Wroth Components Overview and Impressions
There is no doubt that Chip Theory Games makes phenomenal board games – you can see why by checking out our The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era content. When Andrew from Chip Theory reached out with the opportunity to review Wroth a few months ago, we had to say yes. Spoilers, the game is fantastic, but we will get to that later. What we are discussing here today is how good the production is.
Spoilers again – it is fantastic. What I’ve learned about Chip Theory Games is that when you purchase the base game from them – they do have addons from time to time – they want that experience to feel premium. And like with Betrayal of the Second Era, when you first unpackage Wroth, you feel like you are getting a premium product.
It’s worth noting here that you can get metal token upgrades for this game. While that was an attractive option at our local game store, we opted to keep our plastic components. See why below!
The quality across the board is top notch. There are a lot of plastic “troops” in the box for each player, and these are uniquely detailed based on the player colour. While the quality of the little pieces is not the best I’ve ever seen, I do know that sculpting pieces that small isn’t a simple feat. That said, each player’s pieces are unique from everyone else, playing into the theme of the character they are assigned to. While metal tokens were an option, the price didn’t make sense when these were already better than average.
This is my second Chip Theory Game, and honestly I’m so impressed that they are using neoprene mats for all their game boards. I actually half expected the player boards in this game to be a vinyl finish mat – Chip Theory makes all of their games water resistant – and so I was surprised to see that not only was the central board neoprene, and not only was the scoring track neoprene, but the player mats were as well. And these are high quality, stitched edge mats – no pressed edges crap here (what you find on most TCG mats).
The biggest concern I have with this production might not actually be a problem – I haven’t played long enough to know whether the screen printed dice are going to wear or not. I have way too many games where the screen printing on dice wear off, but after a good dozen or so plays of Wroth, I’m not seeing as much as a scratch on these dice. Initial impressions are really good, but realize I’m rolling onto a matted board game table, and even then often times into a padded dice tray. I want to be a bit rougher with the dice to see how they hold up, but I am afraid it might start to wear away. Time will tell on this front, so take this away: these are printed dice, not etched.
Oh, in case you were wondering the answer is yes: the expansions do fit into the main box. It’s just a shame you probably are going to chuck those gorgeous boxes. Or youc an hang them up as art? Hang them up as art. That’s a pro tip!
Overall, I’m (once again) quite impressed with what Chip Theory Games has done here, and after we get our full review of Wroth posted, I cannot wait to see what we can tackle next. We have a few favourite designers from the past few years, and Chip Theory Games is right up there with the best of them!
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