Smash Up · Expansion

What Were We Thinking?

Worth it

Our take
Assorted Meeples ranks it sixth, calls the factions flexible and popular with its game group, and BGG's fan geeklist puts it fourth of 14 expansions by average rating.
What you need first
Playable alone for 2 players (each player mixes 2 factions); 3-4 players need a second Smash Up set or the base game. Mixes with any other Smash Up set.
What it adds
Four unthemed factions (Explorers, Grannies, Rock Stars, Teddy Bears) and 8 bases with card advantage, minion swarming and deck-manipulation twists.
What it fixes
Adds flexible decks that pair well with factions from any set and are popular picks at the table.

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