Last Defense!

Today's review is of the 2020 release, Last Defense! For 2-6 players, it takes 20 minutes.

Overview

Invasion! You and your neighbors have to fend off attacks from aliens, robots, and others menacing the town. You do so by rescuing scientists trapped under obstacles. But you have only 20 minutes . . . can you do so in time?

back of box, showing the components; image from here

On your turn in Last Defense!, you roll two dice to determine the number of tools you draw and spaces you can move. Draw that number of tools, move up to that many spaces, and (if you stop on an obstacle) flip over the obstacle to reveal which tools it will take to overcome it. If you have the tools to do so, discard them and the obstacle to save the scientist (put the token on your character card). Play passes clockwise, and everyone does what they can to collect scientists. When you end your turn in the town square, deposit the scientist there. 

An app-assisted game, Last Defense!'s app will tell you when a new monster enters the city (and where to place it). Like obstacles, each monster has a series of scientists you need to have in the town square to defeat it. When you have the combination of scientists required, discard them to defeat a monster. If you can do this for all monsters before time runs out, you win!

Review

A tower defense game, this is okay. It is simplistic and clearly geared towards children. My kids enjoy it, which counts for a lot. For adults, there are better games out there. But it is a good introduction to this type of game.

Rating: B-