I have to admit, I’m not the biggest fan of programming games. Not that I don’t enjoy an occasional silly chaotic game of Robo Rally or Colt Express but, most of the time I want more strategy in my games. When I first heard about Mechs vs Minions I didn’t pay it much mind beyond the beautiful production values (For the price point? It is amazing!). The game was getting some buzz but I thought this was mainly based on those production values and the fact that it was a major video game publisher taking a crack at the board game market. But as I delved deeper into the hype around this game I began to see a thread that interested me. Yes, it is a programming game, but it is a different kind – maybe a kind I would like to see hit the table more often.

To be clear, this is not a review. I am in the same boat as the rest of you – I did not receive a review copy. But I wanted to cover a few things about this game that make it stand apart from the rest of the programming crowd.