Review anarchistica 5/5 · Jan 7, 2019
Good Digital Version Of A Good Boardgame
Pro
- Incredibly solid core gameplay.
- Power/race combinations stay entertaining.
- Good for quick games against the AI.
- AI is quite competent.
Con
- Computer moves too slowly, requiring constant skipping.
- Scoring happens slowly as well, and is obnoxious for Leprechauns.
- No variation in boards.
- Lacks races/power/artifacts from Smallworld Underground.
- No option to disable specific powers/races (Cursed/Leprechauns).
- Players aren't shown in order when …
Pro
- Incredibly solid core gameplay.
- Power/race combinations stay entertaining.
- Good for quick games against the AI.
- AI is quite competent.
Con
- Computer moves too slowly, requiring constant skipping.
- Scoring happens slowly as well, and is obnoxious for Leprechauns.
- No variation in boards.
- Lacks races/power/artifacts from Smallworld Underground.
- No option to disable specific powers/races (Cursed/Leprechauns).
- Players aren't shown in order when playing with random starting player.
- Forgettable music.
Conclusion
Smallworld is a very fun game but it's a shame this digital implementation is more limited than the physical board game. The constant requirement to spead up AI movement also is a huge drawback.