Sylvion

Can easily win this on the hardest difficulty 100 times out of a hundred. Very very easy. Needs to be house-ruled to crank up the challenge.

Love refining my strategy to fight those fires.

Soloable . 2 Player

I think this is my favorite Oniverse game. In Sylvion, you are trying to defend a forest against invaders. You will be planting trees (these increase your overall vitality, which is crucial to winning), laying fountains (which defend against invading fires), and playing special animal cards from your hand which can disarm certain ill effects.

Meanwhile, every turn the flames grow and move closer to your forest. Will your fountains defend you, or will they be overrun? Will you have enough trees planted to restore your vitality at the end of the game?

Even the basic game is very enjoyable and feels complete on its own (in contrast to Castellion, where the basic game felt like a demo). There is advanced play, which I'll probably get into (that's the "true" version of the game, like most of Shadi Torbey's games), and expansion cards, which I probably won't get into (I don't like for my solo games to be too complex).

Shadi Torbey has a laudable goal and clear aim in his Oniverse games, and each one has explored a different mechanic in his trademark style. Of the three I've tried, though, Sylvion is far and away my favorite. That said, I've learned that solo games really aren't for me.

Dec '18: Rated 7 Dec '24: Rated 6

Huge footprint, mediocre gameplay. The only stinker in the Oniverse so far.

An excellent tower defence game that you can get through in a short period of time. I almost want to recommend the app more than the physical product because of the amount of decks to prep, shuffle, organize, etc. But a great entry into the series overall.

The deck drafting is pretty cool, but can also be kind of annoying if you play multiple games. I don't find the game very challenging. I do lose games, but that's because I couldn't get the cards I needed early enough to "get on top of things"; or the first few rounds went very badly. If you like tower defense games, you will probably like this game.

A much larger game than its price tag or box size implies. I really like this one. The mobilize phase forces players to try new strategies and keeps the game fresh.

Great solo game, meh co-op experience.