BoardGame Verdict
76

Coming of Age is a board game where players embody a child progressing through adolescence, year by year. Players make crucial decisions to shape their personality, develop interests and skills, form memories, and work towards personal goals by visiting various locations. The game offers a thematic journey through life, exploring experiences like making friends and falling in love.

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The Verdict

based on 7 reviews

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Strong and immersive personal development theme, mirroring real-life challenges and triumphs
Strategic depth and medium-heavy Eurogame mechanics
Interesting dice management and 'pushing tracks' mechanisms for character development and location visits
Simultaneous actions, contributing to engaging gameplay
Good replayability, with decisions shaping unique life stories
The dice mechanism can be frustrating, particularly in the final round when trying to achieve specific objectives
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The Broken Meeple, The Broken MeepleVideo

The reviewer highly recommends 'Coming of Age,' praising it as an excellent and cool card game with significant hidden depth that rewards skilled players. They note its straightforward rules and suitability for various gaming environments.

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Rahdo Runs Through, RahdoVideo

The reviewer highly anticipated this game and found it to be a thematically rich experience, appreciating how deeply the child development and psychology aspects are woven into the gameplay.

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80
The Dice Tower, Tom Vasel and Chris YVideo

The reviewer found 'Coming of Age' to be a very solid and fun game, especially for those who appreciate its unique theme of life's journey and memories. While acknowledging some clunkiness, the innovative gameplay and thematic integration were highlighted as strong positives.

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Gaming Rules!, Gaming Rules!Video

The reviewer found the game's core theme and scoring mechanism, focused on life experiences and relationships, to be a nice touch, and dedicated a comprehensive video to it, suggesting a positive overall impression.

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Board Game Quest, Victoria StefanelliArticle

“Coming of Age is a unique, medium-heavy Eurogame that brilliantly incorporates several unique gameplay mechanics, offering a deep experience that rewards players who are willing to delve into it beyond a first play, despite a potentially confusing rulebook.”

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Board Gaming Ramblings, Johannes and CaVideo

The reviewer finds 'Coming of Age' to be a fantastic game that becomes more enjoyable with each play, highlighting its interesting decisions and snappy pace that creates a warm, engaging experience without being too light.

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BoardGameBollocks, Matt from Boardgame BollocksVideo

The reviewer found 'Coming of Age' to be an unforgivably abstract Eurogame that failed to deliver on its thematic promise of human progression. He stated that he would rather experience bodily functions than play this game again due to its problematic lack of human presence and overly abstract nature.

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