Reply: Ninjato:: Reviews:: Re: Ninja placement beats worker placement?

by zinho73

zinho73 wrote:

kaziam wrote:

So you like Stone Age better?
(Not sure because you seem to side with Ninjato until the last paragraph.)

From what you're saying it sounds like this is a "get one or the other" situation because they are similar.

I like Stone Age better. You sure can have both games.

let me elaborate on this more:

Although it is impossible to me to look at one game and not see the other, I'm very used to play while "x-raying" the mechanisms of a game.

However, because of the theme, the 12-turn clock and the different interactions available between players, the actual playing of the game can feel very different, so it is equally possible for a different player to have a place for both in their collection.

For me, it is not possible, as both games scratch the same itch.

That said, Ninjato is not a mindless clone and I think it is perfectly understandable to prefer one over the other.

Both Ninjato and Stone Age are light worker-placement games with a respectful dose of tactics and strategy in which luck plays a role. In Ninjato I think that luck sometimes plays its role aiming for an oscar.