![]() ![]() Horrible.īut the craptacular gameplay isn't the thing that bugs me the most. On your turn you move the Sheriff - obviously moving him as far away from you as possible and hopefully landing on an opponent - and then you move your own piece, hoping to land on a green space and then hoping to randomly draw one of the cards you need to complete your set. If the Sheriff lands on your space, you have to discard one card and then the game carries on.Īnd that's it: That really is all that happens. It is also not exciting because there are no guards in the dungeon, just the Sheriff of Nottingham who wanders around on his own (on a turn, you will first move the Sheriff and then you will move your own playing piece). If it is someone you haven't rescued yet, you keep the card, otherwise you return the card to the deck and try again next time. It isn't exciting, because to rescue someone you just have to land on a green space on the board and then draw a card from the deck. This sounds pretty exciting, but it really isn't. The basic premise of the game is that Robin Hood's friends have been captured by the Sheriff of Nottingham and taken to the dungeon, and Robin Hood has broken in to rescue them and steal some treasure on the way. But let's take a closer look, and we can all enjoy a masterclass in poor game design. Probably not the best reason to buy something and I guess the fact I now have this complete turkey of a game sitting on my game shelf is my own fault. ![]() So I bought a board game because it reminded me of an old Spectrum game. ![]() Q-Bert will need to get hopping to change all those green squares. It should also be noted that the game was unpunched and unplayed, which is never a good sign for a game that's 20 years old. Imagine my joy when I got home and opened the box to find the artwork on the board is just as bad - and even looks like one of the levels in the old Spectrum game Q-Bert. The box art looks like one of those loading screens from an old ZX Spectrum game, and the massive hit of nostalgia I got off that alone was enough to pay the price tag. The box art - reminds me of my old Spectrum. However, I think I would have purchased Robin Hood and the Friends of Sherwood Forest even if it had been much more expensive, simply because I was equally fascinated and repulsed by some of the worst box art I have ever seen. I am a sucker for old games at the best of times, but when the money is going to a good cause, and the price is reasonable, I'm always going to make the purchase. I found this game in a charity shop marked up at £1.99. So why, exactly, has this game caused me to have such a response? And why did I buy it in the first place? Hell, I wouldn't subject any of my enemies to play it either. I know that isn't really the done thing, but this game looks so bad in every possible way I just know that I will never be able to bring myself to set it up and subject some of my friends to playing it. Yeah, that's right I'm reviewing a game I haven't (and will not) play. For Robin Hood and the Friends of Sherwood Forest I have decided to skip the "News" feature and the bit where I play the game and go straight to a review. Usually, I will go out hunting for out-of-production board games at charity shops, and then I will photograph them, announce their arrival in a "News" feature here on my blog, play them, and then eventually write a review. ![]() Today's instalment on Always Board, Never Boring will be a bit of a break from the norm. Robin Hood and the Friends of Sherwood Forestĭesigned by people who have (quite rightly) decided to remain anonymous ![]()
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