ZeePlayed #Vindication for the first time tonight.
It's a fast-paced, color-blending epic quest to reclaim your honor by exploring shrines, gathering resources, dispatching monsters, collecting relics, and hiring a party of companions to aid you on your quest.
It's definitely a mid-weight, with thoughtful decision-making being advantageous, but the shape of the game directs the complexity well; making planning your next few turns relatively intuitive.
There's a #Crowdfunding campaign coming out for a #SciFi variant called #Vestige that is supposed to be a touch slimmed down on the weight: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/orange-nebula/vestige
Vestige by Orange Nebula
Vestige™ is a highly strategic modern euro that you can play in an hour. It’s built around a resource alchemy system modeled on the color wheel that offers great depth but can be understood almost instantly. A modular game board; variable end-game conditions; and a card-tableau, engine-building heart makes every game a crunchy, combo-driven, highly replayable delight. Derived from the critically-lauded Vindication®, Vestige™ reimagines award-winning systems in a compelling new setting and depth-to-approachability ratio.
Charles DW