Stellarion was, according to Shadi himself, designed as Aerion's "little brother" so it makes sense it does not feel as unique as the others. Also hell yeah, Nautillion at the top! It being a wholly roll & move that isn't trash makes it hands down the most "revolutionary" of the bunch IMHO. I find it funny how Onirim is not even in my top 3 and it's still my most played one thanks to the superb app. Lastly: Huge, enormous and titanic props to you for this exhaustive overview of the whole series.
This was so fun and interesting to watch. I understand now why you suggested the digital version of Onirim does not capture the entire fun and magic of the game. It's a great introduction though! I love little puzzle games and I certainly can't complain about too much shuffling with the tile laying games. I love that they all have slightly different game play and mechanics but definitely all feel like they belong together in the same class. Do you have a suggested order to try these? Or does it matter?
Really appreciate that, Anne. Onirim’s always been the best one to start with. I would then move to Castellion and Cyberion (or Aerion if you prefer having dice involved). As you've said many times in your reviews, even though these are solo games, they immediately become awesome cooperative experiences when you play it as a team (in our case mostly 2 people).
Thanks for your thorough introduction to the Oniverse! Funnily enough, I was already curious about Nautillion and Castellion and I see that they are the top two on your list. On BGG, Cyberion is ranked higher than the others.
Have you played any of these at 2 players? I’m looking for something light but engaging for me and my girlfriend and the weight of these seem perfect but I know they are more revered as solo games than cooperative ones.
Everyone has their own ranking of the Oniverse games. For me Aerion is the worst. Actually, Aerion is the only one that I do not like at all. I prefer Stellarion over Aerion. My favorites are Naution, Sylvion and Cyberion. Onirim, Castellion and Urbion are just ok.
