Llamas Unleashed

Should this hit the table?

Quick read before the metadata.

Llamas Unleashed has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players frequently need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies. However, there is limited emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.8

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.1

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Llamas Unleashed has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players frequently need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies. However, there is limited emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Llamas Unleashed offers a high level of variability with its gameboard and expansions, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The strategic depth and scalability further enhance the replay value. While the easiness to learn score is relatively low, the overall replayability score is still strong at 7.92.

Luck profile

Llamas Unleashed has a moderate level of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions, luck still plays a significant role in the game. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, making it suitable for players who enjoy a blend of chance and skill.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

Llamas Unleashed is a fully playable base game that is NOT intended to be shuffled into your Unstable Unicorns games. It comes with 135 cards in a magnetic box, and it has the same base mechanics, but with a few twists. The core mechanics are based on those of Unstable Unicorns, but there are a ton of new card effects that you've never seen before. Also, Llamas. How can you resist? In the game, you'll find 4 types of characters: Llamas, Alpacas, Goats, and Rams. The goal is to get 7 animals into your field before your opponents. A task that sounds much simpler than it is. There are also magic cards, instant cards and upgrade/downgrade cards. Playing certain cards only affect certain types, such as if you play a "Goatmeal Raisin Cookie" or a "Download More RAM." In addition, there is a new mechanic called "Herd Bonus." If you get 3 of the same type of character in your Stable (now called a Field) at the same time, you get a Field Advantage! Think of it like an Upgrade card, except with no Upgrade in your Stable. Bonus effects range from extra card draw to protection to stealing from your friends. Be sure to strategize early though- if you don’t remember the Herd Bonus when choosing your Baby Animal, you might end up having a baaaad time! Plus, each of the instant cards in the deck (equivalent to the Neighs you know) have an added bonus of allowing you to snatch up the card if it belongs to a specific type (ex. if you use the right "Neigh" on a Goat-type card, you can add it to your hand instead of sending it to the discard pile!) —description from the publisher

Mechanism

3

Hand Management Set Collection Take That

Family

2

Animals: Goats Animals: Llamas

Type

1

Party

Media

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