This review is for Renegade Game Studios' Robo Rally board game. The Good: Quality parts - nothing feels cheap or poorly made. The Bad: The rules. The Ugly: Absolutely nothing. The Long Review: I ran into this game when a friend of mine brought it over for game night one evening. I loved it so much after the first game we played, I ordered my own before we started the second game! It's fun, addictive, and it makes you think - something that I assumed would be easy for grownups, harder for the kids, and boy was I wrong! After the first couple rounds, all of us were going, "Okay, so I wasn't counting my moves correctly..." or "Yeah, I turned the wrong way..." and the chaos that occurred from these mistakes just made the game even more hysterical to play! It's also nice to note - you can't die in the game. At no point can your robot just stop working. Every time you're damaged, you simply take cards that can cause random movements from your robot - which again, adds to the hilarity. Our first game took about half an hour or so to play, and that was with us learning the rules along the way. We tried a more advanced game play and had 6 check points! After two hours, we still weren't finished the game, but most of us had captured about half of the check points. So, yes - an advanced game can go for a long time, especially with a lot of people playing! The only "Bad" out of it all is some of the rules can hurt your brain initially, at least until you just shrug and say, "Okay, that's just how it is" and move on. Mainly, it was the conveyor belt curves and how the robots rotate on the belts, or not, depending on if they move onto the curved part, or approach the curved part while riding on the belt. But once we got that part through our thick heads, the game was a blast. Final Thoughts: While the price seems a little steep for a fun and fast-paced board game, I cannot stress enough the level of quality and detail that went into it. It's well worth the money, you're going to get a lot of fun times out of it. Also, there are expansions available, so you can refresh the game if it ever gets stale for you!
