GameVortex - Complete and total addiction. I wasn't expecting to like Bronze nearly as much as I did (I even got a co-worker hooked). Like a good game of Chess, Bronze offers a simple premise with a deep play mechanic that is good enough for short satisfying games, but strong enough to keep you playing for a good while.
Like other classic board games, such as Catan, A Small World, Reiner Knizia’s Samurai and even Chess, Bronze is easy to play over and over again, because despite its simple nature, no two games will ever be the same, and there are multiple different strategies to approach each game from.
Let’s be clear upfront: Bronze is a poor man’s Settlers of Catan. While not innovative or particularly unique, a poor-man’s Catan is not necessarily a terrible option. Bronze’s crippling flaw is that despite having roughly half the features and appeal as Catan, its price is nearly triple (Bronze is available at shrapnelgames.com for $29.95, while Catan can be bought on XBLA for $10). Guess that man is not so poor after all.
