Legitimacy Board Game: “The kingdom of Legitimant is in turmoil. The old king has died, leaving no legitimate heir… He has, however, left several illegitimate ones. Since you were an infant, your mother has told you of the royal blood that runs in your veins. Now the time has come for you and your trusty animal sidekick to set out on an epic quest to fulfil your destiny and claim the throne that is your birthright. Whether you choose to follow a path of righteousness or use every dirty trick in the book, you’ll need nerve, cunning and just a little luck as you assemble an assortment of strange creatures and magical objects to out-manouver and overpower your rivals and prove that you are, indeed, the one true heir of Legitimacy!” – Minion Games-
What’s Cool:
- Fast Paced.
- Random Kingdom.
- Funny Artwork.
- Fun for the kids who want to play fantasy games.
What’s Not:
- Production quality of the cards is bad.
- Not enough cards for each region.
- Nothing too original here in terms of mechanics.
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chuckwheel
December 19, 2010 at 3:10 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Good news! Minion have managed to get a complete reprint of the cards done on superior quality playing card stock. All new sets shipped will contain the new cards.
If you’ve had any issues with the cards you received, contact MinionGames.com to get a replacement deck free of charge, or request them from your friendly neighborhood retailer.
Marre
December 7, 2010 at 2:42 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Love the Austin Powers /Dr. Evil reference!
Great job!
fil_midnight
September 3, 2010 at 3:12 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thanks for that Chuck! :)
chuckwheel
August 30, 2010 at 7:42 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi, thanks for the awesome review & for demonstrating the game so nicely.
As designer of the game, I’d like to just comment on your comment about their not being enough cards. In fact, there are exactly the right number of cards! Knowing what all the different cards are, and having some idea of all the different ways each one can be played, is a vital part of the advanced game. Since there are so few cards, a skilled player usually has a quite a good idea of what card might be next in the stack, and what other cards might be out there — this is important because it allows for the game to become much more a game of skill as you learn it better. This knowledge of the cards really adds a whole other dimension to the game, and makes for a richer 2-player game since experienced players can always match wits with different character/pet combinations and really have a lot of fun finding new ways of screwing each other over.
In fact, this element of having a strictly limited number of cards is deliberately intended to make the game more closely akin to chess! Having more cards would increase the level of randomness and make it more like Candyland gone bad (which is probably not a bad description either). That’s why I chose chess pawns as the playing pieces, and used ‘The Game of Royal Bastards’ tagline (as it’s certainly not ‘The Game of Kings).
Still, players who prefer to have more cards are always free to use the optional rule of using all the cards all the time.
I guess I must admit that my art probably does make this game seem a little more innocent than it may first appear, so I don’t blame you for underestimating it.
Thanks again,
Chuck