Stonemaier Games - Red Rising - Board Game, Mixed

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I appreciate you sharing your thoughts about the portions of Red Rising you’ve read so far. The first book is somewhat uncomfortable in its misogyny and using women as plot devices/motivations for male characters. Like a lot of authors, Pierce gets better at this important aspect of writing (and life) throughout the series, and I was happy to see that as a reader. Before saying my goodbyes, let me insist, I have the impression that the place where the link to Tabletopia appears, and the wording, are slightly misleading.

The components are great. The presentation is great. The rule book is great. But it is not perfect. Theme wise, like Pendulum and Tapestry, I am left a little underwhelmed. I don’t feel I am in the Red Rising world at all. There is zero story in this game. This is to avoid any spoilers for those that have not read the books. I get that. But this is an IP. People expect a bit of that, don’t they? Whilst we will do everything we can to meet the delivery times above, there may be factors outside of our control and we cannot guarantee delivery within this time frame. Enter the futuristic universe of Red Rising, based on the book series by Pierce Brown featuring a dystopian society divided into fourteen castes. You represent a house attempting to rise to power as you piece together an assortment of followers (represented by your hand of cards). Will you break the chains of the Society or embrace the dominance of the Golds? The fun in this game lives within the card combos. This is where the complexity lies too, but it is also where the joy from the game comes. Finding cards that work together is very satisfying. The way this game asks you to curate your hand is so engrossing. Sometimes, you may need to place a card down you want to keep, to free up another card you also want. This of course puts the first card at risk of being taken by the other players in the game. Anything on the board is free game for any other player and you won’t always know what their plans are. You may also tempt them to change their plans with a juicy piece of bait.

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I was reading through the update this morning and I was curious, are there no viable fulfillment options in Vancouver for Canada and I would imagine LA for United States?

Maybe this is not exactly the best place for talking about this, but I would really appreciate it if you could share your thoughts about your experience delivering Red Rising in the UK. Leaving that aside, congratulations for the huge success of the pre-launch! Looking forward to get my copy of the game! I am certain the simplicity of this will put some people off. People who are more accustomed to the more mid-weight nature of Jamey’s games may be disappointed. But after playing this game now many times, I can say that is not the case for me. The rules are simple, and I can see why people may think this makes Red Rising a simple game. But it is not. But first, let me take you through the rules. Red Rising RulesYou are absolutely right, creators and developers deserve the fair reward for their work. I have no objection, for example, to Asmodee Digital. It is clear that they are selling a product, not offering a way to try their games. And that opinion goes also for your Stonemaier’s digital games. The metal influence tokens may not be very friendly for colour blind people. Has this issue been raised by someone else? It is hard, for example, to distinguish between pink and red, or yellow and gold. Ease of Learning– Rulebook is clear and to the point. Simple to learn but takes time to master your strategy. We’ve made a set of painted metal cubes/ships (instead of the anodized metal in the Collector’s Edition). They’re available here. Retail version on the left, Collector’s Edition on the right. There are no gameplay differences between the two; the Collector’s edition has metal tokens instead of plastic and 21 gold-foil cards instead of no foil, and it includes card holders, a plastic insert, and an individually numbered box.

When it comes to it, the goal of Red Rising is simply to outscore your opponents. Be sure to trigger any end game effects that you may have in your hand before everyone starts counting up their final score. The cards in your hand will all have a certain amount of points that they will score as indicated in the top left corner. Misogyny is not something I take lightly—it’s an area of my life where I’ve made mistakes and actively seek to listen, learn, and grow. At Stonemaier games, we actively work to not objectify women (or men) in our games—you can see this in the art samples I’ve shared for Red Rising. You’re right that our small team of 3 full-time employees are all men, but our broader team of artists (including Jacqui Davis, the lead artist for Red Rising), dozens of our lead playtesters, and a number of our shareholders are women.Ease of Learning - Rulebook is clear and to the point. Simple to learn but takes time to master your strategy. Each card has a simple score on the top left, but also an end game scoring opportunity on the bottom. This will often need cards working with other cards in combo effects. And through the game, you will be looking to find ways to curate a hand that works together as best you can. However, we could not help but noticing two minor issues that you may be interested to take into account for future prints of the game (provided you will ever make another print of the Deluxe version). As an academic and specialist in operations and supply chain management (notice I did not say expert, my real-life experience in SCM is zero) I am really interested in hearing about the way businesses from Non-EU countries have been affected by this. Have things become easier? Harder? Are you facing more or less controls? Are the bureaucratic barriers tougher in the UK than those faced when trading with the EU? Did you noticed the change at all?