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Microworld

Virus v s Antibody

Microworld simulates the conflict of Virus vs Antibody. The board shows four types of cells or cases; groups of adjacent cells of one type are tissue. One player embodies the virus, the other the antibodies. The board is assembled as you like and equipped with seven out of nine gene markers.

In turn, you set a piece into a free cell, adjacent to the piece previously placed by your opponent, or, if that is not possible, into any cell. Then you immediately score for each of your pieces adjacent to the one just placed. When a gene marker is in a cell, you take it for immediate or later use; gene markers modify standard rules, e.g. score double points or remove an opposing piece before the final scoring, etc. When all pieces are placed, you score majorities in tissues and win with most points. Variants in varying levels of of difficulty and using additional components are:

- Both begin with a gene marker and can use up to two markers in a turn

- Both draw one target tile, display it and score 5 SP for completing it

- Both draw two mutation tiles and select one for its special ability

- If you reach 10 SP first, you receive a gene marker and 2SP

- Placing a piece in a nerve cell scores +1 SP

- Placing a piece in the last free cell of a tissue scores +2 SP

- Mucous tissue does not yield SP at the end of the game

- Muscle tissue scores twice the SP at the end of the game

A straightforward, quickly played game with sufficient tactics to be interesting, you do not always want to ponder for hours. Rules and components are top, and scenarios offer enough variation for a high replay value. Not a heavyweight, but very good!

Players: 2

Age: 12+

Time: 10+

Designer: Martino Chiacchiera

Artist: Ruslan Audia

Price: ca. 17 Euro

Publisher: Heidelberger Spieleverlag 2016

Web: www.heidelbaer.de

Genre: Placement, majorities

Users: With friends

Special: 2 players

Version: de

Rules: de en it

In-game text: no

Comments:

Spiele Hit mit Freunden 2017

Simple basic rules

Interesting scenario versions

Plays fast

High replay value

Compares to:

Games for two, on majorities

Other editions:

Cranio Creations (en it)

Chance (pink): 1

Tactic (turquoise): 3

Strategy (blue): 2

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0