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Red Rising is a hand-management and combo-building game for 1-6 players, based on the science fiction dystopian novels by Pierce Brown. Players start with a hand of 5 cards and on their turn deploy one card to a location on the board, activating its unique benefit and strategically building powerful card combinations to gain influence and score victory points.

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The Verdict

based on 51 reviews

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Excellent hand management and combo building.
High replayability with unique cards.
Plays well at all player counts, including solo.
Easy to learn, hard to master strategic depth.
High-quality components and artwork.
Prone to analysis paralysis for some players.
End-game scoring can be lengthy.
Theme may feel superficial for non-fans.
Can feel bloated or overly complex for its genre.
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Love 2 Hate, Hard 2 MasterVideo

This Hard 2 Master video by Love 2 Hate reviews the Red Rising physical board game, offering strategy tips and hosting a giveaway. The review explores the game's mechanics and depth, noting its accessibility while presenting a high skill ceiling.

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Zatu GamesArticle

I love Red Rising. It is a solid game that I will keep in my collection and enjoy for many years to come.

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GideonsGaming, GideonVideo

Gideon's Gaming provides a very positive review of Red Rising, highlighting its well-designed mechanics, high replayability, and excellent components. The reviewer praises the game's strategy and combo-building, making it a strong recommendation despite minor issues.

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That's What Jenni Said, JenniArticle

Red Rising is a quick, mid-weight hand-management game that shines especially bright for fans of the source books, despite minor component and graphic design flaws in the Collector's Edition.

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Punchboard Party, Punchboard PartyVideo

This video presents a rapid, unedited initial take on the Red Rising board game, sharing immediate thoughts and opinions on its gameplay and design without extensive analysis.

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Gideon's Gaming, Gaming GideonArticle

Red Rising is an affordable, highly replayable hand-management game featuring completely unique cards and tense strategic gambles. The author praises its component quality and adaptive gameplay, noting only a minor flaw regarding hand-size reduction mechanics.

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Man vs Meeple, BusyDadsBoardGamingVideo

Red Rising receives high praise for its quick setup, easy learning, varied scoring, and light player interaction. The game also features phenomenal art and quality components. Minor concerns are potential analysis paralysis and the theme's appeal to non-fans.

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Never Bored Gaming, Tom and WesVideo

The reviewers expressed strong enjoyment for Red Rising, finding it to be a more engaging and slightly more complex evolution of games like Fantasy Realms, while still maintaining ease of setup and quick playtime.

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Legendary Tactics, Legendary TacticsVideo

This video from Legendary Tactics provides both a gameplay demonstration and a critical evaluation of the physical board game Red Rising. It helps viewers understand the game's mechanics and offers an opinion on its overall quality.

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Tim Chuon, Tim ChuonVideo

Tim Chuon delivers a cinematic review of the Red Rising board game, highly recommending it for its strong hand management, replayability, and engaging player interaction. The game is praised as very fun and easy to get to the table.

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Board Game Hot TakesVideo

This video provides a review of the physical board game Red Rising. It discusses various aspects of the game, including mechanics and player experience, offering an overall assessment.

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Rahdo Runs Through, RahdoVideo

Rahdo praises Red Rising as a fantastic, fast-paced, and tactical card-combo game with constant tension, comparing it favorably to other popular titles. He highlights its fluid gameplay and agonizing, yet satisfying, decisions.

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