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Vary your tone of your sentences. I'd rather listen to Siri read me the rules then listen to one person strain themselves so much to get through a script!
@@avatterott1 thanks for the feedback, been working on that for a while and feel like I’ve gotten a lot better in more recent videos. And I wasn’t straining to get through the script, I was reading at that pace intentionally to keep it at a certain time. Half the people seem to like the pace and the other half feel like it’s too fast, and I’m taking note of the feedback and trying to find a good middle ground, but we can’t grow without trying things to see how it works. Hope you were able to at least get a feel for the rules from the video!
Funny, just yesterday I remembered the song Da Da Da by Trio, which I probably haven't heard since 1997... and now here we go. Anyway - thanks for the tutorial!
A lot of people are saying you are too fast, but I liked the pace. I didn't want to watch a 20 minute intro video. Then again I've played wingspan and am just trying to get a feel for how wyrmspan compares.
It's a nice little game. Just to emphasize for newbies that ensure everyone knows when to put their number on their towel and when to discard it, because this lapse voided our first time playing as we discovered half way through someone hadn't been trashing their number when they won a wave!
Just got the game thanks for making me feel justified in my confusion! we had identical questions and I too felt uncomfortable making assumptions. I love deck building games and I have no idea how someone new to them would manage to play this.
I have a lot riding on this game. I'm going to buy it, but if I don't like it I am going to swear off anymore puffy preview videos and dismiss them as hype and clickbait. This game needs to be awesome. I feel like some gaming youtubers have become part of the hype machine. I hope this game restores my faith in reviewers.
I really hope you like it, but I can only speak for myself, not any other reviewers. This video was shot before this game was signed by a publisher - it was just a cool prototype by a guy that has an amazing story, and it's a game that I really fell in love with when I played it at the GAMA Expo 2 years ago. I specifically asked the designer if I could review the prototype because of how much I enjoyed it - all before it was signed by The OP. I really, truly hope you enjoy it, because I really love the game and I'm really excited that other people are going to get the chance to play it soon. And now that it's getting close to being published we do have a production copy and will be doing more content (full disclosure, some of that will be sponsored and some not), so you should be able to get a much better feel for the game and if it's going to be a good fit for your type of games. It's not going to be for everyone, and that's okay - I hated spirit island and I really love some games that others have written off. And I'd love to hear back once you get to play it and hear what you thought of it.
@@PlaytheGameHQ Thanks for your reply. I'll slightly alter what I said. I'll be more cautious about falling for hype in the future. But I believe you're not trying to be a hype machine. If you truly love the game - that's what I want to know. I think I've noticed in the past twelve months some people don't really "love" a game, but they sure are promoting it like they do. The big question I have for anyone who covers a game in the early stages is, "Do you predict this game will be in your top 10 at the end of the year?" If someone can honestly answer that then that is really helpful to me. Some reviewers have said to me, "Too hard to tell at this point" which is telling. But if you declare it will be then that's all I want to know. Sorry, I didn't mean to paint you as misleading. I think you are being sincere. And I hope I love this game as well. Finding a new game that gets me excited is not that common for me unfortunately. I could probably list more games that disappointed me.
wanted to know, do you still score the middle hole if your opponent has buttons on the board and you didnt have any buttons in play hit an opponents disc?
Nope, if you don’t make contact with at least one of your opponent’s buttons then nothing no you do on your turn scores and any of your buttons that were involved in the shot come off the board
honestly, I don't think about them in the same category because of the dice mechanics used in Creature Comforts. Both scratch the card combo itch though (and the cute creatures). I (Alison) would probably choose Everdell over Creature Comforts because I prefer the strategy without the luck of the dice. But I also wouldn't turn down a chance to play CC again.
Thanks for the the clear and concise rules. For those complaining about brevity, you may want a disclaimer that this isnt a comprehensive tutorial but for the those who want to learn the game in 10 mins or less. I liked your syle and pace. I subscribed and look forward to seeing more from you!
I get this video is trying to do a quick run-through. But it just ends up being too fast to understand and doesn't even explain what the 2x and 5x tokens are and when the card mat comes into play.
When my friend and I played this, we were a lot more obvious with our descriptions. Watching you guys helps me see the middle ground! We had a blast, and it looks like you all did too!
I got the Super Deluxe version of this game and I'm NOT disappointed! Also, to your comment on your kids destroying you, my 10 y/o son and I broke in the game and I thought I would be sneaky and build up my market empire and gain so many resources to win the final 2 rounds.... needless to say he beat me by 3 points! He sat there with a HUGE grin on his face. We have been loving what IV Studios have been putting out with their games. I don't think there is ONE strategy that works with this game. its really fun!
I personally really disagree with both your gripes, the yellow lines are pretty easy to see, and I personally really like the elaborate manual. Yes it's a bit overkill, but way better than leaving out examples and leading to uncertainty. When you talked about the price and compared it to Railroad Ink I got surprised by how different it is where I am from. Railroad ink costs 18~20€ (compared to the mentioned 30$) where as next station is between 22-24€ (compared to 14-19$)
That's fair, I'm glad the yellow lines are easy for you to see, but everyone I've played with has had trouble with them, from kids to adults, so maybe they did another printing and made them more visible? And the price was checked on amazon when the video was made but very well could have changed since them. At least where we are in the US, amazon prices are always fluctuating.
Great review! That the production value is amazing is obvious, whether playing it measured up or not was my exact concern. I backed the super deluxe :D
I've spent some time with Jeremy but prior to the weekend we shot this had played very few games with him, but I've gathered that he's more quiet and reserved when he's PLAYING games than he is when he's talking about games. We also shot till 1:30 am the day prior and this was the end of the day for this day too - gotta squeeze as much time as you can when people are in town.
I love the simplicity of the rules but the complexity of the decisions in the game. I will say for anyone getting the deluxe/super deluxe edition of the game. They used a very light plastic for the components and the player boards. I was a bit disappointed with the quality it felt a bit cheap for how much the game costs. The player shields are obnoxious to setup and feel very low budget I wish they had a better solution. I highly suggest putting a few drops of glue on the objective card shield, it constantly gets moved around as people scout cards. Why this wasn't done in production is beyond me. Overall, I would say Fractured Sky is a fantastic game where the only downside felt like you were getting flimsy/cheap components for the price point. Metal Starfalls look fantastic if you decide to upgrade to them. Keep those things in mind when backing the game, so you know what you are getting and it isn't a surprise when you open it up and play with it.
Thanks! Revealing a card is only in the 1 or 2 player when you're playing with the AI. When you have all human players the cards stay concealed until the end of the round.
Hello, fellow board gamers. I need some help clearing things up, as it's a bit unclear with my gaming group. It should be pretty obvious, and I do think it's pretty obvious, but the objective tiles/cards count whoever has the most of whatever's needed, right? 'Cause the tiles/cards only says, for example, "Eggs on your player mat" or "Cave cards on your player mat." It doesn't specifically say "MOST eggs on their player mat" or something like that. Again, it might be obvious, but some players in my group disagree because it doesn't specifically say that on the cards/tiles themselves, so they argued, for the "Eggs on the player mat" one, for example, that you just need AT LEAST one egg somewhere on your player mat. Can anyone help?
There's an error in the rules at 3:50. When you take the Sea Snail you don't skip your turn entirely. Page 4 of the Aqua Rulebook under Grow Coral: " Play immediately passes to the player on your left, and you will take your full turn once all other players have completed their turn."
You guys have such an amazing set and production quality! Wonderful shots of the game; real pleasure to watch. Great arguments too! Exactly what I needed when deciding whether to late pledge.
I really like your thoughtful approach to reviewing the game! I love Mythwind and have backed the everything new tier... have spent many hours immersed in the game. I think it's a bit more like storytelling than gaming in some ways.
Thank you for posting this. I needed to hear an assessment like this. I slept on it last night and canceled my pledge this morning. A decision I feel very good about. Thanks!
