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Atari Centipede Board Game

Atari Centipede Board Game

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Re-live the glory days of arcade gaming with the Atari Centipede Board Game. In this nostalgic game for two or four players, you’ll control either the bloodthirsty centipede or the daring gnome Read More

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Oct 20, 2017
I purchased this game at this year's Gen Con and thought I'd give a mini-review for those interested.
This is a two-player board game that attempts to recreate the Centipede arcade experience, and while it doesn't entirely emulate it, it's pretty close, and should be a fun nostalgia trip for those who are looking for it. The game plays with each player picking their side: one player is the Centipede and bugs, while the other is the gnome (which is the formal officially-licensed explanation for what the player in the arcade is, at least in recent years.)
The Centipede has a series of special ability cards they can play a limited number of times in the game, which allow it to move quickly, spawn bugs, and place mushrooms, among other things. The Player has a series of cards they can play then exhaust, with the ability to refresh the options at a certain point, that allow them to shoot, move, and do a few other things. Players take turns taking an action, until the end of the game.
The Centipede wins if it gets to the bottom of the game board, or a bug hits the Gnome, while the Gnome wins if it destroys the Centipede. While I have only played a couple of rounds of the game, the game mechanics seem to be pretty well-balanced. I had thought being the Centipede would be an easy win going in, but there's a good system of checks and balances in play.
I would also say the board, box, pieces, and cards are well manufactured. At least when I purchased the game at Gen Con (which was a slight pre-mass-distribution version that included extra wooden pieces), the game pieces were wood, the board was good stock, and the cards were well printed and colorful. I paid $45 for it, the basic retail is $40, and the current Amazon/discount price is about $35, so Massdrop's $25 is a good deal.
While the game won't win any design awards, and probably loses its novelty after a few games, it's a fun throwback, and good for both a classic game collector and board gamer. Also looks nice on a collector's shelf.
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