Godzilla: Kaiju World Wars (2011)

About this game

GODZILLA: KAIJU WORLD WARS will recreate all the action with the kaiju of the famous Toho (licensed) movies. Kaiju will battle kaiju . . .and humans . . . to destroy cities and each other. This will be the first in a series of games that will all be playable by themselves but will add new and different kaiju to the series, as well as enabling players to "build" bigger cities. The games will include figures of the kaiju as well as building pieces to give players a great 3-D visual effect, as well as enabling them to destroy all those buildings. The game uses a unique Battle Card system to resolve combat. The first game will include Godzilla, Gigan, Rodan and King Ghidorah. GODZILLA: KAIJU WORLD WARS will be fast, furious fun fighting game for ages 14 and up . . . with a playing time of one hour or less.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 2.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.