WizKids Mage Knight Board Game: Shades of Tezla Expansion - Fantasy Strategy Cooperative Game for 6 Players, Ages 12+

pleased

As a game expansion, this is excellent. The additional scenarios and game play elements really build on the already mighty foundations of Mage Knight. So this review is really about the quality of the expansion's components...I knew all about the issues going in, but I was still shocked by the way the manual had been crammed into the box! Just: Wow.The cards are indeed a shade different in colour, but once sleeved, I think they're fine (I play almost entirely solo, by the way).The two large faction discs match the Lost Legion version in terms of feel, but the artwork clashes with the general tone of the base game. Thankfully in use they cover the offending tacky artwork.The creature counters are notorious for being a different size. They are indeed, and they are noticeable when mixed with the base game counters even when dispersed across the board.A couple of hex replacement counters are included, and the artwork on these is also somewhat sub-par. The pale blue temples are particularly poorly executed.Last of all, the plastic figure reaches a new low for the Mage Knight series. The base game and Lost Legion figures are very cheap and nasty (and extremely poorly designed and modelled), but the Tezla model is appalling. It's modeled to such a different scale to the others that it has had to be placed on some sort of rock, just to give it some extra height! The paintwork is also very unpleasant. All in all, it's like a piece of tat from a discount box of Christmas crackers. Very embarrassing!To be generous then, I think it's still playable. The Lost Legion had its own production issues, and there are plenty of examples of counter-flagging problems from the first two sets, so it's nothing new. There's a lot of fun to be had here however, and let's face it, what choice do you have if you want to further develop the game?

New reprint of the original with all the problems fixed and includes an errata card for Krang expansion. There is are a few misprints in the rule book the main one being that there is no site description card but very please that Wizkids fixed all the other issues.

Tokens are smaller than in the base game and the cards have a different tint in the back. Good thing you can get replacements from the WizKids replacement system. Haven't been able to try this out yet. Still waiting my replacement components.

Adds a spin on the base game which adds more variety which is a good thing.