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This is another look at the game Krash, now that I have had the opportunity to play it. I wouldn't ordinarily write another review of the game, but unfortunately the forums were down on the week I wrote my previous review.

My earlier review can be found here .

My play experience occurred at a tournament hosted by my local game store. All the participants were new to the game, with only one person (not me) having played before. In spite of our lack of experience, the game was quick to run, the few rules disputes were easily resolved by consulting the rulebook, and in general the game was fast-playing and fun. Oh, and I won. Yay!

I don't think there's enough depth to the game as is to justify increasing my earlier review score. However, if you are looking for a fast, fun game that's easy to set up on a table and run, Krash is a good buy.

I now own one more car, my prize for having won the tournament. I have also purchased one of the Equipment supplements, containing 5 more weapons with which to adorn my vehicle. In general, to obtain an aesthetically pleasing and combat-effective set of equipment for your vehicles, you are going to need to buy more than just one Vehicle Supplement (containing 1 complete car). That may seem like a bit of a rip-off (and perhaps it is) but this game does bill itself as a 'collectible' miniatures wargame, and the weapon assortment is the critical collectible element. At $3.95, the Equipment Supplement is a bit pricy, but not too exceptional given current miniatures prices, and the bits you don't use yourself you can trade or give to friends, or use for other projects.

In my earlier review, I was unhappy about the overall quality of the miniatures. Now that I have a slightly larger sample, I think that this quality issue is a kind of hit-or-miss thing. The sedan-style bodies are cleaner than the station wagon-style bodies. Some of the weapons have some flash, and some are slightly bent, requiring a little pressure to fit (or putty to fill in the gaps), while others are of reasonable quality. Overall, still below average, but not irredeemably horrible.

Finally, I have visited the Cell Entertainment homepage, which you can find here . Mostly written in Swedish, you can still decipher some information about Cell Entertainment products, and there are some English-language downloads for some of their games. I compared the Swedish prices with the American prices, and it appears that there is a roughly 20% markup over the cost in Europe.

Style: 3 (Average)
Substance: 3 (Average)

Krash (revisited)
Author: Johan Sjoberg, Stefan Ljungqvist and Anders Strid Category: Miniature Company/Publisher: Cell Entertainment AB Line: Krash Cost: $24.95 Page count: 32 SKU: #3-1000 Playtest Review by David Rhode on 03/02/00. Genre tags: Science_fiction Modern_day Space Post-apocalypse	This is another look at the game Krash, now that I have had the opportunity to play it. I wouldn't ordinarily write another review of the game, but unfortunately the forums were down on the week I wrote my previous review. My earlier review can be found here . My play experience occurred at a tournament hosted by my local game store. All the participants were new to the game, with only one person (not me) having played before. In spite of our lack of experience, the game was quick to run, the few rules disputes were easily resolved by consulting the rulebook, and in general the game was fast-playing and fun. Oh, and I won. Yay! I don't think there's enough depth to the game as is to justify increasing my earlier review score. However, if you are looking for a fast, fun game that's easy to set up on a table and run, Krash is a good buy. I now own one more car, my prize for having won the tournament. I have also purchased one of the Equipment supplements, containing 5 more weapons with which to adorn my vehicle. In general, to obtain an aesthetically pleasing and combat-effective set of equipment for your vehicles, you are going to need to buy more than just one Vehicle Supplement (containing 1 complete car). That may seem like a bit of a rip-off (and perhaps it is) but this game does bill itself as a 'collectible' miniatures wargame, and the weapon assortment is the critical collectible element. At $3.95, the Equipment Supplement is a bit pricy, but not too exceptional given current miniatures prices, and the bits you don't use yourself you can trade or give to friends, or use for other projects. In my earlier review, I was unhappy about the overall quality of the miniatures. Now that I have a slightly larger sample, I think that this quality issue is a kind of hit-or-miss thing. The sedan-style bodies are cleaner than the station wagon-style bodies. Some of the weapons have some flash, and some are slightly bent, requiring a little pressure to fit (or putty to fill in the gaps), while others are of reasonable quality. Overall, still below average, but not irredeemably horrible. Finally, I have visited the Cell Entertainment homepage, which you can find here . Mostly written in Swedish, you can still decipher some information about Cell Entertainment products, and there are some English-language downloads for some of their games. I compared the Swedish prices with the American prices, and it appears that there is a roughly 20% markup over the cost in Europe. Style: 3 (Average) Substance: 3 (Average)

Krash (revisited)