Review
Weather Machine
Even once the rules are settled, Weather Machine is the Lacerda game I like least. Its running time is reasonable; its setup material and balance are not.
- Published
- 2022
- Designer
- Vital Lacerda
- Publisher
- Eagle-Gryphon Games, CrowD Games, Delta Vision Publishing
- Players
- 2–4
- Playing time
- 150 min
With the rules finally settled and the game being played correctly, Weather Machine came in at a reasonable two hours and ten minutes. That is the bare minimum one expects from such a substantial box.
The game begins with the setup cards, or at least it is meant to. We tried to save time by using them and instead lost it: nearly half were wrong, or simply could not be played.
At four players, it is not merely tight; it is tight in the bad way.
EdgyJellyfish
At four players, it is not merely tight; it is tight in the bad way. An opening that spends a gov subsidy on a benefit which hands out another gov subsidy without a cog is plainly unbalanced; it does not guarantee a win, but it does not need to in order to spoil the game.
This is comfortably the Lacerda game I like least, and the table agreed. In a game with a $160 retail price, misprinted cards are not a small blemish; they are embarrassing.
In a game with a $160 retail price, misprinted cards are not a small blemish; they are embarrassing.
EdgyJellyfish
Source: BoardGameGeek
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