Fallout: The Board Game
{{short description|Narrative-based adventure board game}}
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{{Infobox game
| name = Fallout: The Board Game
| image = Fallout The Board Game cover.webp
| designer = {{ubl|Andrew Fischer|Nathan I. Hajek}}
| date = 2017
| players = 1-4
| publisher = Fantasy Flight Games
| playing_time = 120-180 minutes
}}
Fallout: The Board Game is a narrative-based adventure board game published by Fantasy Flight Games. Originally released in 2017, the game is set in the fictional universe established in the Fallout video game series. It was designed by Andrew Fischer and Nathan I. Hajek.
Gameplay
In Fallout: The Board Game, players take on the roles of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world, exploring the ruins of civilization and interacting with various factions, creatures, and characters from the Fallout fictional universe.{{cite web |title=Fallout: The Board Game: The Kotaku Review |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |url=https://kotaku.com/fallout-the-board-game-the-kotaku-review-1821173030 |work=Kotaku |date=December 12, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2023}}{{cite web |title=Review: Fallout: The Board Game |last=Theel |first=Charles |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/01/review-fallout-the-board-game/ |work=Ars Technica |date=January 13, 2018 |access-date=March 8, 2023}} The game can be played with 1–4 players, and typically takes between 2–3 hours to complete.{{cite web |title=Fallout: The Board Game |url=https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/fallout/ |work=Fantasy Flight Games |access-date=March 22, 2023}}
The game is played on a hex board that creates various configurations based on the Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 video games. Players select a character to explore the wasteland and complete various quests, from which players gain points. Quests are generated by pulling cards from a deck of more than 150 quest and encounter cards when players visit certain locations. Throughout the game, players must combat various enemies, interact with various factions, and collect equipment. Characters level up by gaining experience points using Fallout's S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system.
Expansion
Fantasy Flight Games released an expansion, Fallout: New California, that contains new scenarios, characters, map tiles, loot cards, and a co-op mode.{{cite web |title=This expansion set for Fallout: The Board Game is half off today |last=Lilly |first=Paul |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/this-expansion-set-for-fallout-the-board-game-is-half-off-today/ |work=PC Gamer |date=February 13, 2019 |access-date=March 8, 2023}} Released in 2018, it is based on the original Fallout and Fallout 2 video games.{{cite web |title=Fallout: New California board game review - a better multiplayer experience than Fallout 76 |last=Lemon |first=Marshall |url=https://www.vg247.com/fallout-new-california-board-game-review |work=VG247 |date=January 17, 2019 |access-date=March 22, 2023}}
Reception
Kotaku applauded Fallout: The Board Game{{'}}s quest, exploration, and storytelling systems. Ars Technica said players "will immediately be hooked on the choose-your-own-adventure plot", but critiqued the story arc for "never quite reach[ing] a climax". Polygon called Fallout:The Board Game a "surprisingly excellent board game adaptation".{{cite web |title=Fallout board game celebrates the series' excellent storytelling |last=Hall |first=Charlie |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/30/16720084/fallout-board-game-review |work=Polygon |date=November 30, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/fallout/ Official site]
- [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232918/fallout/ Fallout: The Board Game] at BoardGameGeek
- [https://fallout.wiki/wiki/Fallout:_The_Board_Game Fallout: The Board Game] at the independent Fallout wiki
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Category:Board games introduced in 2017
Category:Adventure board games
Category:Board games based on video games