recently, it was announced one-time only deluxified version of Food Chain Magnate (FCM) would be held on Gamefound (campaign not launched yet) featuring a different art style than the infamous Spotter Spellen game known for its retro yet functional graphic design which some felt was so bad refused to play it despite it receiving critical acclaim

  • the deluxe by Lucky Duck Games on Gamefound will run concurrently with sales of the original on Splotter (prices are predicted to cost no less than the original)
  • there are plans to introduce deluxe version of the FCM expansion
  • there will not be an upgrade pack for owners of the original version of FCM
  • English only deluxe, because of distribution rights
  • this isnt the first time a Splotter game received an art refresh, Bus received an English only 20th anniversary in 2019. with another title, Ur: 1830 BC getting a re-release pending a popularity vote

meanwhile unrelatedly, a fan-made laser-cut 3D standee tiles was also released on Game Crafters earlier this month for those wanting to deluxify their copy while retaining the original’s unique aesthetic appeal

question for all you Fediversers - im curious which style of deluxe do you prefer if any? the Lucky Duck Games deluxe, or the fan-made laser-cut 3D standee tiles

  • @[email protected]English
    2•1 year ago

    The minis are bad. They make which tile is the entrance less obvious. They take more space to store. They hide tokens behind them.

    I like the look of the tiles but they are nice, not better.

    This is like a worse version of the shikoky refresh: they tried to change very little but some things they did change harm readability. I prefer the original.

  • @pathiefMEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    Unfortunately this deluxe version still feels extremely dated. It’s part of it’s charm, I guess. The artwork is nice but the board/minis doesn’t look nice :/

  • @thorbotEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    Whoa. The BGG user created one is absolute fire! The plastic Lucky Duck version would be a hard pass for me. I don’t really like this game but wow, those laser cut standee ones are amazing to look at.