spencer_bell•7d agoProlific Poster

I thought the hype around legacy board games was just marketing

My group started Pandemic Legacy Season 1 last year and I was sure it was a gimmick. After we tore up our first character card in month 3, I realized the game was serious. The permanent changes after each session, like the new rules we unlocked in July, completely changed how we played. It felt like our own story, not just a repeat of the same game. Has anyone else had a game mechanic they doubted that turned out to be amazing?

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skyler_baker7d ago

Tearing up cards felt so wrong but made the game special.

logan_white597d ago

Destroying game pieces just feels like a cheap trick to make something seem deep. It's a gimmick that forces a moment instead of earning it through good design. That special feeling you get is fake, because the game made you trash your own stuff to create it. A truly great game shouldn't need to break its own parts to be memorable. It teaches a bad habit of treating things as disposable for a quick thrill. The whole idea is wasteful and honestly kind of lazy.