Reiner Knizia's The Confrontation (2015)
- Developer
- Offworld Games, LLC
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Strategy
- Rating
- 5.0 of 5, 12 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.0 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A tense, asymmetric duel of hidden information and careful positioning where every move feels like a calculated risk.
turn-basedasymmetricstrategictensehidden unitstwo-playerdeliberate
What players say
Players praise this as a polished conversion of a classic board game, originally themed after Lord of the Rings. The hidden-information gameplay is deep and asymmetric, with unique character abilities for each side. A good tutorial eases newcomers into the system, though some wish for a story campaign and more graphics settings.
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