Table feel
The Swarm has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.
The Swarm
Players
2-4
Time
?-?
Age
12+
Weight
2.54
Rating
6.32
Fit
Teach
2.6
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.0
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
The Swarm offers a high level of variability, strategic depth, and scalability, making it highly replayable. The presence of expansions adds to its replay value. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers justifies the investment.
Luck profile
The Swarm has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements, such as dice rolls or card draws, have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game relies on a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the outcome.
Overview
Based on the novel by Frank Schätzing, continuing the Kosmos line of literature-based games. The world is facing an ecological catastrophe caused by previously unknown marine life forms. Each player represents a nation sending their scientists out to confront the threat. The action cards form the core of the game. For each round, the cards are shuffled and placed in a row. Each player in turn order takes the leftmost card from the row, until there are no more cards left. Instead of the leftmost card, players can also buy a different card by paying with victory points. At the end of each round, players score points according to the sizes of their largest research networks. At the end of the game, extra points are given out based on whether research stations are connected to the center of the game board.
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Credits
Designers
2
Michael Kiesling
Wolfgang Kramer
Artists
1
Franz Vohwinkel
Publishers
2
KOSMOS
Z-Man Games
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