Descent 2nd edition gameplay review (review part 2)

[Anatoli]

In this (third and final) article about Descent 2nd edition I will talk about the gameplay and how it all flows, basically the "real review".

Descent is a Dungeon crawling type of game that involves 2-4 hero characters playing co-operatively against 1 player who is the "Overlord" (the games Dungeon master). The heroes always have some quest they need to complete, the job of the Overlord is to provide real intelligence to the actions of the monsters as opposed to games where you play against an AI controlled dungeon. The game always follow the same turn structure, of heroes going first and doing their stuff - then the second half of the turn is the Overlord activating his minions and playing Overlord cards (well Overlord cards can be played in the heroes turn as well.

Check out the full review over at my blog:
http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.se/2012/09/descent-2nd-edition-rules-and-gameplay.html

[Major_Gilbear]

Good review, thanks!

I'm still waiting for mine to arrive, but I have and (have played) 1st Edition.

The biggest differences I see are that the game overall is faster to set up and play, and that the heroes now pool resources. I also like the prospect of more active involvement from the Overlord in the quests instead of just being "a DM that can win".

[Ithaquatini]

Thanks for the excellent review.
I have been debating getting this.  I see now that it is a little more complex than I initially thought it was (which I like), so I will now be getting this.

[Anatoli]

Glad you guys found the review informative