Codex unboxing

Earlier this year I backed the Kickstarter for Codex, the latest game by David Sirlin

Yesterday, it arrived!

I thought I would take some photos of the unboxing process, here's what I've uncovered so far.

A large, non-descript package

The well-protected Codex box plus 8 packs of custom card sleeves

 

 

Boxes of Codex sleeves

 

 

 Codex Deluxe Set

 

 

Artwork on the reverse of the box

 

 

 Contents

 

 Unopened packs of cards

 

 

 Pirate

 

 Angry Dancer

 

Bigby Hayes, a hero

 

Prynn Pasternaak, another hero

 

Grave Stormborne, a hero you may recognise from Puzzle Strike

Vandy Anadrose, hero

 Captain Zane, hero

 Master Midori, hero, also from Puzzle Strike

Troq Basher, hero

Sheets of tokens

 

Building tiles

 

 

Rulebook

Life Counter

Codex folders for holding the cards

Playmat

Power Grid, 24th January 2016

Germany map, 5 players.

Final scores

David: 17 built, 17 powered
Perran: 16 built, 15 powered
Ed: 12 built, 12 powered
Spike: 11 built, 11 powered (16 capacity but one station not fuelled)
Anne: 12 built, 8 powered (14 capacity but one station not fuelled)


David was the only player in garbage and the only player in nuclear, which allowed him to save up a very large bankroll during the extended power station stall we experienced in phase 2.
He was last to buy a power plant in the final turn and needed the deck to co-operate, but he played to the available outs and was rewarded with the 7 capacity coal plant which meant he had 17 total capacity and the ability to deny myself and Anne coal to power our plants. A well-deserved victory.