Reply: Tokaido:: General:: Re: Original vs 5th Anniversary edition

by rilos

ackmondual wrote:

KirovThug wrote:

I'd go for whichever is cheaper. The original version is perfectly lovely, although I haven't actually seen the 5th Anniversary version.

5th anniv. edition is REALLY NICE. However, not sure if it's worth 4x as much. For most of us, even those who enjoy the game... probably not. OTOH, if you like something enough, you'll be willing to (over)spend on it (e.g. sleeves, pimping out boards and pieces, printing your own reference sheets, custom storage solutions like DIY or Broken Token), and there isn't anything necessarily wrong with that either

Can you elaborate on what you like about it? I'm on the fence myself. We already own the standard and deluxe editions (and expansions), including the new minis. I've heard they will be releasing the updated expansions to match the new 5th anniversary artwork. I'm wondering if it's worth the bother. I like the idea of the slightly different artwork, just for a variety, but I worry how the quality of cards and components compares to the deluxe edition. I noticed the deluxe edition cards are a bit different than the standard release.

For those who already own it, I don't know that the new art is nice enough to buy it again when the changes are so minor.