One of the best board game purchases I've ever made is when I bought Mombasa. My wife and I were vacationing down in St. George, Utah with our 1-year-old. We stopped at one of the local game stores and saw Mombasa on sale for 35% off. We'd never heard of it before, but we looked it up and read some of the promising reviews. Jump forward a few months when we actually played it and we realized it is one of the best board games we've ever played.
PROS
- Resource management, worker placement, stocks... it's all mixed surprisingly well!
- While it looks complicated, it's really not. Think of it as a mix of Prodigals Club and Trickerion and you got this little baby. If you've played those, this shouldn't be too difficult.
- It's REALLY fun!
CONS
- Time consuming
- May be complicated for some players. The rule book took about an hour for us to get through, but it is really well-done.
- I wish more people could play
Overall, one of my absolute favorite games. It's really fun and looks way more complicated than it is. Highly Recommended!!!
