Second Thoughts - Tales from the Loop Starter Set

The new Tales from the Loop Starter set looks gorgeous.

I previously reviewed the PDF of the new Tales from the Loop Starter Set and gave it a big thumbs up. So what's my opinion now that the physical item has arrived?

The box is the same height as the core book so you won't fit it in.

The box has a lovely cover and is roughly the thickness of two of the core books. It's sturdy and has plenty of space for additional material inside. Unfortunately, the box is just slightly too small to fit the core rules in. It will look great alongside them though. It does fit the GM screen inside it.

Plenty of space in the box.

Inside, we have the starter rules, the starter adventure, a map of the US and Swedish Loops, ten dice and the character sheets. There's also a catalogue and some silica gel.

The books definitely stand out!

The starter rules and adventure are both pretty distinctive; they're printed on a heavy gloss paper, staple bound and both have a thicker cardstock for the cover. The map is the same size as the original but feels like better print quality.

Five characters to start your game.

The character cards are full size, heavy-duty glossy paper with a character sheet on one side and an illustration and quote about the character on the other. There are five characters.

The original Kickstarter dice (left) vs. the starter set dice (right).

The dice are of reasonable quality. They are definitely not the same quality as the original Q Workshop dice from the Kickstarter of the core rules. They are more of a dull orange than the originals and the detail is less sharp.

All in all, the set leaves me feeling happy that I have it, and it's of good quality.

15 May 2020