Xenohunters

Found it confusing

PROS:

• Fun 2-way hidden movement game (both seeker and chaser are both hidden)
• Randomised + specialised items and different player stats makes the game feel quite different for repeated playthroughs
• Feels very thematic
• The fluid turn structure between the hunters brings out creativity in strategies (i.e. hunters can do actions in any order they want, as long as each hunter does 2 actions)

CONS:

• Doesn't have minis, which breaks immersion at bit (for me)
• After going through both stories, replayability isn't as high as the stories don't vary too much
• Alien play doesn't vary too much, quite the same-same
• Art feels quite generic/basic, would love if there's a better, distinct art style

FINAL THOUGHTS: Very fun take of the hidden movement game. Please make a deluxe revamped version of the game with more expansions!

My hubby and I have talked about "The Game" that sparked the lifelong love tabletop, and his was a game that one player is the alien and the other is the crew trying to take over and eliminate the others to win. We have since tracked down the game and played as adults and found it amusing but thought a more thinky version would be excellent. Xenohunters triggered that emotion from his childhood and does add a captivating, immersive world that immediately drew us in.

Days after completing our first few games, we found ourselves still talking about how we played and what strategies we would do differently and use for the next mission. Xenohunters is bingeworthy. We completed a mission and immediately reset and played again. In the following plays, we understood the board better and communicated with fellow Hunters selectively to try and fool the Alien. All-female characters are a winning choice.

We reveled in the cleverly staged boards and keen on seeing the finished game. Hopefully, the subsequent missions!!! We found Xenohunters had the perfect balance between depth, style, tension, and challenge. A reminder that imagination can triumph.

*Soundtrack we had in the background while playing. Alien: Isolation | Full Soundtrack

A great game to play with people who like working as a team to conjure up strategies. Initially we didn't know if the power balance was fair between characters but as the game progressed the balance of power was constantly shifting. Took a while to understand the rules to play but once we got going we had a great time.