This is a perfect hybrid of social board game and strategy card game. Steal, set traps, assassinate, escape, mind games... Compete online with three other players at each adventure and use every mean possible to gain the most coins.
It's actually a great little deck building strategy game. However, it gets a thumbs down from me because there is not much chance to make sense of how the game actually works because the turn timer is sooo damn fast that you barely have time to take actions let alone read the cards, read other players abilities, and think about what colour island comes...
---Don't be put off by the Chinese presence and reviews, there are mostly English speakers and the entire game is perfect English and was originally English. No translated Chinese.
---It is a TRULY pay-to-play, NO p2w involved, confirmed. I thoroughly checked their monetary strategy and it is what EVERY CCG should use. You still need to do some work...
This game is frenetic and not in a good way. It moves so fast, I had very little ability to understand what was going on. Card plays flash across the screen and I could barely process what each player was doing each hand. It ended up leaving me feeling like I was swept into a fast moving current and being pulled along for the ride, as opposed to building...
For those of you who are interested, I've made a little video on youtube showing you some of what the game actually consists of. It should help you decide whether or not the game is for you.
https://youtu.be/l0lOCvmYAEQ
Okay, now onto the review. Journey of Greed is a card/board game that feels extremely well polished, balanced, intuitive and unique....
If you're looking for a game with a lot of deception, danger, and hella loot this is the game for you.
A four player card/board game that plays out like an explorer's grand adventure.
I don't write a lot of reviews, but the fact that this game is so good at early access, and has such a low price means you should get it and give it a try even if you're...