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In Deliverance, you take on the role of an elite angelic warrior in the army of Heaven. Since the victory on the Cross, you have hunted the fallen angelic Princes. Once your faithful brethren, they now lead Satan’s forces of Darkness in a bitter war against the humans, bent on corrupting every last soul. In a bid to end their reign of chaos, you have planned a daring mission into one of their great Strongholds – The seemingly quiet human city of Fallbrook.
| Weight | 8.82 kg |
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| Dimensions | 11.75 × 11.75 × 0.1 cm |
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A. Hanevich –
Deliverance ReviewWhen I first heard about Deliverance l groaned. Why do we need a Christian board game? Usually adding Christian to some product means it’s going to be cheesy and underbaked —designed to be sold to religious people who will purchase anything with a cliche. I had flashbacks to the purgatory that was Bible-opoly. As my philosophy professor used to say, “Christians should make great music and write great literature not Christian music and Christian literature.”But I looked a little deeper and was intrigued. It looked like a decent dungeon crawler — thankfully more Diablo than Sunday School. I watched a few playthroughs, read the rules and ended up getting a copy under my Christmas tree.So what do I think about it? First, the quality and content of the box. The box is hefty and sturdy, a nice custom insert stacks all the peices and game materials inside and houses the minis. The minis feel a little lighter than I want them to, I may put small weights in the bases, but the detail on them is nice and the wash on them keeps them from feeling cheap like unpainted minis often do.The cards feel good, about the thickness and print quality I’d expect. The tokens are nice heavy cardboard, but I did have one tear while punching it out.Overall the art is very pleasant and evocative. A few of the angels have generic faces (I’m looking at you Gabriel!), but 90% of the art is great. Some of the art in the campaign seems lower resolution, but overall I really like the look they are going for. The demons are scary without being disturbing. I do wonder when this game is marketed to Christians how some overprotective parents will feel about the demonic images. I have religious friends who don’t let their kids read Harry Potter or play Minecraft because of magical elements and I can see them rejecting this game for similar reasons.The rulebook is large bright and printed on quality paper. It feels high end and is readable, if occasionally laid out in an odd way. Not a deal breaker at all, I complain about a lot of board game rulebooks of games I love. They often feel like they are written by designers not for players and this one feels the same.The box is covered in Bible verses and many of the cards have Bible references if not outright verses. The campaign talks about Jesus and God and Satan and other aspects of Christianity. I don’t think it’s going to offend anyone unless you have some deep anti-Christian biases. This game is definitely not going to convert you, if you don’t believe. It’s no more Christian than most of generic Christianity you might encounter in culture, but it makes for a very exciting fantasy board game storyline.So how does it play? Really well. It’s a lot of fun to level up an angel and equip new talents and items and to kick demon butt. The campaign sometimes thinks it is more clever than it actually is leading to some unintentionally poorly worded or awkward storylines, but it’s readable. I hope for sequels they consult with a professional writer, because that’s probably the weakest element of the entire product: the writing. But I’m rarely playing a dungeon crawler for the writing. I want the loot cards, the secret envelopes and the sense of getting stronger and coming up with clever builds to win! This game does all of that amazingly well!The gameplay is great, and skirmish mode introduces an endlessly replayable mode with lots of variability especially on higher difficulties. There is a lot of strategy, especially as you develop your angel with talents and equipment as you level, but the general rules of combat are streamlined and straightforward. Enemy talents keep things from getting stale. The token holder makes them status tokens and bonuses accessible and easy to store and set up for the game.I can’t wait to play it again, and I’m already eying the deluxe upgrades like acrylic standees, metal courage tokens and the massive playmat board. Well done good and faithful Lowen games.I will update my review after finishing the camping and playing more skirmishes.If I had to score it right now: 9/10Theme 10/10Gameplay 9/10Art 9/10Writing 7/10
Garzenesh –
Played 3 games so far, and I love it. Good gameplay, good mechanics, dripping with great theme… overall a really great game. Lots of game to play too, between the campaign, 1-shot scenarios, and new quarterly print n play scenarios!
Andrew M –
This game is absolutely fantastic to play. In so many modern iterations of good vs evil in the spiritual realm we see the wildest things the devs can imagine that typically include little, if any, Biblical reference. On the prayer cards, every single one has a Bible verse for reference. The Archangels from the Bible are included – Michael, Gabriel, Angel of death, and the flame of God (based on the angel with the flaming sword that guarded Eden after Adam and Eve sinned).You also get to destroy the demons we see acting in life day to day, such as legion. To witness Michael strike down these entities that we cannot face in real life is absolutely satisfying. In gameplay, you really have to figure out how to set up combos, which is new to me but, I am figuring it out.One of my favorite aspects of gameplay is that it is cooperative. You play alone and have a sidekick (Intercessor), can play as multiple Angels, or play with friends to overwhelm and destroy the evil. I cannot say enough good things about this game. Andrew Lowen did an amazing job creating this game and I am so glad I backed the KS. Cannot wait for more!
shoppaholic –
Best game ever! TLDR at end. This game has brought our family together so much. My husband and I play all the time, and we decided to bring our little 10 year old in on the fun. I was a little concerned at first that it might be too much for her, but she has totally taken to it and loves it. What I personally love most about this game is how it is cooperative, and everyone works together so hard to win. It’s one of those games that you play where everyone is having a blast while on the edge of their seats. There are times where we are all yelling in excitement from one persons action, or we may all be laughingly groaning as the boss takes his turn and kicks our butts. It’s pretty hilarious… but every game session has this in common… they are all ridiculously fun! When we play with friends they always go home and get a copy for themselves. I would recommend this for all ages over eight. I will say there is some stuff in it that can be a little heavier for some kids, but my husband and I take that opportunity to talk about it with her. That’s kind of bonus to the game, as well. It strikes up really good conversation on topics that we don’t usually talk about. Mind you that this does not affect the gameplay at all. It may just be a topic on the card that you read on the darkness deck.On that topic, Deliverance is a Christian game, and it is theologically sound, so it is really neat to see what conversations are sparked when we play. I will say that people can be pretty hesitant to play when they hear it’s a Christian game (this is for Christian’s and non-Christians) because of the track record of Christian games being too preachy or too cheesy; however, every time we played it with skeptical people they’ve all been blown away with how this game broke those stereotypes.Set up is quick for being such a heavy game. It’s relatively fast to break down and set up. That’s because the inserts make it super easy to organize and put things back together. It also stays together when you put it back in the box! The art is gorgeous, and the quality is top notch. You also do not need a lot of space to play compared to other big games. When we are playing just two players, we play on our coffee table. I think it’s like 2’x 4‘.The versatility of each character is insane. There are 125 different combinations for talents for each character, all of which can massively change the way that that character plays. You can play a character over and over again with different talents, and every game will be so different than the next. This actually goes with the bosses and minions, too. You can switch out their talents when you start doing higher level games, and this will totally changed the game and your strategy on how to win. Needless to say… Because of these factors, the replayabilty of this game is unending.For newer players, it’s really easy to learn if you find a good YouTube “how to play.” There are several really good ones that aren’t too long. I would definitely start off with the campaign, because it really eases you into it. The campaign also has a really cool storyline. That’s how we started with our daughter, and she is on mission four right now and loves it! It has not been too much information all at once. You can also play the campaign at different difficulties, so it’s not just for the beginners. I definitely recommend doing the camping at least once because it’s just super fun. But if you’re looking just to play one game with friends you don’t see often, then I would just do skirmish mode for that occasion.Some of the negatives are the obvious ones…With a big game like this, it’s going to come in a big box. The game itself does fit in our kallax shelves. And when you’re paying this much money, it better be high-quality… That usually means that it’s going to be heavier. This game delivers on the front (pun intended). It’s about 10 lbs. Also, if you’re used to short games (20 to 30 minutes) you do need to know that this game usually takes about one to two hours to play.TLDRPros:- Cooperative game that keeps everyone on the edge of their seats and working together.- Fast set up and tear down, and great inserts!- Doesn’t take entire table.- Lots of replayability.- High Quality.- Characters and enemies are all extremely versatile.- No game is the same.- Easy to learn with YouTube how to play videos. I would recommend doing the campaign for New and experienced gamers because it’s just awesome. It also eases new players into understanding mechanics at a non-overwhelming pace.- Theologically sounds.- Not too preachy.Cons:- Some Contant might be a little too heavy for Littles (8 and under).- This is a heavier and larger game. It will definitely fill one of your kallax shelves.- It can be a little longer for some people, each game goes about one to two hours (depending on player count, and difficulty).- It’s a little pricier than your average board game. But you get what you pay for, and this is one epic board game. It’s definitely worth the extra cost.
Adam –
I have played this game on TableTop Simulator as well as on my table at home. Campaign games(this also has a one shot skirmish mode) tend to be too heavy on rules and mechanics and that can really sink your battleship if you just want to sit down, have fun and not take pages of notes to make sure you remember everything. Deliverance mechanics are very straightforward, easy to learn but are still fun. There are higher difficulty variants so this can be as hard or as easy as you want. Lowen Games did a great job! Did I mention the art is beautiful? Cuz the art is beautiful.
Cara Cecil –
Wow! This game has been a huge hit with my game group. The production is off the charts with incredible ink washed Angel minis, metal courage tokens, thick standees with beautiful artwork, and even finer details like unique Scripture verses on the backs of the prayer cards. All that is well and good, but does it play well? Absolutely, YES! Pardon the pun, but this game really DELIVERS on the premise of playing heaven’s mightiest angelic warriors. You’ll unlock talents and items that will make you feel like a powerhouse on the battlefield. You can’t just smash your way through demons to victory though. Every scenario presents it’s own unique challenges and even on the easiest game mode, we eked out some wins by the skin of our teeth. The harder game modes are brutal and will really test you. If you are a fan of challenging gameplay with loads of customization definitely give this one a play!