Resonym Visitor in Blackwood Grove

This was a gift, from a friend who liked the way the box looked, mysterious etc. Our family likes to get together and play various games whether they are intellectual or goofy. We want to have fun with it. However, after we went at it for about four games, we dumped it. The rules allow the player who controls the game to make up interpretations related to those rules that can mean something to him or her, but make no sense to anyone else playing the game. Thus, the players are constantly making wild guesses that are meaningless because there are no meaningful and useful guidelines for playing. Its whatever the controller makes up and he or she does not have to tell the player what those particular guidelines are. However, if you like to be constantly frustrated instead of having some actual fun, this is the game for you.

its fun and I had two friends also buy this after playing

I backed this on Kickstarter for two copies. I think it’s a great game that encourages creative expression and out of the box thinking. My daughter first played it at age 6 and needed some coaching and support but loved it. Our family plays games pretty regularly and had no trouble with the rule book, though it dies require an adult go through things for a few minutes beforehand to make sure concepts and game goals can be explained clearly. I tried to rate this game on amazon after I’d first played it on Kickstarter but the system would not allow for that because there was no record of my purchase w Amazon. I was recently looking for a birthday present for a friend if my daughter ( 7yo), and was delighted it was still in stock at amazon. Bought it and am finally posting reactions now that amazon has me on record as having bought it.

I like deduction games. I really liked this one. One player think up a rule to sort the picture cards into 2 groups, other players try to roughly deduce the rule. The rule may be (almost) any. Sounds cool! You are not bound by any limitations. But IMO the strength is also a weakness. The gameplay may be exciting and push the limits of imagination if the rule is non-trivial. But if the rule is not good thought out (too easy, too hard, too debatable) the game fall flat. And I cannot blame people in this case. The freedom just paralyzes and usually you come up with smth like is blue/can be held in hand.

Played this game with friends quite a few times recently. Its super fun. Only one player needs to be particularly creative in making the visitors rule (a good thing, as we all know how people can be when pressured to be creative on the spot), but the other players still feel important and engaged in discovering what this rule is. Even losing isnt too bad, as every losing player has a sudden oh I get it now or i knew it! moment together at the end. Its a mind game at its core, and it remains fresh and fun every time. Likewise, there are mechanics that stop the alien from making their made up rule too hard, keeping the game very balanced. Would recommend to everyone regardless of age or experience with unique board games!

We played this one night from a friend and I loved it! I love it so much. However, there is a flaw or two in the instructions, and the game play can be difficult because of it. However I still love it! And it is all up to interpretation. So there is that. Now there are very few rules, BUT you can change the rules so there are a few cards that have a underlined word and that can easily be switched out to be what you want it to be. So to change things up. But the cards themselves a few things (one in particular) we have no clue what it is and took out of game play. So I feel like there could be some improvement on the game and the designs. But over all I LOVE it. I have gotten so many people to play with me know too. It is a little confusing at first but once you have it games really could only last 5 minutes. So it is a nice quick fun game to have. I am very happy with it. I bought it myself after playing. Some very goo d laughs. The other thing we like to do is if someone proves it right explain their rule, and if someone else gets it right but their rule matches and the first didnt we go with that winner. Because one of the flaws is they could easily get the clue without actually knowing it. So we jazzed that up. Very good game!!!

I loved this game!

Fun is very limited based on subjectivity of the person playing the Visitor.

Visitor is a great party game. It might take a little more explanation than something like Cards Against Humanity, but once the game is flowing, youll be playing multiple rounds. I broke this out at my apartment house warming, and I could not get it back in the box. As soon as one game ended, another set of people insisted on getting a round in. Its simple enough to pick up for kids, but complicated enough for adults to really enjoy.

This is a cute little game, but it feels a little unpolished. We have found several situations where interpretation of the cards matters enough to throw a wrench into things. Interpretation is part of the game, but if you think it’s a toy car, and someone else thinks it’s a full-size car, there will be pass rule problems. We have decided to keep a list of “house rule adjustments” that help with the game; communicating somehow “this is a toy car” for example. I don’t regret the purchase, just be prepared to polish the given rules and tweak them to your group’s needs.