Looting Everything We See. Burgle Bros Game Review
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"Burgle Bros." - another great game in a long list of great games from one of our favorite creators, Tim Powers. One to four players become members of a team that tries to pull off an elaborate heist in an office building in search of valuable items.
Gameplay takes place from a set of 16 room tiles, each of which is a floor of a building. In total, the building has three floors, through which players will have to make their way, with the hope that they will not be discovered. Each floor has walls that affect how players can move from tile to tile. On each floor, players must work together to find a safe and crack it to retrieve their loot inside.
Guards patrol each floor, moving around the building according to the coordinates indicated on the stack of event cards. If players cross paths with guards, they will lose one of their invisibility tokens, which serve as your hit points or lives in the game.
BANK HACKING
Room tiles are full of all kinds of traps and surprises that can ruin your plans. Many tiles can trigger an alarm that will cause the guards to change course and head towards the source of the trouble. Other cards affect your movement, such as ventilation that allows you to move through a floor faster, or passages that collapse beneath you and send you to the floor below. In general, players must always be alert in order to successfully reach safes.
Your job isn't over once the safe is found, because you have to crack it! To do this, you need to roll the dice to match the numbers found on the tiles in the same row and column as the safe. Not only does this add a bit of randomness to the game, but it also forces you to carefully explore each floor to be able to roll the right values on the dice, even if you find a safe quickly.
I HAVE POWER!
Don't think that the game will leave you to your own devices when you solve these tasks. There are several different ways players can recharge their energy to overcome the difficulty of each mission.
First, each character has several unique abilities, and at the beginning of the game, players choose which one they want to use. Each of these abilities will come in handy to overcome various obstacles on the way. An acrobat, for example, can move on the same tile occupied by a guard without losing his invisibility. The gunner can look at the top card of the patrol deck to see where the guard will go next. All of these abilities will make your life a little easier, so you'll have a hard time choosing which one you want to use.
Additionally, there are tools that can be purchased in various ways throughout the game. Perhaps you will get dynamite, which will allow you to destroy the wall. Or a donut that allows you to distract a guard and delay his movement for one turn.
You'll need your tools, your skills, and excellent interaction between the robbers if you and your team hope to find the safes, open them, and escape through the roof before one of the players is discovered and caught. Do this and you win the game!
TEAM IS MORE FUN
I'm a big fan of co-op games, but there are certain elements that need to be present for a game to be good. The game should be challenging enough to keep players engaged. In "Burgle Bros." this is definitely true: players never know what rooms are hidden under the flipped tiles and where the guards will go next. To succeed, players will have to find a balance between good strategy and a little risk.
Cooperative games should also allow everyone to participate. Some games can result in one or two people taking over, while the rest of the players just sit back and move their pieces around as they're told. In "Burgle Bros." it's possible to play that way, although character abilities and tools help prevent this a bit.
I LOVE ROOT GAMES!
It's hard to describe what I love about Burgle Bros. so much. The theme definitely plays a big role, you just feel like you're part of some heist of a classic movie. Artwork and components give each role individuality.
There is also a good balance between strategy and luck. There are times when something terrible happens due to randomness: a guard moves right to where you are, or the dice roll is not in your favor. In general, you retain control over the course of the game.
CONCLUSIONS ON THE GAME
Plus :
- The game is simply wonderful, thematic; stylish design, starting from the box to cards and tiles.
- A solid co-op experience with adjustable difficulty.
- Many characters and layouts provide excellent replayability.
Minus :
- The game is a real challenge; so that some accidents cannot make the game unfair, you should try to control the situation.
Burgle Bros. - a great game that looks just as great on the shelf as it does on the table. It fits the theme perfectly: not too light, not too dark, but full of exciting twists. Overall, this is a game that I think most players will want to have on their shelves after just one game.
If you like what happens in the movies Italian Heist or Ocean's 11, be sure to check out the Burgle Bros. board game!
USEFUL LINKS
Burgle Bros. on the BGG portal
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172081/burgle-bros
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