Cascadia (board game)

Cascadia is a 2021 board game designed by Randy Flynn and published by Flatout Games. In Cascadia, players draft and add

Reception

Upon its release, Cascadia received critical success. Matt Thrower from IGN described the components as "simple", but praised the art, the simplicity of the rules, engagement, and replayability offered from the scenarios and goal alterations, arguing that "[these] offer fantastic variety and add a particular spice to solo play". However, he criticised the lack of player interaction. Reviewing from Paste Magazine, Keith Law considered it to be one of the best games of 2021, praising the combination of strategy, ease of play, replayability, solo mode, and the campaign-like scenarios.^[2][3] Similarly, a review from Tabletop Gaming also commented positively on the artwork, the strategy from the "exquisitely enjoyable puzzle experience", accessibility, and solo mode, but was critical of the lack of player interaction and downtime at higher player counts. The review also compared it to Calico, and described that it was "a little easier on the brain and therefore a tad more chilled".^[4] The game also appeared on a list of best 2022 games from Polygon, with the reviewers complimenting its components, replayability, and strategy due to a variety of ways to victory from "[creating] corridors, focusing on area control, and cornering endgame bonuses".^[5] Cascadia subsequently won the 2022 Spiel des Jahres, with the jury stating that "[the] two-part puzzle is especially successful, requiring players to find a good balance between matching landscape tiles and playing the right animal symbols. The modular rule cards give the game a high level of replayability, presenting players with new challenges every time, as well as an optional campaign mode".^[6][7][8] The game placed second in the 2022 Deutscher Spiele Preis.^[9]

References

External links

• Cascadia at BoardGameGeek