Flick of Faith

Game 4 of the “Bailey Family Sorta Summer Board Game Bonanza” is “Flick of Faith” played by myself, Jack(7) and Toby(4).

Flick of Faith is an area control dexterity game where you play the part of a God trying to control the land by flicking wooden disks over a play mat.

When you start the phase you all choose a God (that each have special powers) and a match set of discs (I say matching more on that later).

The first phase sees you draw a law which adds extra rules or restrictions to the round. These help keep the game fun and interesting and force you to not always use the same tactic.

Then the flicking phase is where you take turns flicking your discs trying to get onto islands, or in circles to build temples to gain more influence.

You then receive points for every disc in a zone and then 2 points for controlling an island with the most discs.

This then repeats over 3 rounds with the most points, in the end, being the winner.

The kids really enjoyed this and we have already played it several times over. It’s a really fun concept and is a good middle ground between a dexterity game but with more “board gamey” mechanics if that makes sense.

There were quite a few exciting moments when a disc got knocked out of play which really made this into a great experience.

Component Quality however is a massive mixed bag. Ignoring the massive unusual-shaped box it comes in the Neoprene mat the game is played on it is beautifully printed and is one of the sharpest neoprene mats I have ever used in terms of print quality. It is therefore super annoying that I really struggled to get the once rolled-up mat flat. I ironed it and left it under heavy things to no avail hence the kink in it that affected gameplay on a number of occasions. This does not seem to be an isolated incident either with others online reporting this.

Secondly, while it is lovely to have wooden components that are spray painted really badly often not totally covered in paint. The purple pieces are not purple but pink and are multiple shades as well not even matching each other.

The stickers on the wooden pieces also would have been better if they were screen printed on.

Flick of Faith is a great game but if you are at all bothered by component quality issues it might be one to try before you buy.