King of New York Review - with the Game Boy Geek | Tokyo
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Dan King takes a look at the sequel to King of Tokyo from IELLO games Buy great games at http://www.coolstuffinc.com Find more reviews and videos at http://www.dicetower.com
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what i did was just bought it to use the charecters in king of toykio
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I have both, and I feel kinda the same...
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King of New York was meant to bring out the THEME of the game. In King of Tokyo, it was monsters fighting monsters, the city was only a game mechanic. In King of New York, the city is ALIVE, you smash buildings, the army fights you, and and thus more engagning...I enjoy the chaos that comes with that. I felt more like I was rampaging through a city instead of just fighting other monsters.....Tokyo is streamlined yes, I love it, but New York just has more atmosphere.
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I've had the original 'Tokyo' + both expansions and I've combined those characters into King of New York.
This is just so you can still utilize the 'evolutions' from the old game, but play with the new board and rules.
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Great review, Dan! I think your analysis is spot on (!) and you give a really fair and balanced overview to KoNY that I think provides the gamers looking for that next level with the same flavor a reason to buy it. I only have KoT (and all expansions, both Panda and Halloween). If I bought KoNY could I add the additional characters to KoT for a bigger selection and vice versa? This question is for anybody. Thanks!
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I agree Dan, KoNY seemed a little just a little slower, more complicated & possibly confusing, but only slightly.
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Every group I have played with has not liked KoNY, I am glad to finally have a review say something is missing or broken, even though it should be better than KoT. I have noticed that the cards play a much smaller role in the game with about three or less being the most any monster has. I also noticed that the board finished the game a few times. I do like that it is harder to turtle in KoNY. I still have mixed feelings about this one.
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I agree 100%, King of Tokyo will always be King, and if I'm looking to add complexity I throw in the power-up cards from the Panda expansion. There's nothing wrong with King of New York, it just doesn't have the magic and takes too long to teach. And as a New Yorker it hurts to say that :-P.
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I had the exact same reaction Dan. I was really looking forward to this one. Thought I wanted it. After first play, thought it was better. After second play, thought it ruined it by being too slow and fiddly. I've got plenty of games for that kind of thing, King of Tokyo is just so fun and easy to teach. The perfect game for me would be if they released the King of Tokyo dice with the stars instead of the 1,2,3, which just unnecessarily complicates things.
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I just bought KoNY a few weeks ago having never played KoT so I can't compare there. I really like KoNY but after a few games I noticed it was a bit easy to win in Manhattan. The last game my friend went to Manhattan and stayed there the whole game and won quickly, buying up cards and finding other ways to heal. I didn't roll enough ouchies or claws to attack him with and it was a pretty short game. Because he was in Manhattan he gained all kinds of energy and bought all the good cards. Is this normal for KoNY?
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Great review. I've had the game for awhile and it definitely takes people a bit longer to grok it than Tokyo. However I like that it gives players more strategic avenues than the original even if its a bit trickier to teach and learn. Tokyo can get a bit too brain dead whereas the health pickups and military units add nice levels of depth that give the game more staying power in my book. Still rough that it's a knock out game but oh well.