Fresco: Big Box

Better than expected. Nice tight game. Play with the 1st three expansions at the very least.

Fresco is a fun set collection game. Has a nice theme, everyone always enjoys this one.

Good worker placement game with tons of modules that can be added that make the game more fun. Haven't tried them all yet but it is good.

The game is pretty boring without a few of the modules. When adding in two or three of the modules the game became more enjoyable, but not much.

• Easy to jump into and explain on the fly; New players can immediately connect to the mechanics and goals of the game and can feel accomplished even if they don't end up winning.

• No matter what you do, scores are going to end up really close together; There's nothing you can do to really distance yourself either in overall strategy or in sneaky tactical maneuvering.

Why it's previously-owned: For how long it takes to set up and for how big the box is, I really was expected a game that was a little more exciting or tense. In the end, the only interesting decision each turn was the initial placement of the workers; going through a round after that was just too slow. Then, on top of that, no matter how good you've done on any given individual turn, it appears to be impossible to separate yourself from the crowd scoring-wise. It's not a bad game, but it wasn't a great game.

Fantastic worker placement. The theme fits and the turns are fast.