Sheriff of Nottingham Comparison - with Tom Vasel

Tom Vasel compares the 2 editions of Sheriff of Nottingham!

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[fingolfinfinwe]

Wow, crazy how much better the original is here, imo. The card art especially.

[huruey]

When I saw the title I was all "oh yes!" And then I saw the art and I was all "aw no..."

[corvus]

what were they thinking with that awful cluttered mess of graphic design and artwork???? Tom was insanely generous here...

[BogartFace]

I generally tendo to "upgrade" the games in my collection to the latest edition but unless an expansion comes out with awesome new content, I am going to stick with the Arcane Wonders' version of the game. I like the artwork and cards layout much more.

[GabrielConlledo]

Well... that is a bummer, usually the second version learns from the previous one and the end results has to be better. 7 wonders got it right; this one, look for the OG one, looks like the second version, and the second one looks like a prototype. Sad :(

[CosmicTavern]

They should have paid the original artist.

[Strandvideo]

The original looks better than the new one, imo, however it's a shame that the original wasn't 6 players from the beginning!

[tmon]

Except for the larger bag the Original is better.

[BoardGamingRamblings]

Thanks for the comparison! I love the original game a lot, but I do not see the reason for this new version! Glad to keep my first edition!

[Baldricksturnip]

I really don't like the new art. Old one had charm and personality. This one is more generic and bland. If anything it makes me want to play Deponia. The character design is almost the same in those two.

[mscottielowery]

Wow this is one of the worst reprints of a game I’ve ever seen. I liked nothing about this 2nd edition.

[PsychicLord]

Thank you for this, I shall keep the original.

[SteWorthington]

I actually played the original today, and would miss the different draw options. They add a level of interest that I feel would be missing without it. For instance, one player took a contraband from the pile when I was the sheriff and I had to work out if he'd played it, or bluffed and kept it in his hand. I really like playing that way.

horrendous new graphics. Sorry CMON, but you totally dropped the ball on that artwork. I've never seen the theme of a game so brutally sucked out of the components before.

[BrutalBarracuda]

WOW, just WOW. The original edition is clearly so so soooo much better!

[gamesnstuff]

I know a lot of people are ragging on the second edition and I agree I like the original better, but it isn't THAT bad and I'm just happy the game is still in print for people to enjoy.

[VillainCollector]

Thanks for the comparison. Definitely sticking with the original. Its not even close

[Vampa]

the artwork is such a downgrade in my opinion

[BrkenMnkey]

I'm surprised CMON could make a 2nd edition crappier... c'mon!

[toddross]

you don't play with the discard/draw piles? that adds so much additional strategy to the game. Sure, I bet it makes the game a little faster, but maybe like a couple minutes over the whole game.

[seawurm]

Thanks for letting us know if we needed to upgrade to the 2nd edition.