Smash Up

Number of Player: 2 - half the number of factions you've got
Age: 8+
Playtime: 30 minutes +

Smash up is just an amazing game, each play through has different bases, different groups.  So each game is completely different so to get bored of this game is actually really, really hard.

There are a number of factions a player can choose from, each faction has twenty cards so there are forty cards that each player will play with.

There are number of bases, one for each person playing plus one,  that are put in the centre of the table.  Each person may play one minion and one action per go or play one of these or nothing.  The minions have numbers on them which is trying to break the base number.  Every minion on the base contribute to breaking the base.  Sometimes minions and actions can give you extra events that you can do.

You do need to be able to add (something that when I'm tired I can't do well), With the expansions you actually get counter which help with the score keeping, if you just have the base set you'll need paper and pen.  There is The Big Geek box which is more than big enough for all the expansions and for what ever other expansions might come along.

I have always enjoyed playing this game and the hilariousness that usually ensures.  I really enjoy coming with weird wonderful combinations such as Zombie Giant Ant, or Shape-shifting Cyborg Apes.  It's all part of the fun, and trying to break bases just before someone else does is more than funny.  If you want a light-hearted game that can get mean depending on who you're playing with this is the game.  I know some people who struggle to play this game since it changes so much game to game, and from player to player.  I do love it though, watching people trying to work out their moves, and it's amazing how many people stick out their tongues or screw their faces up is brilliant, do their counting and getting people to double check really makes this game brilliant.

Score: 10/10

Dawn