Daniel (@dungeondive) takes an early look at the Miru Hex Kit—the brand new physical board game adaptation of the award-winning solo RPG trilogy. This isn’t quite a full review since Daniel hasn’t played it yet, but he wanted to highlight its availability before copies sell out. The Hex Kit transforms Miru’s pen-and-paper experience (where you write narratives and draw on maps) into a tactile, component-rich game with stunning graphic design.
The production quality is genuinely impressive. Everything color-codes neatly into dedicated tuck boxes for each game in the trilogy, allowing you to play through all three Miru games—from the analog adventure of game one through the analog horror of game two to the analog defense mechanics of game three—as an epic campaign. The components are gorgeous wooden meeples, color-coded dice, and beautifully illustrated hex tiles representing different biomes. Best of all, the entire package fits back in one satisfying box. Daniel notes that adding physical components does make gameplay slightly more complex than the minimalist pen-and-paper approach, but the quality justifies the trade-off.
For solo RPG enthusiasts, does the addition of physical components enhance the experience or lose some of the minimalist charm?