I thought legacy games were just a fad until I played Charterstone

For years, I avoided legacy board games because I thought destroying components was a gimmick. My group finally tried Charterstone last month, and we played the full 12-game campaign. The way the village evolved with each session, and our permanent choices actually mattered, completely changed my mind. We spent about 60 hours total on it, and the final board looked totally unique. Now I'm looking at other legacy games but want to avoid just repeating the same experience. Has anyone moved from Charterstone to something like Pandemic Legacy and felt it was different enough?

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seth_green8525d ago

Okay, "permanent choices actually mattered" is the part that really got me. I had the opposite feeling with Charterstone (which is fine, games are personal). By the end, it felt like our early choices were mostly irrelevant because the game just throws so many new rules at you. The final board looked unique, sure, but it didn't feel like our story. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 is a totally different beast. The legacy stuff is the story, and every single choice carries huge weight. You'll feel the stakes way more. It's a much tighter, more focused experience.

dakota_rivera24d ago

Charterstone's chaos was the whole point though.