Good overview! I’ve been trying to ignore their emails but this art style is so good I might have to buy anyway. How do you feel about the differences between this and the Hamilcar portion of Phalanx’s Hannibal and Hamilcar?
Regarding differences, two main will be deck building concept in Hand sin the Sea as well as completely different battle resolution. Some things will be similar, however there is a lot of differences.
I would say that while they are the same topic, they are very different games. Hamilcar is a more traditional CDG where you are using cards to move forces around the map, add to those forces or flip allegiance of locations. Hands in the Sea is more abstract in that you are largely trying to deck build to have the right cards in your hand to be able to take certain actions like settling, develop, fortify, or attack a certain location. Forces if I remember are on the cards in your hand and less tangible than the on map pieces in Hamilcar.
@@Phillybrarian I have a feeling it was rather in connection with Greet art style - do not remember the name now, but the one with mainly back and orange/red colors.
the cover looks so damn good.
Indeed, Nils Johansson does his job splendidly!
Good overview! I’ve been trying to ignore their emails but this art style is so good I might have to buy anyway.
How do you feel about the differences between this and the Hamilcar portion of Phalanx’s Hannibal and Hamilcar?
Regarding differences, two main will be deck building concept in Hand sin the Sea as well as completely different battle resolution. Some things will be similar, however there is a lot of differences.
I would say that while they are the same topic, they are very different games.
Hamilcar is a more traditional CDG where you are using cards to move forces around the map, add to those forces or flip allegiance of locations.
Hands in the Sea is more abstract in that you are largely trying to deck build to have the right cards in your hand to be able to take certain actions like settling, develop, fortify, or attack a certain location. Forces if I remember are on the cards in your hand and less tangible than the on map pieces in Hamilcar.
Wonder if the darker board was to represent the Mediterranean as Homer described it: " the wine dark sea."
@@Phillybrarian I have a feeling it was rather in connection with Greet art style - do not remember the name now, but the one with mainly back and orange/red colors.