CMONDune: War for Arrakis Board Game CORE Box - Tabletop Miniatures Strategy Game with Asymmetric Gameplay for Kids and Adults, Ages 14+, 1-4 Players, 120 Minute Playtime

It may have a huge rule book, but the rules themselves are mostly intuitive. My girlfriend was able to get playing confidently with just a few questions after I explained it to her. If you are intimidated by these types of games, fear not. And if you're looking for something with strategy and layered gameplay then it's just the type of engaging you're looking for. We both loved it, the minis are great and the game flows very nicely. Be warned: the game rewards aggressive play. If you play passively for too long you WILL get cooked before you know it. Both players are essentially racing against each other to score their own different types of points.The only negative for me is there's no really attractive option for storing the pieces - you either spend half an hour placing each mini back in its original plastic container or you just throw everything in the box and pray a sword doesn't break off. And all the storage bins for this game available online cost about as much as the game itself.I don't think any of the expansions or exclusive content is necessary unlike others have suggested, but if you're like me and you enjoy the game you'll find a reason to shell out anyway.

One of the best games out there. If you are a fan of Fune, it is a must!!!

This game is certainly NOT a re-skin of War of the Ring. For anyone who has played War of the Ring you will recognize the DNA of that game in Dune: War for Arrakis. The game play is much quicker. A typical game goes for one to two hours. As of the time of this review I've played six games with and even split of 3 to 3 for Harkonnen wins and Atreides wins. Four of the six games were very close and went down to the final play.The one drawback is the price. However, for that price you get a lot of excellent, details miniatures, nicely printed cards, markers, organized rulebook, and map board.I recommend this to anyone who enjoys "dudes on a map" war game, the Dune universe, and/or asymmetrical war games.

What immediately attracted me to this game is its beautiful design and attention to detail. The game recreates the struggle in the distant future between powerful political and military forces of the distant future. The players can chose sides in this planet wide conflict by commanding one of the Great Houses of the Great Galactic Empire. The year is 10,191 A.G. By using the forces and resources available to the players in the game, each player fights for control of the most precious substance in the universe. The game seems initially complex, but once you learn the rules, it flows very well with many interesting outcomes!

If you like dune and you like strategy games this game gives a lot of interesting choices.The component quality is great and cool factor is here.

Great game, fun to play, the characters cards, dice and figures look awesome in the table.

Quite disappointing that such a costly game came damaged.

The pieces are all intact, but I’m a collector, and was excited by the beautiful box art. Unfortunately it came in dented on the corners, which made me really sad that it was already kinda roughed up before I even opened the packaging. This was supposed to be brand new!