What Is It Good For? A Double-Take Review of War Chest
/You look across the field at your enemy. The slight breeze brings the smell of death to your nostrils. Your gut says you should make your way to that vital hilltop, but you’re not sure if the enemy has it in his power to stop you. You order your Light Cavalry toward the hill, and realize by the look on the other commander’s face that he can’t do anything about it. The days is yours. This is how it feels to play War Chest, an abstract, hand-management, bag-building wargame from Alderac Entertainment Group for 2 or 4 players that plays in 15-30 minutes. It uses awesome and gorgeous poker-type chips to represent units. So does this game go all-in, or is it a bad beat? Let’s find out!
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