Prospero orchestrates the events of the play with ease, his magic giving him the power to manipulate the characters and environment around him. Throughout the play, Shakespeare is stating that illusions can distort reality, but in the end reality will always makes itself apparent. The duality between illusion and reality, the contrast between the natural and unnatural are being represented and questioned by Prospero’s magic. While Illusion doesn’t have a ton of depth, it works great as a travel game or an “every once in a while” title to pull off the shelf.įinal Score: 3.5 Stars – A great filler game that’s perfect for travel or to close out a game night.In William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” the line between the realm of reality and illusion is blurred by Prospero, who through the use of his magic, is able to manipulate and control both the island and those who are stranded on it. And with the holidays right around the corner, this one makes a great “stocking stuffer” due to its low price point. It’s fun, quick to get to the table, and you can play it with just about anyone. If you are looking for a filler game that you can play with just about anyone, you’ve found it with Illusion. I did try and run it through a photoshop colorblindness feature and I could somewhat tell the reds and greens apart. Red and green together can be a bad combination, but since I’m not colorblind myself, I can’t really say whether this game has any issues or not. From a components standpoint, I don’t know how well it fares with colorblind folks. There is almost no barrier to entry here and everyone I’ve played it with has had a good time.
You can play this game with your kids, neighbors, elderly parents, or even your gaming group.
From a mechanics standpoint, it’s fantastic. The backs of the cards show the color percentages.įinally, I do want to talk about the accessibility of Illusion. And a wrong challenge won’t necessarily lose you the game. With 4-5 players, simply sitting next to the worst player at the table can help you win. If you challenge, you are getting the point or your opponent is, with no middle ground. You vs your opponent to see who will screw up first. While it does play fine even at the higher end of the range, with two players it almost becomes a battle of wits. When It comes to player scaling, I actually think two players is the best number for this game.
I could easily see this being a game we play at a pub-whenever we start going out to those again. Illusion also makes a solid travel game as the box is small enough to be tossed in a bag and its table requirements are fairly minimal. Cards need to be put in the correct order. More than once we’ve pulled this one out at the end of a game night when we had a little bit of time left, but no desire to learn something heavy. The rules explanation takes all of 30 seconds, the gameplay is intuitive, and the playtime is about 10-15 minutes. In my opinion, Illusion is the perfect filler game. It’s a small box with minimal components, so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it’s actually a lot of fun. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised by the gameplay in Illusion. The range of colors on the cards is quite impressive. Play continues in this manner until one player collects three arrows and wins. If it was correct, the previous player scores it. All cards are flipped over to reveal their percentage and if the order was indeed incorrect, you take the arrow card as a point. If instead, you think the line of cards isn’t in the correct order, you can challenge. So, if you think a card is 20% covered in blue, you’ll put it between the card you think is 15% and the card you think is 50%. The goal is to place the card in ascending order by the arrow color. If they choose to play, they draw the top card of the deck and place it into the line of cards. On a player’s turn, they can either play or challenge. The cards in Illusion are two-sided, with one side having an optical illusion/pattern of 4 colors, and the reverse side listing how much of each color is showing on the card (expressed as a percentage of the total card).Īt the start of each round, an arrow card is drawn, which shows the color players will be working with that round. This quick-playing game from Pandasaurus has 2-5 players trying to sort out cards based on the amount of a specific color showing. Today we are going to look at a card game called Illusion. So, a game about sorting out cards by color seems right up my alley. I even took a test once to measure my color acuity and did very well. As a graphic designer by trade, I spend a ton of time working with color.
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