Friday, July 22, 2016

Faustus Furius!

First game of Faustus Furius tonight, the new (in English) game from Ganesha Games

Totally fun, very fast action, and as with all their games, you are faced with a plethora of tactical decisions.

The family plays one chariot game a year at the annual Con.  They love it so much I made custom chariots for Sara and Miles.  With this game, the chariots will be out a lot more often.  The blue one I threw together today, need at least one more chariot so we all can play.

Heading in to the first turn, it's a tight race with Helen in the front, Miles swerving to miss, and the Jovi chariot bringing up the rear.

A tighter view of the turn.

And a double-crash!  Both Helen and Miles roll their chariots.  Unlike our other game, you are not done once you flip.  You have a chance to get back in the race, and they both did.  The white triangle is a turning guide I made.

Lots of action in Turn 2.  Sara crashed into the wall hard.  Miles took the wide line, after inciting a crowd onto the track, directly into the path of Helen.  Mobs on the track are an imposing obstacle.

Turn 3 isn't any cleaner.  Helen dropped a mob right in front of Miles, then Sara careened into the path.  In the end, nobody hit the mob, but Miles hit the wall and never recovered.

This is a blast of a game, can be used for any sort of racing.  Really into these rules, will use them for sorts of racing.