As a longtime fan of Lego Ninjago, and since my friend group loves to play board games often, I was ecstatic when I found out a board game was coming out. Especially one where minifigs were the game pieces!
The game is four players, and plays like a tower defense, where you and your party of ninja work together to beat up bad guys from across the ninjago series and protect the Destiny’s Bounty from destruction. You play through adventures of increasing difficulty that pull inspiration from the different seasons of the show, with unique additions and rules added to each adventure to keep it interesting. The difficulty can be overwhelming, but me and my fellow ninja friends haven’t lost an adventure yet!
The player pieces being minifigures was a stellar idea! As you progress through an adventure, you unlock abilities for your ninja, in which you put together a weapon or accessory and place it on your minifig to indicate you’ve unlocked said ability! It’s super cute and unique! The player pieces being minifigs also means you can swap them out for any lego figs you have, especially of the same ninja!
Overall a stellar game. I’d love to see expansions for this game maybe with a larger board, more adventures, and additional playable Ninja.
