Today I fought him with the Venom ally card from Sinister Motives. If I'm gonna get extra cards every single turn, I may as well give them something to return the favor.
Hahaha love the style of these shorts 😂 videography, editing, personality, I love how the short fades out after teasing only one. Definitely brought me to the full video, nice work!
In that case, I just want to be one of the data point to say that Brass L is far more superior than Brass B. Espeacially, our gaming tests is quite similar in the aspect of leaning toward cleaner, more cut throat interaction vibes. (Keyflower/ agricola fans here 🙋) Also other 2 that I think you guys would love to try are Ginkgopolis and Age of steam. These 2 are beasts! Will be your 10/10 defiently 🤣
I've read the manual twice, saw some videos how to play it, even made the setup but my brain hasn't made click yet. I wrapped everything back in the box and still have to try to play it 10 months later.
Yeah, it's an odd one. I also didn't really get it after reading the rules and watching a video. I kind of had to fumble through a game while referencing the rulebook before it made sense... and even then I was still checking the rulebook on my 3rd and 4th play. It's a lot to keep track of. I really wish they'd make an app or a version for Steam.
I think there's two games in Braiden's list that I LOVE for this ... but the overall vibe of Dylann's list feels nice. So I am struggling to choose, they both have positive attributes! My personal 5 would be: Sushi Go Party ($30 CAD); Cascadia ($45 CAD); Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition ($50 CAD); That's Pretty Clever ($25 CAD); and Tokaido ($40 CAD) ... for a total of $190 Canadian. (Btw, making that list was actually incredibly hard!!! Kudos to you both for yours.)
Initially I was a bit wary of the complexity but then I managed to play two factions twice and it is a great game. Does go on for quite a bit but I did come away enjoying it. The value of the 8 different factions is immense for the price. Its just one of the games that I think you need to play the same factions for a few times for then to move onto the next but I fully understand your points which are all valid
Yeah, it's a great game but with so many factions to play I didn't want to stick with the same one for too long. And the setup and teardown and counting the scores at the end are still barriers for me. I really wish they'd make an app!
Yes I agree especially counting the end score. I printed my own insert and dividers and that’s speeds up setup a little. I now use an app that does the scores for me otherwise scoring is a little challenging but I agree with everything you say
We have, we actually did a video a while ago comparing all 4 Azul games, here it is: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dxSkdJHAE7Q.html Even though Sintra is my least favourite of the 4, all the Azul games are good. Thanks for watching! - Carlo
Nonsense. First off, we talked about almost 30 different games in this video, and only a few of them are party games... and there's nothing wrong with party games. The most humiliating, off-putting thing for the hobby is people who think their opinion is the only right opinion. Everyone is entitled to like whichever games they like, it's all a matter of preference. Every game is "a real board game" and you're in no position to be a gatekeeper and put other people down for liking different games than you. Hopefully you're not as closed-minded about other aspects of life as you are about board games, because it will limit your perspective and the experiences you can have. I urge you to reconsider your feelings on this, and think about how your comments come across to other people. - Carlo
I have a gaming night coming up and we've decided to play Renature. I've haven't played it before so this just get's me even more excited about jumping in. This is a really well thought out, thorough, and easy to understand tutorial. Thanks so much!
Thanks for the kind words! I'm envious, I don't get to play Renature as often as I'd like. Definitely one of my favourite games. I think it's best with 3 players and then with 2. Still good with 4 but you have way fewer turns and a lot less control over what happens. So if you play with 4 and aren't impressed maybe give it a shot with 2 or 3.
"You and I got eliminated from the bigger game that the others are currently finalizing. We intend to join them again when the next big game starts. In the meantime we play a FILLER game."
That would be one situation for a filler game, although we don't really like or play many games with player elimination, so usually we play these between longer games or at the end of the night, or even while we wait for others to show up for game night.
Tried to play this game 2 times.. 1st mission round 1 win *shuffle shuffle shuffle* OK, mission 2 round 1 win *shuffle shuffle shuffle* OK?, mission 3 round 1 or 2 win. Everyone: this game is boring, let's play something else.
Two year after this review and they already released the 2 other games (last games?) of these series. Also, the “Bonus Box” with special “epic” cases that go through the whole city (all 4 maps). So… it is an epic endeavor indeed to try to get all of it… 5 boxes… and the need for a huge space in your house in order to at least see the whole city together or a huge wall to hang the 4 maps and dive in the “epic” cases…
Sounds epic, I still need to finish the 2nd game and play through #3 and 4 before I even consider putting them all together... but that does sound really fun.
Ive only ever played this on BGA. Once you pass, you have passed. You cant do free actions once you've passed and sit out until the next moon staff round. Also, item cards are not placed in the player area. They are added to your face down pile. Other than that a very good tutorial.
Ares is more advanced than Race, and at the same time you don't need the boring spatial puzzle from the Original. Cards also looks so much better than the other two. The best one for me!
If you like it more that's totally fine of course, but Ares is not more advanced than Race, not even close. The strategies are much more straightforward. If you read/watch any of Tom Lehmann's commentary on Race, and then you do the same for Ares from their design team, you'll see the level of thought and nuance put into Race is miles ahead. Ares is probably the better option as a more casual game to just play once in a while, but if you're looking for a game to deep dive into and play hundreds of times, Race wins by a landslide. To me, Ares felt like a lazy mash-up of two games that did very little new, and yet is somehow still much longer than Race. - Carlo
Race has 1 resource to keep track off, while Ares has 6 resources. Ares also has a board with 3 parameters to keep in mind. I consider that more advanced.
Chess, Innovation, Hansa Teutonica, Tigris & Euphrates, etc. all have 0 resources. Splendor, Century: Spice Road, Cosmoctopus, Wingspan, etc. all have multiple resources. Would you say the games in the second group are more advanced than the ones in the first due to having more resources? Also, Race for the Galaxy technically has 4, not 1, because goods of different colours not only affect selling costs but many cards can only consume specific colours.
The scoring of this game was very confusing for me and my gf idk if it was bad translation (im brazilian) or what but this video helped a lot, like now i have literally 0 questions of how the points works
Great choices. I highly recommend Just One, everyone can understand it and it is a lot of fun to see how other people's minds work [or don't work, in some cases]
I was certain The Mind and Air Land and Sea would end up here! Also, Linko (or Abluxxen) is an obscure but excellent game. It is one of the least luck-dependent card games I have played. Seeing a lot of deckbuilders here but Valley of the Kings is one of the best. Tiny box game that is slightly more complex than the deckbuilders you mentioned.
Good to know, thanks for the Linko suggestion! I'll have to look into that. And I've wanted to try Valley of the Kings for years but I don't know anyone who has it and I don't think I want to buy it... but the "Entomb" aspect always sounded really interesting to me.
To each their own, I respect differing opinions but I have to outright disagree with you on Ares Expedition being more advanced. It might have more rules and a board so it looks more advanced, but the board serves no purpose and the nuance in the strategy is severely lacking compared to Race for the Galaxy. The game feels more on-rails from the start, I found most of the cards and combos to be too straightforward and boring. Plus, it takes way too long for what it is, you can play Race like 5-6 times in the time it takes to play Ares Expedition once. There are tons of people who have logged hundreds and even thousands of games of Race for the Galaxy, I don't think the same can be said for Ares Expedition (I know it's much newer so maybe not a fair comparison there but I don't think we'll hear much about this game 3-5 years from now, while Race has endured for almost 20 years already). Thanks for watching and commenting! - Carlo
This is super helpful! I just learned about horizons and I’m way more interested in the factions in that game. But I wonder if it’s fixed some of these grapes you’ve had with the original two. Thank you so much for the in-depth look seems so much of my alley, but I think I need to hear more about the third version
Thanks, Reggie! For what it's worth, I hear Horizons addressed SOME of my issues by clarifying the rulebook and generally smoothing out some of those obstacles, but overall I think it's like 90-95% the same (aside from the new factions and that one new mechanic to increase player interaction). I really wish they'd make a digital version. I looked into Horizons and briefly thought about getting it too but for me, personally, it doesn't fix enough of my issues. If you have the time and patience to slog through the games and spend all that time calculating scores it might be worth it for you. Definitely worth at least trying if you know someone who has a copy!
7 Wonders Duel is great but I would never turn down a chance to play Splendor Duel. I'm also a fan of Riftforce and Babel. Kamisado, Boop, Patchwork (Halloween), Jaipur .... and on and on.
I'd go with 1. Ra 2. Monikers 3. Dune Imperium Uprising 4. Mysterium Park 5. Fit to Print All of the above have just been huge hits with so many different people for me
My list skews light. Games you get to play are better than games in a box that you never get played. So I focused on games that I had success introducing others to play with me. 1. Scout - My family all really liked this one. The not being able to rearrange your hand is an interesting novel mechanism. You get to plan a couple of moves ahead without it being overwhelming 2. Las Vegas Royale - Solid core game with some bonus modules to spice it up later. You're always engaged with other players turns too. 3. Just One - A super light party game that all the family can join in and feel good about playing 4. Quacks of Quedlingburg - Push your luck + the catch-up mechanism are great for giving newer players a chance of winning. 5. Lost Cities - My Knizia counter. A 2p game is needed, and this is one I'm always keen to play. It's one where you can play with the same person a lot and your strategies grow together.
Thanks guys for your great videos and opinions. Just recent follower of your channel from Spain . Yours are new points of view, some games not published here yet, but new inputs are welcome or future ideas!!!
Hmmm good question. Has this couple played board games before? A good party game could be a good choice. Something along the lines of Wavelength, Just One, So Clover. - Braiden
The winner is the side that picked Babylonia. While Yellow and Yangtze is my favourite, Babylona is a top contender for the mentioned reason. One huge reason I like it is because, unlike Y&Y or Tigris & Euphrates, your pieces don't get removed from the board. You can see the Knizian ballet your pieces go through throughout the game, and see where you went wrong. It's a mix of Through the Desert and Samurai, yet is more exciting than both. My list would be wildly different than either of yours aside from that, but Babylonia is a game that, like chess, will grow with you. El Grande is my pick for best game of all time; it's perfect, grows with you, and plays great at all player counts. Finally, to those looking to start a collection, don't hesitate to buy used! If you live in a metro area there's often meetups, flea markets, virtual flea markets, math trade leftovers, and the marketplaces FB / CL / Kijiji offer. I've acquired Amun-Re for ten bucks, the base El Grande for 15 (you don't need the big box!), and so on. You can build a fantastic collection for a hundred bucks if you're patient.
@@AllYouCanBoard I love this series so much... seeing collections so wiodły unlike my own, and seeing you guys talking shit about top shelf billing and this weird Rosenberg guy and his weird "feels like office work" games ♡
