ROLLING REALMS REDUX Gets the Party Rolling — GeekTyrant

NOTE: This review only included the multiplayer play, and not the single player mode which is included in Rolling Realms Redux. Also, please excuse the title pun, these things write themselves sometimes.

In this climate of multiverse media boom, it is no surprise to see a similar concept come to board games. This roll and write game takes twelve board games and genres and puts them into a more straightforward roll and write game. While Rolling Realms Redux seems simple at first because of its few components, the actual gameplay can get quite complicated which can be great for board game fans and daunting for people who are far less experienced. 

The game consists of players using three cards at a time from their personal set of cards. A pair of dice are rolled which are then used to write numbers, mark sections, or make notes on each card to gain resources and points. This cycle of three cards, rolling dice, and gaining points will happen three times leading to the end of the game. It is very simple in concept overall, the real complications come from the cards, or realms, that players use to gain points and resources.

Each card is based on a different board game. The original Rolling Realms was released in 2021 and came with 12 cards (realms). It had a card for Wingspan, Scythe, Viticulture and nine other fairly famous games. But as the years have gone by, cards have been made for a ton of other games like Trickarion, Roll for the Galaxy, and even recent releases like Wyrmspan. Rolling Realms Redux adds another 12 cards (realms) and gives the players a big enough box and simple organizer to fit all (if not, most) of the other realms that have been released. This variety of board games reduced to a roll and write version of the game is pretty brilliant overall and I am excited to use other realms that match other games I have already played.