Europe Engulfed Review

Looks
This game looks great. The board is looks simple but colorful you can see every single country by its color. There are no weird ‘scratches’ on the board that mean 'forest' etc. The game board is impressive so every time a friend walks by it took its attention right away. When all the block are in the field you never get the feeling it’s overwhelming, everything is clear and the units are easy to separate.
When we go further than only looking, you feel it’s made of great materials. The blocks are great the stickers stick very well the paintings on the board or the counters are perfect. The quality of the counters are also great, it looks like they made of plastic (or they are made of hard paper) they are thick, easy to take of the board and also they are colorful and greatly designed.

Rules
There are many of them, they are sometimes overwhelming(for a Dutchmen) but when I got many help from BGG it’s clear and very exciting to play. I didn’t play with the optional rules and extra rules, because this is hard enough for me now. But I know when I getting familiar with these rules I definitely going to try those optional ones.

Gameplay
Now the most important part of the game(review). Europe Engulfed plays good, very good. With the long playtime (but with the option to save the game it’s not that hard) it is great to play for 3 hours each time. It’s realistic, it’s hard(for beginners) but it’s exciting to play!
The block are a very important aspect because they create a fog of war, you never know exactly which units are where. This is a factor in the game that keep this game alive, it’s different than most other games. Every game is different. I’ve played some games now, and I must say that every game felled en played different. To give some explanation, in one game the Germans had big-time difficulties to conquer Poland so they suffered many losses, the next game the Germans conquered Poland AND France in no-time! This keeps the game fun, you never know what to expect.
With the different strategies and tactics you can play a game which you like, aggressive or defensive it’s all yours.

Overall
The game is long but good, it’s not a fast paced game like others I’ve played but the character, the design, the rules etc. just let me want to play this game more and more. There is not 1 day that don’t let me think of it. This is also the reason I bought Asia Engulfed!

Sorry for the strange and maybe bad English, but that’s because I’m not a native English speaker.