The Game That Will Break Your Eyes. Illusion Game Review

 Illusion is a card game for 2-5 players that tests your spatial thinking. The game was developed by Wolfgang Warsch, known for such hits as The Mind , Ganz Schön Clever and The Quacks of Quedlinburg .

GAME PROCESS

 To start the game, a deck of 92 colored cards is placed face up on the table, one of the 12 arrow cards is turned over, and the top colored card from the deck is placed next to the arrow card on the table. The gameplay is very simple, you try to correctly place the new colored cards depending on how many colors of the arrow card it has. On your turn, you either take the top card from the stack of colored cards and place it in the row of cards where you think it should be, or you challenge the validity of the entire row. It's important to note that the top color card is already visible, so you know if it's easy to place before you make your choice.

 When a player checks a row, all cards in the current row are flipped over so everyone can see their suit percentage. If the cards are not in ascending color percentage order for the current Arrow Card, the player who made the check wins the current Arrow Card (which gives 1 point). However, if all the cards were in the correct order, the card with the arrow goes to the player whose turn was immediately before the player who made the check. After the task is completed, all remaining color cards are removed and a new round begins with a new arrow and color card.

 The game continues until one player receives three arrow cards. Once this happens, the game is over and that player is declared the winner.

IMPRESSION

 With such a simple game, players feel confident even before they start. After all, you just need to look at a few cards, how hard can it be? Well, it's more complicated than you might think. While some cases are obvious, there are others where the percentage difference is so small that it is very hard to tell. And when a line check could result in the other player getting one of the three arrow cards needed to win, you want to be sure of your decision.

 Considering the current state of the world, it's worth noting that this game can be played very easily in video chat. All players have the same information, so you only need one camera aimed at the playing area.

 With Illusion, Wolfgang Warsch has created a fast and simple game that almost anyone can play. I say almost anyone because there is one fatal flaw in the game's graphic design. For those with red-green color blindness, this game is almost unplayable. Just see how a row of colored cards will look to them.

 But that's really my only gripe. While it certainly doesn't compare to The Mind or That's Pretty Clever, Illusion does exactly what it sets out to do. It's a quick and easy game that gives you the chance to tell your friends they're wrong.

USEFUL LINKS

Illusion on the BGG portal

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244995/illusion

Illusion on the Game Theory portal

https://www.tg.in.ua/boardgames/1393/illusion

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