Yula Korlitz is the first
commercially available expansion set / figure for the Tannhauser
boardgame, with many more planned in the coming months. I wasn’t
100% sure what to expect from this set, so when it arrived I was
(with a slight exception) pleasantly surprised by the quality
and quantity of the contents. Considering she costs just over
a fiver, you get a ton of stuff (OK, admittedly it’s all
needed) but as a whole it makes the price of prepaints from some
other companies look well over the top.... review
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Anyway, onto the figure. There’s really only one problem,
so let’s get that out of the way first. Despite the sturdiness
of the box, I think the manufacturers would do well to look at
how future sets are packaged - there’s so much stuff in
there that poor Yula is pushed about quite a bit, to the extent
that mine was severely bent (almost broken) at the ankles. I’ve
read dozens of comments from people who’ve had the same
problem, and even though it can be corrected quite simply with
the old hot water trick it’d be nice if new releases don’t
suffer the same issue.
That aside, the Yula figure itself
is really good. In fact, for a prepaint it’s excellent -
there’s some proper detailing, and I’d go so far as
to say it’s a better job than the ones in the main Tannhauser
box. Not sure if this is a case of the factory getting up to speed
with what they’re producing, but it’s a good omen
for future figgies!
Also in the box you get all the tokens you’ll need to use
Yula in the game, a nice sturdy character card, and a really neat
little rulebook that contains all the background of the character,
details and rules on the equipment she can use and so on. Best
of all, there’s a new scenario included - a great idea that
I hope they’ll continue with each set that comes out. There’s
nothing worse than buying new addons for a game then feeling slightly
at a loss as to what to do with them - it’s nice added value
and I tip my hat to the creators for the effort. I also really
like the ‘Challenges’ addition - it’s a variant
rule for characters that gives them personal objectives to overcome
during the course of a game - very useful if you manage to succeed
as you get 2 Victory Points for doing so!
Game wise, I haven’t had a chance
to use her that much, but the one game I did play showed that
she’s a cracker when it comes to close combat (as you’d
expect) - her stats and equipment are naturally weighted towards
this, and she has a couple of really nasty tricks up her sleeve
to ensure her victims remember her - or not, as they’re
mostly fatal!
All in all, what’s not to like? If you have Tannhauser,
play it and enjoy it, then this is only going to improve the experience
for you. I rate this product 9/10 - if they can sort out the packing
problems for future figures, then it’ll be full marks all
round!
