Eddie Inzauto reviews Eric M. Lang and Guillotine games’ Blood Rage, published by CMON.
This combat-heavy area control game with card drafting, hidden objectives, and various upgrade paths is a special hybrid of Euro and Ameritrash that will have a special sort of appeal to a wide variety of gamers.
Designed for 2-4 players and lasting about 90 minutes, this super-fun game scales well with all player counts, but is best at a full 4. (There’s a 5-player expansion, but we still prefer it at 4.)
It does serve up the opportunity for players to create game-breaking combos, but is self-balancing thanks to the combination of area control, card-drafting, and the battle system, which is excellent.
And let’s not forget the minis. Wow.
Great game overall. Our highest recommendation.
Minis and Packaging: 0:34
Age Track, Player Boards, & Cards: 2:39
Game Board & Gameplay: 7:20
Eddie’s Critique: 20:12
GamerNode Rating: 21:52
