Liski: Ojojanie. The 2nd edition is a new version of the board game, which allows us to play the role of red Cups (and Cups!) To overcome the nightmares threatening the Kingdom of Fox. The second edition of Lisków is slightly different from the previous version, both in terms of appearance and rules. The game is balanced, replayable and incredibly pretty.
Cuteness overload
The first thing that attracts attention and arouses admiration is the extremely charming graphics. The figures of fluffy redheads, pictures illustrating Problems, Complications and Nightmares, as well as the board in pastel colors – all of it is simply lovely. The aesthetic effect is complemented by wooden markers in the shape of pieces of cheese.
Both the box and all the elements inside are not only pretty, but also solid and legible. The instruction is a large, transparent booklet, in which we can also find a short comic explaining the plot of the game. The folded board is made of the right thickness of cardboard, and the cards have the right stiffness. Thanks to minor modifications, they have gained a bit of clarity compared to those from the previous edition. It’s a very nice touch to create a female and male version of each character. It is a pity that the set includes ten cards with images of foxes and foxes, but only five coasters. If Rebel wanted to save, the better solution would be to just double-sided pawns. The lack of compartments for individual elements is also a bit troubling, which makes
Using a mobile app as a timer is a pretty good idea. It can be assumed with a high degree of probability that most potential recipients of the game have smartphones, and thanks to the voice from the mobile phone, you do not have to constantly look at the stopwatch or the hourglass.
Ready … Aim … Oh, ooh!
The goal of the game is to defeat the Nightmare that awaits the inhabitants of the Fox Kingdom. To do this, we must first face the problems and complications that appear on our way. We use a proven fox method – ojojanie. However, you need to hurry, because we have little time and unresolved problems are scary. In addition, new ones are constantly appearing.
How does it work in practice? In the columns, we spread the cards of Problems and Complications that we have to overcome, using cards with the symbols of Ojojania. A number of specific symbols are needed to remedy the problem. In addition, the cards must be placed in a specific order, and we only have two minutes to do this in each of the six rounds. For resolved Problems and Complications, we receive Cheese, which allows us to use additional abilities of our characters, for example, to adopt a Fox or Gray Kita (the stronger type of cards), or to remove some Problem cards. Fear markers that can lead to a loss appear under the columns that cannot be defeated. The rules are not complicated, although initially the number of different variables may be a bit overwhelming. A few nuances require a very careful reading of the instructions and some interpretation,
The most important element of the game is planning together. Thanks to the proper distribution of Cheese and the distribution of cards, most problems can be overcome without much effort. However, it cannot be denied that the board game is not devoid of an element of randomness. Sometimes the success may simply be missing one appropriate symbol of Ojojania. Therefore, all the more you need to think in the long term and develop an appropriate strategy in advance.
In order to win, the Nightmare must be defeated in the final round. Unlike Problems and Complications, we choose our final opponent ourselves. There are as many as six of them to choose from, and each of them has a slightly different level of difficulty, thanks to which Liski encourages you to play more games.
Liski lite
Liski: Ojojanie is a cooperative game that allows up to five people to have fun together. The creators also allow you to play alone. Depending on the number of players, the number of characters controlled by one player changes and the number of cards that are dealt with each round. For the purposes of the review, we tested a board game with two people and it seems that it is the optimum. Playing solo requires more planning, faster card stacking, and greater attention divisibility. In turn, a larger number of participants can cause chaos over the board or make one “alpha fox” decide for all.
Interestingly, the authors of the game have also prepared a simplified variant that they suggest at the beginning. We do not use the special abilities of Cups in it, and instead we can remove Fear markers using the acquired Cheese. We do not encounter any Complications in the fight against the Problems. Nevertheless, it seems that playing Liski: Ojojanie in the simplified game mode is a bit more difficult than the basic version. However, this is a good way to learn the basics of mechanics, as well as an opportunity to check the board before buying, because the publisher also offers the game in print and play format .
Life itself
I must admit that despite the cartoon-like, colorful graphics, Liski is a game that describes reality very accurately. Life is full of problems that are relatively easy to solve (like Dirty Dishes or Runny Nose ), but if neglected, they multiply and accumulate into frightening clusters. Overwhelming complications (for example, Adulthood ) often appear on our way . And although there is not always enough strength and time to do everything, fortunately you can usually defeat most of them. It is enough to plan, cooperate and do everything with cheese (c) em, and even the greatest nightmares will not be terrible for us.
Liski: Ojojanie . The 2nd edition is a game for beginners or intermediate board players looking for an interesting title, with which they will not have to spend three hours each time. The advantage of effective cooperation and strategic thinking over randomness, the ability to increase the level of difficulty and wonderful graphics make you want to return to the Fox Kingdom.
