Circadians: First Light (Second Edition) Review

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Published on May 3, 2023 12:23:46 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReZJ06ZtQrs

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Circadians: First Light is a worker placement and dice management game where you lead a team of researchers amid a newly discovered planet. You send out your crew to trade with the locals, harvest resources, conduct research, and other actions with the overall goal of earning the most points at the end of the game.

**Gideon's Bias**

Review Copy Used: Yes
Number of Plays: 10+
Player Counts Played: 1, 2 and 4
Fan of Genre: No
Fan of Weight: Yes
Gaming Groups Thoughts: It was okay

**Circadians First Light Information**

Publisher: Renegade Game Studios, Garphill Games
Designers: S J Macdonald
Player Count: 1-4
Genre: Worker Placement, Dice Management
Weight: Heavy
Price: $65

**Pros**

High-quality components with great artwork

The nifty insert makes putting the game away pretty quick

Nice asymmetry between leaders, large decision space, and many paths to victory

Solo mode feels similar to multiplayer

**Cons**

Obtuse iconography makes the game difficult to grasp, even after multiple plays

Water tokens run out often in four-player games

The game fails to take advantage of its great theme

The gameplay, while perfectly functional, feels utterly hollow, like playing with an Excel spreadsheet

Most player interaction is entirely incidental, rather than intentional

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**Time Stamps**

00:00 Overview
00:45 Presentation
02:23 Dicey Deliberation
04:15 Hollow Mundanity
06:27 Verdict

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