The Hunger Board Game Review

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Published on March 7, 2023 5:26:50 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaQlWp99NLY

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The Hunger is a competitive deck-building game where you compete with other vampires to earn the most points, usually by eating the most humans. The more you eat, however, the slower you get, and your joyful midnight jaunt could quickly turn into an uncomfortable gassy waddle.

**Gideon's Bias**

Review Copy Used: No
Number of Plays: 10+
Player Counts Played: 2 & 4
Fan of Genre: Yes
Fan of Weight: Yes
Gaming Groups Thoughts: Enjoyed It

**The Hunger Information**

Publisher: Origames & Renegade Game Studios
Designers: Richard Garfield
Player Count: 2-6
Genre: Deck Building, Race
Weight: Medium
Price: $50

**Pros**

Great looking components

The human cards are diverse and feature unique artwork

Moderately quick to set up and easy to put away

A flexible mission system allows you to swap out missions during the game

Plenty of room to hone your own strategy each game

A unique spin on deck building that rewards careful planning and efficiency

**Cons**

Dead turns suck, and they are always a possibility in The Hunger

Since the cards you add to your deck usually make it worse, fans of deck building could be left disappointed

The glossy board can make lights glare annoyingly off of it and there is a slight printing error on the scoreboard

The low player interaction makes dead turns even more painful as you wait for your turn to come around again

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The cardholders I used are courtesy of Build with Ti'tains. Check them out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/build_with_titains/

**Attribution**

Act One - Tenebrous Brothers Carnival by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100643

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Act Two - Tenebrous Brothers Carnival by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100641

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**Time Stamps**

00:00 Overview
01:23 Presentation
03:14 Reverse Deck Builder
05:02 Dinner Plans
06:44 Eating Right
09:19 Subverted Expectations
12:14 Verdict


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