“Dreams of Tomorrow” is probably one of the more beautiful games I’ve ever played. It’s the kind of game that grabs your attention from across the room and draws you over to inquire more about it. It’s a tableau building game where players will be catching dreams by paying experience, then weaving said dreams by paying creativity and hope. Said dreams have abilities on them that can be used to give players an edge, but once a dream is weaved over, the ability is lost. Only weaved dreams count as points in the endgame, so you’ll have to weigh your options carefully.
As the news section of this site has indicated, 2020 has been a tough year…for all of us. As such I’ve been opting to forgo the usual review format of 1,000+ words and instead include a video that outlines the rules and shows how the game is played. You’ll find such a video below. Having had time to reflect on that first playthrough, I will come out and say that “Dreams of Tomorrow” was a fairly positive experience for Aidalee and me. I liked the fact that the game includes a solo mode with robots of varying difficulties. These robots didn’t act like a typical player so that game felt a bit different than what I had come to know over the last few days of regular play.
I consider this game to be light to moderate in terms of strategy. It feels like Tides of Time (what with the symbols/set collection aspect) but a with more complex mechanics. Kids will be able to play this without too much of a problem. As a seasoned gamer I personally wished there was a bit more oomph to it, but it does what it sets out to do and well within accordance to the targeted age limits. For that, and for many other reasons as mentioned in the last five-ten minutes of the video, it gets a recommend / thumbs up. I would love to see a digital version of this, but I say that about almost every tabletop game that crosses my path. It would be great as a quick filler in between longer play sessions.
Disclosure: I received a press copy, but any and all opinions are my own.
Final Verdict: 7/10 (Good)
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