Phoenix New Horizon Review

A review of a post-apocalyptic board game filmed in the ruins of East Berlin

Buildings shown in the video, some of which might be lost soon:

1. TV-tower at Alexanderplatz. Named after Russian Emperor Alexander I, who is often seen as a role model for Putin — https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2014/1... — It is one of the centers of polycentric Berlin.

2. Hohenschönhausen Prison near my home was the main Stasi detention center for political prisoners back in the day. Its Stasi watchtowers are now a well-known element of the museum — https://www.stiftung-hsh.de/en/

3. Sporthotel Hohenschönhausen is one of the beautiful GDR ruins you can read about on the Abandoned Berlin website — https://www.abandonedberlin.com/stori...

4. Another iconic abandoned building in the video is the refugee home built for refugees from Vietnam and Cuba, but which was never properly used. Now it is a popular spot for street artists and graffiti writers — https://www.abandonedberlin.com/stori...

5. A third building became abandoned recently and might be demolished soon. It is called a “pearl” of GDR modernism—an amazing high-tech structure of the SEZ water sports center. I am supporting an activist group that is trying to preserve it and make it a public swimming pool once again —   / sez_fuer_alle  

6. And the final location where I accomplished my mission is one of the Stasi towers in East Berlin—the one that is still accessible in the Weißensee neighborhood. You can read about these towers here — https://digitalcosmonaut.com/the-aban...

Enjoy the game and urban exploration!