Review: Freebooter's Fate Deep Jungle Expansion

And here it is... the expansion book review you've all been waiting for!

Well when I first got this book I expected it to be your typical new faction / extra options for old factions update book. That would have given my normal reviewing method enough of a problem as it is. But no, turns out Germans don't do half-arsed faction update books! The Deep Jungle Expansion book, is an actual expansion of the core game. So it wasn't just a case of read the new Amazon's special rules, look at the new things for established factions, and then decide if I liked it. In effect I've had to re-review the entire game system again, and make sure everything was still hunky-dory. Obviously as I'm sure you are all aware, this was a massive imposition on me, being forced to play a game I'm a self confessed fan of. Not to worry anyone though, it is still balanced, lots of fun and I can say from the outset that I actually like the changes they've made to the game. So finally this is my belated review of the Deep Jungle Expansion book, I have my machete in hand and I'm ready to cut through the undergrowth for you...

Product Description

It's an expansion rulebook. The big news will be the inclusion of the new Amazon faction, with their special rules and the swanky miniatures range that has been released to accompany these lovely rules. There's also the standard new options for each of the existing factions. However, for me the real story is the slight tweaks to how the game actually plays scenery now and the inclusion of rules for combat on multiple levels. There are also rules for including 'animals' in the game and of course there are new traits and actions, mainly for the new Amazon faction, but also utilised in the original four as well. The book weighs in at 80 pages, all highly detailed colour prints with the type of satin finish I like so much. As with the main rulebook the Deep Jungle expansion book is actually a softback book, although the binding appears to be a step above most softback book bindings.
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