{"id":6371,"date":"2018-01-08T01:29:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T01:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/index.php\/2018\/01\/08\/spotlight-planet-of-apes-game-by-idw\/"},"modified":"2019-09-08T18:35:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T18:35:29","slug":"spotlight-planet-of-apes-game-by-idw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/spotlight-planet-of-apes-game-by-idw\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight: Planet of the Apes Game by IDW"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThis past week when I went to my local shop, (World’s Collide<\/a> BTW)  I was presented with this Planet of the Apes tabletop game by IDW.<\/span><\/span>
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\nWhat it is:<\/b> Planet of the Apes is a cooperation game, meaning all players work together rather than pitted against each other. I like this concept a great deal although I’ve never been particularly successful at it. I’m a big fan of Star Trek Cattan BTW….<\/span><\/span>
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\nHow it’s played:<\/b> Each one of the up to four players is Taylor, albeit in a different emotional state, there is Clever Taylor, Defiant Taylor etc.  <\/span><\/span>
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<\/span><\/span> The game works sequentially in the film’s timeline as you race against time to go through the various stages of the film.  Each area has different challenges and relies often <\/span><\/span>on<\/span> <\/span>dice to get you through. <\/span>
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<\/span><\/span> If the Soldier Ape or the Statue of Liberty gets to the bottom before Taylor, well, you blew it up you maniacs.<\/span><\/span>
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\nHow it Looks-<\/b> It’s a pretty darn gorgeous game, the box art is by Jason Edmiston, a super talented dude I got to have a beer with a few years ago and have been a fan of ever since. The interior art is equally as beautiful, this is a joy to look at.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nI got an early edition of the game and it came with plastic figurines of the Icarus, Taylor, a Soldier Ape and the Statue of Liberty but honestly, the cardboard pieces are super nice. I’m an Ape toy geek, so these do make me happy, I admit it….<\/span><\/span>
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So do you like it? <\/b>Honestly, i’ve had a lot of fun but I’ll freely admit this, I’m not sure if I’m doing it correctly. <\/span><\/span>
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<\/span><\/span> Planet of the Apes<\/a> is ambitious and a little complicated, even on my second play, I had some questions. Now, that isn’t a bad thing, the game rather new and I expect more and more Youtube videos of actual game play will probably answer all my questions.<\/span><\/span>
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\nThe absolute best place to get this is your local brick and mortar comic or game store. Keep them in business, spend your dollars locally.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Spotlight: Planet of the Apes Game by IDW<\/a><\/blockquote>