Rebirth Components Overview and Impressions
At Canada Plays 2025, hosted by asmodee Canada, I had the chance to see Rebirth in action. To be honest, it wasn’t a game that looked interesting to me, but something about the look of the game at the game’s end was really intriguing. It had great table presence, and I wondered if I was missing out. I can say I’m pretty impressed after a few games, but one thing I can say definitely: this production is phenomenal!
There aren’t a lot of components in Rebirth, which not only allows Mighty Boards to up the quality of said components, but also makes the game really easy to set up and play. There are a good number of cardboard components that need to be punched out, and all of these components are of great quality. For the most part, they punched out well, although I had a few pieces tear. Since 98% of the pieces came out super easily, I’m chalking this up as a user error problem.
The game also comes with a ton of Re-Wood components – castles and cathedrals – which I think is fantastic. Not only do they feel good, but they are sustainable products as well. Here is more from Mighty Boards Kickstarter campaign for this project,
“All 3D components are made out of RE-Wood®. RE-Wood® is an ecological material made from waste-products from wood production. It allows us to create mouldable 3D components without the use of plastics.”
I love when companies try to create environmentally conscious board games, although it does annoy me that this retail version of the game doesn’t include any tuck boxes or baggies for the game’s components. I was actually shocked when I found this out…what do they expect you to do with everything, just toss it in the box?
Fortunately, zip lock baggies – or in my case extra board game baggies from other games I owned – was the perfect solution for this problem, but frankly I feel this problem shouldn’t exist.
The board is also amazing. The two sides feature maps of Ireland and Scotland with slightly different iconography as they each play a little differently. The artwork is also great, so kudos to the team for not only making a functional board, but one that pops on the table as well.
Overall, this is a solid production with one somewhat major flaw. Fortunately that flaw doesn’t impact the gameplay, which so far has been stellar!
Article By Adam Roffel
