Robot Quest Arena Unboxing

One month ago, I remembered seeing the Kickstarter campaign for Robot Quest Arena. Despite the fact that I was the same as I wanted to help the project, I was badly ill in boardgame work and I wasn’t sure I would find time to get it on the table, which was a matter of time. The Kickstarter finally delivered this month. And when I saw it as an option for us to test, I looked at it as an option, and then decided to think it would be more useful to our game. Since this isn’t an impression article or a review, I can tell you that after a few plays I am disappointed I didn’t get to the Kickstarter version, which comes with a lot more content in the box. To this purpose, join me as I unbox the Retail version of Robot Quest.

Robot Quest is a game of robot warfare in a team of 2 and 2 players. Your battery card provides you the energy you need to move, power your weapons, and purchase new cards for your deck. Navigate around the arena and blast your opponents to score points. Destroyed bots are respawning each round, so they will never come out of the action! There are a lot of things to do. The robot pilot who achieved the most points as of the end of the game is winning!

The console with the robot Quest Arena comes with a good amount of content. If you don’t realize what you’ve all missed without the help of the Kickstarter campaign, I think you’ll gladly be happy with what you give the box. I really want to enjoy all the components, but there’s one problem I want to know now that I’d rather have better quality. Since you can shuff them often and take them in a way that is good for your health, a higher quality card would’ve been better suited. For your average gamer, they are not likely to take these cards in arms (with respect to the initial quality of that game) for example. I want to tell you these cards you must sleeve. On the plus side, there’s PLENTY of room in the box for your sleeved card, so don’t worry about this.

As far as the cards, Robot Quest is a plethora of arenas. The miniatures are cute and pretty, very detailed, and very colourful. It is evident from the nice, thick cardboard character cards that the development team wanted each robot to have a unique feel, and something real in that you’d care about. The detail in the miniature brings about the perfect expression. These robots are really cute, and I think a little part of you will die inside when your robot is taken out.

Is cardboard better than that much bigger? I think this was a wise move as it’s probably what most people would consider the introduction of decks experience. That’s an easy game to teach, so even my kids (8 years old) can enjoy the game. As well as the cartoonist and colourful art style, younger audiences will be encouraged. That being said, this game is a game adults are very excited about!

I am a huge fan of game boards that accommodate almost anything you need to put on the table. A little extra time. Shuffle the deck and place it in front of the game board. No, not here. All the pieces of the shop are freed. The shop deck, supply decks and even the health products are available on the board. Only things you putting on the table are yours, personal deck, discard pile, and victor point cubes. That’s incredible, and such an exceptional feature. It makes for a better play space and a less difficult setup.

Almost everything here deserves its top marks, and Wise Wizard Games should be happy with the product they released. Better cards would have been nice but as far as I’ll sleeve the cards, this isn’t the biggest problem. Likewise, you can order the wheel drive machine when you want it. We’ll probably have more games on Robot Quest arena in the near future, so stay tuned!