Dark Souls the Card Game Gameplay Runthrough 

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hi, you can check faq.rahdo.com #16 for a list of what i use to film. i recently filmed a 'behind the scenes' video as well, but it's an exclusive vid for backers of my show on pateron. if you check out patreon.com/rahdo you could look into checking that out (it's ramble video #2 :)

Thank you so much for your reply Richard :) I'll definitely check it out. Cheers!

Sayuiv I believe that’s why they did that, so it stands out as it’s important info for players to use throughout the game. It may not make the most sense thematically but mechanically it makes perfect sense. I think of it like the work I do for a living, make custom work for hockey jerseys. Getting a name and number and having them the same color as the base color of the jersey doesn’t make sense. Black in black, white on white, or red on red. Why even have custom work if you can’t see it correctly? From a distance nobody will see what the name says or what number the player has. Perhaps if it was a complete overhaul on the art and they used a different fantasy style, it might work. I do agree on the climatic look of them as they’re lacking a touch of originality I suppose. They come of a bit too generic but then again I’ve only played the video game a few times and wasn’t a fan. So I’m not sure if these icons are in the video game of just the card and board game version of the IP. Either where are you I wish they had spiced them up a little. The one icon that bothers me the most is the level 3 enemy icon as it’s the same as the level 2 enemy icon with a sword underneath it laying on its side. I feel if anything they should of put a symbol on the helmet or alter the helmet enough to make it seem more of a level 3 enemy icon.

According to designer David Carl, the specific color choice and color design was designated for the colorblind.

their armor doesn't go away, you've always got to hit through it

Hmmm

Because you get your discard pile back every time you go back to the bonfire. The point is to beat both bosses before the fire fades, or you flip the last bonfire card.

@@AttritionAngling I think you didn't get the point I was trying to make. Yes, you do get your discard pile back when you rest at the bonfire, that's completely fine. But as you play, your deck, and cards in hand are basically your HP. So if a monster attacks you for 2 damage, and you have a card that can perform a dodge action for 1 stamina, you get two options. Either: 1) Let the attack hit and choose to either discard cards from your hand or deck (2 cards go to the discard pile), or 2) Use that dodge card that costs 1 stamina... so you don't take the damage, but you *_still lose 2 HP_* (2 cards go to the discard pile, the ones you just used to dodge the attack). Whichever option you choose... you're sending 2 cards to the discard pile. So it's basically either take 2 damage, or pay 2hp to take 0 damage. You're taking that 2 damage no matter which option you choose.

I actually made a web version of this game that uses a "discard" and a "destroyed" pile, sorta as you've described. underbrush.ca/DecksDark/

I think the issue you're bringing up is resolved by higher quality block cards. Earlier in the video you can see 1 card that says pay 1 to block 3 (the shield), the knight armor is paying 2 (armor card and strength) to block 4. Life is also a resource so sometimes its ok to just let the attack hit for 2 if it means you'll be doing damage with whatever card you may have dodged with.

i couldn't tell you the size because it's been years since i played, but you can check this geeklist for card sizes of most games: boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/164572/item/6347696#item6347696 :)

Perhaps it's possible to play solo? With the board game at least I'm sure that it is possible.

@@807D14M0ND5 Well sure you can play with two different decks yourself but thats doesnt seem as fun =/

Play Tabletop Simulator, it lets you play board games with people online from all over.

Hello virginity

indeed it was :)

timestamp please

its been a year since i played, so i don't remember 100% for sure, but i think it's that if you have to get pushed back and there's nowhere to go, someone else gets pushed to the front line to make room for you. i could be wrong though, might want to check on boardgamegeek just to be sure! :)

Thank you so much, for your help

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@@rahdo nice

I think it's because it's part of the base game. I believe the expansions will have a different icon on them...

@@iLLNOVA79 Yes it is, so it is easier to sort and setup the game. So Jason MNfrost has no idea what he is talking about.

@@d.k.o.9751 I think the DS-logo could've been a bit smaller and some other place also.

they're just things

@@rahdo fair enough but they're very nicely made and its just always better to keep'em looking fresh

Yeah Rahdo is not the guy to learn rules from. I'd recommend this video instead for this game. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yAp8lb1KQzg.html

Tennethums1 Not saying it won’t happen but it’s an IP, they come with far more rules for publishers to follow and they have to get constant approvals from the owners of the IP. That’s probably the biggest downside to IP’s, all the restrictions. They might have been forced to only use clip art. So they probably just did there best to dress it up as much as possible even though it is just clip art. I do think this card game version of the board game is far better. The board game was a huge flop. A lot of backers got rid of their copy because of how I unsatisfied they were. I do think certain IP’s will never appease fans when they’re made to fit other outlets like board and card gaming. Like comic book characters, they’re really difficult to make a board game out of due to their powers and creators being restricted by board games naturally ability to negate computer algorithms that video games have/use plus the owners of the IP putting all the restrictions on the publisher brave enough to try their hand at the IP to begin with.. So they have to think of alternatives to get the same feel but it always ultimately is never enough for fans. I think this version of a table top game is probably the best there will be as it seems to be an IP that just can’t hit the nail on the head correctly. It would be impossible to make a board game about Hulk. There’s no way they can touch on hulks true power. He would have to be toned down dramatically to the point it feels like it’s not even hulk anymore. Same with Dark Souls. So many key elements they just can’t put in a board or card game that made Dark Souls the video game a hit. So, people either are going to like a board/card game version of an IP or they’re going to hate it. There’s never a real middle ground. IP’s almost always have immediate praise and early hype success but suffer from having no long term success. For popular IP’s like Dark Souls, you have to perhaps love board games more and the IP second to really enjoy a table top version. There are those who just buy because it has an IP they recognize slapped on the box without doing any research on that very different version of a game of what they are use to. The Fallout board game was a flop, Conan was a huge hit and miss for most, Etc. Maybe publishers should stop taking the normal/average approach, and try different genres of board/card gaming. Roll and writes are big right now, and after watching some play throughs of some roll and writes and playing some myself, I think Fighting video game IP’s would benefit more in a roll and write version of table top gaming, or at least some would. Take Street Fighter, as the IP’s story involves a winning back story for each character and a losing back story depending on the players success. Not only that but Street Fighter does have a pretty deep story to it if they would use the comics as that’s the only version that fleshes everything out about each character in the franchise. Dragon Ball Z even, would work. Each arch is a different story so each arch would present different enemies along with all their abilities and players would pick their character version that’s from that story arch. It keeps its proper balance, fans get to utilize each characters full set of abilities without restrictions, and it’s almost story driven because players will actually feel like they’re leveling up as they progress into the next story arch. It would be a new twist on the roll and write genre but it might work.

it's a runthrough that demonstrates gameplay. so not sure what the issue is...

Rahdo, I just thought it was confusing (since it wasn't one or the other). Will you be doing another video on this involving the expansions or is it just one video per thing?

@@quickstrike7777 just the base game im afraid