1/9/2024 0 Comments Red rising obsidian![]() ![]() The sad truth is that without having a mythology that is in the collective consciousness of the majority of the players, it would be better off just having generic but identifiable characters. What other cards stuck in my head? Surgeon, Magistrate, and the Loan Shark. I've played Red Rising the last few nights in a row and I can positively recall the name of two characters, Stallion and Darrow (and I remember Darrow, not because he is the main character from the book series but, because Paul Darrow played Avon in Blake's 7). And what percentage of those are a boardgamer? And, more importantly, if not knowing why one card wants to be teamed with another is bad, not being able to remember a card you saw before because you can't recall their name is worse. And that breaks down to less than one percent of the population who are familiar with the franchise. But there is roughly 329 million people in the U.S. ![]() Sure, the first Red Rising book sold over two million copies in the United States. Of course, these above examples are fictitious: They aren't actually in the game but they do point out the major drawback to Red Rising: a vast majority of the players will have zero connection with the characters. Or the 15 core point Boba Fett card which let's you banish any gold cards underneath where he is deployed, with him earning an additional 5 points for every gold card in the banished pile at the end of the game. Or the 25 core points for the Frodo Baggins card that will gain you one breakfast token when it is deployed to The Shire and will earn you an additional 15 points if you can pair it with the Samwise card. However, any other Lannister cards will cause you to lose 30 points per card. It wants to be paired with Jaime Lannister which will give you an bonus 20 points if you also have Jaime in your hand. ![]() Take the Tyrion Lannister card: Alone he is worth 20 core points. Red Rising is more than “Pick a card, Discard a card” but it is going to make me feel dirty for wanting to use the corporate buzz word “Synergy.” Neither of these quick and dirty's are particularly accurate. A quick and dirty review of Red Rising would be that Stonemaier games really thought putting Fantasy Realms and the Red Rising Universe together would be cool. Grays who enlist in the Society's legions are required to serve between ten and twenty years.The quick and dirty explanation of Red Rising is that you play a card, do it's deploy action and then pick up a different card and gain one of the games resources. Many Grays, especially those who served in Society's Legions, speak in military lingo known as dog tongue, or Legion speak. Watchmen wear gray uniforms and blue berets. Grays who work in the Society's police force are known as Watchmen. Some Grays may also install ocular implants. While they may not possess the physical strength of Obsidians and Golds, they possess the highest amount of discipline and devotion to duty. On the other hand, Ephraim claims that Grays are adaptable, efficient, and bred for systematic loyalty. However, due to their purpose within society, it is very likely that they are designed to have stronger bones and muscles than all of the castes that are not classified as warColors. Ragnar in particular can dispatch them by crushing them against walls with his bulk. Multiple Obsidians and Golds have been shown to be capable of easily dispatching Grays in large numbers. Standard Grays do not seem to possess physical genetic modifications intended to give them superhuman prowess in the field of battle. Their name identifier is ti, the chemical symbol for Titanium. Grays who are assigned as security overseers in Mars tend to become abusive to lowColors beneath them. They ensure order and obedience to the hierarchy and form the bulk of the Society's Legions, serving in Cohorts. They serve as the police, military, and security personnel throughout The Society. Ugly Dan, Trigg ti Nakamura, Holiday ti Nakamura, Ephraim ti Horn, Rhone ti Flavinius, Duke of Heads ![]()
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