Dice Tower’s Seal of Approval
English review by Tabletopping – Reading time: 5 min.
Mezen is a delightful puzzle of a game, sure to appeal to families and those who appreciate well-themed, strategic, yet accessible gameplay. If you love puzzly games and enjoy quality time with loved ones, Mezen is a worthy addition to your collection.
English review by @buryboardgames – Reading time: 2 min.
Art-wise, it looks quite a stark contrast with the red/white/black atmosphere, like something out of a White Stripes album!
It’s surprisingly thinky, and satisfying when you get it right.
English review by @goodowlgames – Reading time 1 min.
It’s been a while since I opened a board game box and just went WOW!
English review by @tabletop_4world – Reading time: 4 min.
It feels like a nice puzzle to solve and it can get kind of addictive in the best possible way!
We absolutely loved the looks of it and we think that the story behind the art style is very interesting.
English review by @ourboardgamestory – Reading time: 2 min.
We love games with a colorful, striking appearance. And Mezen from @hobbyworldint definitely doesn’t dissapoint in this regard.
German review by Boardgamemonkeys – Reading time: 6 min.
Insgesamt ein schönes Familienspiel für kurzweilige Runden, dass sich wunderbar unter dem Weihnachtsbaum macht.
English review by What Board Game – Reading time: 6 min.
That said, there is a real charm and beauty to this game, and it is very relaxing to play.
Spanish review by @instaboardgamer – Reading time: 2 min.
Requiere un par de partidas agarrarle del todo la mano, pero una vez que se la agarras se torna muy estratégico y competitivo. Me gusto! Sobre todo la calidad de los componentes.
English review by @boardgamebahrain – Reading time: 3 min.
The gameplay is really fun and delightful, and it really makes you think about how to position your tiles.
Overall, it’s a fantastic game, especially if you enjoy abstract strategy games.
Highly recommended!
Dutch review by @rood_met_wittestippen – Reading time: 1 min.
Mezen is een puzzelspel waar je altijd een stap verder moet denken. Ik moest even wennen aan de volledige layout in rood en wit maar het heeft wel iets.
De handleiding is goed opgesteld en alle kaarten zijn duidelijk uitgelegd.
Als je graag puzzelspellen speelt met strategie is dit zeker iets voor jou.
English review by @boardgames.joel – Reading time: 3 min.
We really enjoyed Mezen’s simplicity and it’s unique mechanisms make it a game we would easily table.
English review by @boardgamespixels – Reading time: 1 min.
I think Mezen has a nice approach to the abstract field in board games. Having a goal each round keeps players engaged and the Tetris puzzle it’s quite fun to manage.
Dutch review by @hetspelletjeskoppel – Reading time: 2 min.
Mezen heeft thematisch artwork dat ons niet direct aantrok, maar de gameplay heeft ons wel positief verrast. De herspeelbaarheid is erg hoog omdat de tegels steeds anders liggen en er steeds andere doelkaarten in een andere volgorde worden gebruikt. Wij vinden het een erg leuk en uitdagend puzzelspel!
Dutch review by @themeeplegamer – Reading time: 1 min.
Mezen is een leuk puzzelspel door het gebruik van de amuletten kan je zelf invloed uitoefenen op wat de actieve speler kiest. Het spel bevat een hoge herspeelbaarheid door de vele doelkaarten die in het spel zitten. Regels zijn duidelijk en worden goed uitgelegd. Een leuk puzzelspel voor als je opzoek bent naar iets nieuws.
Spanish review by @dosmeeplesyuncunado – Reading time: 3 min.
Mezen es uno de esos juegos que estábamos viendo mucho por redes y nos llamaba poderosamente la atención. Realmente vistoso, con un arte que nos encanta y que además ha encajado muy bien en nuestro grupo y es que tiene todo lo necesario para ver mucha mesa: se explica y se prepara en un momento, las partidas son rápidas y da lugar a querer jugar más de una. Y aún siendo un juego sencillo es perfectamente apto para jugadores habituales.
Muy recomendable si buscáis un juego abstracto de loseteo de partidas rápidas y sencillas pero con su puntito de estrategia.
English review by @tabletop_worldwide – Reading time: 2 min.
What makes Mezen different is that the objective for placement changes every round so it’s a constantly moving puzzle.
Enough cannot be said about the game art which is inspired by the real Mezen art style of the Russian North. It’s absolutely beautiful in the table.
If you like abstract puzzlers, you should definitely check it out!
English review by @BoardGameGumbo – Reading time: 5 min.
Recently, I have been playing a lot of Mezen, a game from Arcane Wonders and Hobby World that has a unique historical setting. More importantly for today’s discussion, it has an interesting write up in the rulebook about the setting that counterbalances some issues I have with the game. (Spoiler alert: I have loved my plays of Mezen, because I do not have any game in my collection like it, if you just want the tl;dr on the game itself).
English review by @happymeeples – Reading time: 2 min.
I absolutely love how puzzly this game is. The organizing and flipping tiles gives me familiar feelings of playing Shifting Stones but with an advanced kick! The round goals remind me of Wingspan in the sense that there is a little AP the farther you are in the game. Trying to rack up as many points as you can because you can visually see what your opponent has. The artwork is unique and bold which always is a win for me! Overall, we really liked it and are happy to have this in the light game rotation!
English review by @meeplegamers – Reading time: 5 min
This is an interesting game. The puzzle of which creature to pick and how to manipulate the board is really fun for me. I like the brain teaser of when to use amulets to make larger sections and when to use them to keep some creatures where they are. Having two goal cards to give you what you need this round and what you want to try and set up for next one adds a thinky level to the game.
Englsih review by @boardgamecolors – Reading time: 6 min.
The game is nice and it plays smoothly, the variability of the goal cards and the fact that the objectives are kept face down will give a lot of unpredictability and this helps the gameplay experience.
Even if we like games with more interaction between players and with a lot of take that, we enjoyed this one and we can recommend it to the more peaceful players.
English review by @tae_eat_tea – Reading time: 2 min.
We played this a few times in a very short period of time and enjoyed each play immensely. I made the mistake of winning the first two games thereby potentially getting this game on the cull pile, so I had to make a conscious effort to lose the 3rd game by a few points so that my wife doesn’t clue in. I want to keep this game around, I really do.
English review by @weekend_board_gamer – Reading time: 2 min.
Mezen, overall was a huge surprise hit for me. The puzzle is engaging throughout the whole game and having to plan for multiple rounds at a time felt incredibly satisfying to pull off when it worked. The art is beautiful yet the game itself manages to overshadow this.
