun!
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Good, though game boards could be sturdier
