Ira Kalina
United States
Deerfield
Illinois
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I bought this game in the last few weeks to try and use it as a gateway game for my non-gaming wife who is obsessed with Buffy and the entire subgenre of "Vamporno" (i.e., what her urban fantasy romance book club refers to it as).
How does the game play with two players?
If I am trying to get her excited about games, am I better trying this game with two player or would you say I need to pull in a couple more players from her Vamporno book club to make it "fun"?
Thanks in advance.
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David Hoffman
United States
Briarcliff Manor
New York
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Thank you very much for "vamporno".
I have no information at all on the Buffy board game.
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Edward Jamer
Canada
Fredericton
NB
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Kalii wrote: How does the game play with two players?
Better with more so that the good guys need to communicate and cooperate but still good with two. Much like other "team games", it doesn't really lose any key gameplay with only two players.
My suggestion would be to play with just two initially to see how she enjoys the experience, maybe mentioning that it's more fun with more players, and then asking if any of her friends would like to join next time.
Oh, and nice choice for a gateway game. Quick and light, a little bit silly, but still with some decisions to make. Don't go in expecting something very deep and (hopefully) you'll have a lot of fun.
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Shellie Rose
United States
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It is a good two player game, but playing it with 5 is the way to go if you are playing it for its theme. Most people who are into Buffy play it because they want to play a specific character. It's hard to feel like you are playing your favorite character when you are managing 4 of them. Also, if you are playing with a bunch of Buffy fans there is the added fun of reading the quotes and seeing who can remember what episode it was from. The downside of playing 5 players is that Zander almost always gets killed off before the end of the game.
Three is good - one person playing Buffy and Zander, one playing Willow and Oz, one as the Big Bad. I can't remember how they tell you to split it up in the rules, but that's how we play it since Buffy and Willow are the most interesting characters to play, with Zander and Oz mostly doing pick up and deliver for Buffy and Willow. And then Zander getting killed off.
Although it is much more fun with more players, some non-gamers don't feel comfortable learning a game in front of other people. You should ask her whether she wants to learn the game with her friends or learn it ahead of time.
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Jeff Wolfe
United States
Columbus
Ohio
Zendo fan, Columbus Blue Jackets fan, Dominion Fan. These are 'permanent microbadges' to free up space on my microbadge row
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The game plays just fine with two players: one person plays Evil and the other person plays all of the good characters. But if your wife is a non-gamer, she might have trouble keeping track of everything. Evil is a challenge for a first-time player and there are four good characters to play.
For the first game, you might be better off with 4 or 5 players. I would suggest that you play Evil for the first game, after familiarizing yourself with the rules, so that things go as smoothly as possible. If you have four good players, each one gets a character. If you have two or three good players, ignore the rules on how to split them up. With three, give Buffy to one person, Willow to another, and Oz/Xander to the third. With two, split up Buffy and Willow, so you have either Buffy/Xander and Willow/Oz or Buffy/Oz and Willow/Xander.
Once you've played a time or two, you should be familiar enough with everything that you won't have any problem playing two player.
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Michael Jordal
United States
Austin
Minnesota
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With two players it is straight adversarial with one player being the big bad and goons and the other playing Buffy and the Scoobys.
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Michael Mesich
United States
Saint Paul
Minnesota
Time betrayed me, so now I will it.
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Kalii wrote: ... my non-gaming wife who is obsessed with Buffy and the entire subgenre of "Vamporno" (i.e., what her urban fantasy romance book club refers to it as).
Take it from Steve...
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