Rodney has become so comfortable with his presentation style and mannerisms that I'm beginning to wonder if they bleed into his everyday life: I'm imagining him narrating to himself when setting a dinner table:"...next you'll place forks tine-side up in these spaces here making sure that the dinner fork is positioned to the left of the salad fork. The person who most recently drank water will eat first... and that's the setup."
I know I’m not the only 30 year old around here who is having serious 90’s nostalgia right now.. I had no idea this game was even a thing! Thanks for letting me know Rodney!
This is one of the 6 tv shows I've purchased a DVD set to. Now it looks like I'll have to consider the game as well. From what I see, they're mimicking actual episodes with the quests.
@@jameswatts6407 Fraggle Rock, 12 Monkeys (tv series not the movie), Fringe, Dead Like Me, and Clerks Animated Series. (I did buy the first two seasons of South Park but have since given them away.) Night Court is on my wish list. Edit: So is the original Gummi Bears series :)
Hello and thank you for this video, always have been a huge Gargoyles fan since 1994 and still am now. I am 46 and proud of it!!! I was taken aback when I received this game as a gift for Christmas! Talk about getting excited and emotional at the same time. Called a few friends of mine, we got together to watch Gargoyles on Disney Plus, the only reason I signed up for it, to be honest, and we watched the show, then later played the game. We were all laughing and having a good time. My father is 70 and still watches Looney Tunes and still laughs. I know when I am 70 I will still watch Gargoyles weather on Disney Plus or on DVD. I know I am not alone here. thank you friend for uploading this video, a big help.
Thank u for this! I was a bit lost with the rules of the game and you explained it very clearly, especially to get the hang of it the first time you play ☺
I have such fond memories of the Gargoyles cartoon series and comic. I can't believe that they've made a board game in 2022! this is definitely going in my collection
Great video! I have had this game for about 1 week (my target had it on the shelves early I guess). Art work is amazing and just loving the theme and options with characters. Thank you Rodney!
I was gifted this game recently and am still learning how to play... This video has helped a lot! Thank you so much for your clear instructions!! I can't wait to play 😃
Gargoyles wasn’t a show that I have a huge nostalgia tie to, but this game looks great visually and gameplay-wise. I might have to pick up a copy now. Thanks for the video, Rodney.
I’m a massive Gargoyles fan and I didn’t know this existed until today when I was casually looking at board games at Target and it caught my eye. I was floored and thrilled to see Gargoyles merchandise on store shelves again and immediately bought it. Not sure when I’ll get around to playing it, but it looks gorgeous just sitting on my shelf.
Thanks for clarifying gliding onto a lower building. I interpreted the rulebook as saying that moving to a higher (relative to the origin) space cost extra movement, rather than higher (relative to the earlier space). Thematically it seems like gliding from a tall building to a lower one wouldn't incur the movement penalty from moving upwards.
@@WatchItPlayed Makes sense. That said, I will have to relearn that rule, since the gargoyles on the show didn't glide to the ground and then climb up =D
Maybe we should lobby the game designers to reimplement the "gliding" rule in a fashion that is more consistent with known physics... i.e. - if the destination building is lower than the starting building but within the glide distance, the gargoyle should be able to land there. (They could glide pretty far in the show... Right now the rule should be called "Fall rapidly and then climb back up.") :P
I picked this up and played last weekend. Loved the show and the game was simple and super fun! Thanks for the video!! Cleared up a couple rules for me.
I feel like you would be very cool to play board games with. Nice video. Me and my family just played for the first time tonight, we were a bit confused but had fun. I'm going to show this to them and play again tomorrow. Thank you sir.
I think the important question here is...do the assembled buildings fit in the box assembled or do we have to take them apart after each session? Game looks great, thanks Rodney!
The tower is too big and has to be taken apart. However, you can keep the other buildings together in the box. Box will not close all the way completely but it works. It's easy to assemble but I do see this as a small, small, small con.
A girlfriend got me the old game for my 32nd birthday and I was a little embarrassed by how simple and kidish it was. This new game seems to be the complete opposite.
I'm absolutely buying this! Having both RWBY and Gargoyles games in my collection will be worth it! And those figures! They're BEGGING me to implement them into Unmatched, Heroscape, and maybe even RWBY: Combat Ready! My one complaint is that Angela and my boy Bronx aren't playable, but I suppose it makes sense they aren't.
I'm a *HUGE* fan of Gargoyles so I'm super excited for this game. How hard is it to assemble the buildings? I'm very OCD, so I'm worried I'll get too anxious and accidentally tear one of them. Demona is a fantastic villain.
I found the assembly was no trouble at all. On the undersides of the pieces, they have color and letter codes to remind you of which pieces connect to the others.
Hey Rodney, I'm the artist who designed the board and buildings. Could get your permission to share a few screenshots from the video on my portfolio and social media channels? Don't have my own copy yet I can take photos of. Thanks!
Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for. The card draw question is answered during the setup section. You will get skill tokens when an effect instructs you to.
Super excited for this game! Only thing is. If you can attack from any hight. Why even waste movement getting on top of a building when you can just be adjacent and attack. Kind of makes the building esp the skyscraper pointless
We definitely tried playing the game before I watched this video and can confirm that we got the SPIRIT of the game down immediately 🤣 Thanks for enlightening us and showing us how incredibly wrong we were haha love your video structure! You’ve gained a new sub 😬
Hey, getting the spirit of the game is important too, so good work on getting that part down, and glad I could help you get the rest of the way - welcome to the channel and happy gaming!
If a named villain or minion has been defeated, do you simply skip their activations when they come up on villain cards? If yes, what about compound card effects that say, for example, "After activating Demona, activate Coldstone"? In this example, is the activation of Coldstone dependent on the activation of Demona?
Keeping me hopping :) Here's the answer from the publisher: You ignore the effect for the characters that are defeated, however other activations are not dependent on the previous activation, in your example, even if Demona is defeated, Coldstone will still activate (Unless it requires something done, like specials to come up from dice rolls).
The setup diagram in the rulebook shows the Coldstone token blue side up, while the Reawakening episode placard is rather inconclusive - the red outline around the Coldstone token on the placard appears to be just a highlighting effect, since it is used for the Xanatos and Demona standees as well. Is "red side up" official?
What I show here in the video is official - I checked on that too for the sake of the video. It's a highlighting effect, but understandably could cause some confusion.
Question: reawakening scene. Villain card "cold fury". Coldstone was on the blue side. Card said to activate colostone. At this point do I move coldstone 3 spaces or do I move onto the next sentence, "Then, if coldstone is on his blue side, flip him to red side..."
I avoid answering card specific questions generally (too much for me to manage across all the games I feature), but my understanding is that you would activate Coldstone according to the Scenario sheet - so if he's on his blue side, follow the blue side instructions, and then afterwards you also resolve the effect showing on the card (in this case, if he's on his blue side).
Hey there. Great video. I have huge nostalgia and love for gargoyles. Just found this video recently. I have this game and am about to play for the 2nd time. However, I was wondering about the first episode. Does the healing on a daytime phase still work if Demona is already knocked out?
Hi Joseph, I'd normally try to answer this for you, but I lent my copy of the game to a friend and I don't have it handy to look up the answer for you.
So we don't start with any skill points? These are only gained throughout the game and only by cards? Edit: My apologies you might want context. Trying to learn the rules to play with my family. We're Gargoyles fans and we just got the game this past Christmas. Thanks to any and all who read and or respond. Have a rad ✨️life!
Hey hey Neal, I shot this long enough ago, I don't remember exactly what I said in the setup, but if I don't say that you collect skill tokens to start, then you don't. Happy learning (and playing!)
If 2 players are the same distance from an enemy during the "enemy phase" the active player decides who the enemy attacks but who is the active player? The person who went last or the person who's turn is next?
The player whose turn it currently is, is the active player. The Enemy Phase is still a part of a person's turn. On a turn they complete the Hero, Enemy and Refresh phase.
How does minion movement work? Do they move up and down buildings like heroes do? Does Elisa move up and down buildings the same way the Gargoyles do, or is she stuck on the ground after starting, like the biker minions are? I've played the first episode (Reawakening), and the second (I think?) episode Temptation and Magic, and I'm not sure we played it right. One of the villain cards from Temptation and Magic called Biker's Ruckus showed new bikers spawning in a specific space (like A5) and it also showed a different location in the "move" action of the card. It read something like "Activate all bikers. Spawn new biker at A5." But in the move action on that card it said G4, which as I recall was on top of a building. Bikers weren't supposed to be able to climb up buildings, according to the special rules for the episode. Do you know?
Hey William, Elisa moves like the Gargoyles do. I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card/scenario effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
Asking a question, how would attacking at range diagonally? Cause I can count to the square in both ways of up 2 and over counts as 2 or 3 pending if range attacks count diagonally.
@@WatchItPlayed SO in the hopeful crappy display I put underneath you are x and have targets at 1 and 2. From x if you go diagonally 1 & 2 are 2 away, but what would 3 be? I guess I am also very stuck in fire emblem type range attacks where diagonally counts as 2. [x][ ] [ ] [ ][ ] [ ] [ ] [1][2] [ ][ ] [3]
I'm sorry if this was answered already. There are villain cards on episode 2 that have the villain move to specific spots. If that spot is taken by a hero, what do you do?
Hi, I shot this awhile ago, so I don't remember off the top of my head, but whatever the video shows in the setup, is how many you'd start with (which, if I don't say you start with any, means you start with none) - hope that helps!
Great game and thank you for the video. But in one episode the Eye of Odin token is on the board but I can’t figure out what it does. Does anyone know what it does? In other episodes the data disks and spell book are used, but not the eye of odin
Also this is the most gorgeous video. Your little effects are adding a lot to the experience. And I love the blurred out background with the components in the forefront. This is masterclass in terms of quality and visual enjoyment. Thanks for the inspiration as always
The rulebook only defines "adjacency" in a rather drive-by manner when it first discusses movement, so I found myself a little unsure when it comes to adjacency with attacks. Can attacks, and other non-movement effects that require adjacency, be done at diagonals? If yes, can you count attack range by counting to the target with a combination of orthogonals and diagonals (i.e., can an attack with range 2 target H10 from F9)?
Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.
@@WatchItPlayed I've watched that part again, but it's still unclear because you start off the section as though you've already played. Do you play one villian card in that round or is it one per player? Or one per villian?
@@stolenholiday5978 If you start from here, it might help: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a30vgfN_La0.html - you'll find it explains that a Normal Villain Phase is just drawing and resolving a single card. Hope that helps!
Thank you for this! I can't find card sleeve info. Are the villain and hero cards standard card size? If so, how many are there? I'm ordering the game now and want to make sure I have sleeves ready so that I can maybe sleeve and play it as soon as it arrives.
For the 2x2 multilevel building, the setup diagram in the rulebook disagrees with the setup diagrams on all of the episode placards with regard to the building's orientation on the game board. Do you know which is correct and which is in error? I see that you have it oriented to match the rulebook.
Thanks for checking on this Dustin! Double checked on this just to be sure, and yes, you're meant to use the rulebook (and video) for where the buildings are located.
I just recently got the game but I am having trouble understanding the villian cards in order to active the daytime effect. Fo just simply draw villian cards or do you draw them each turn?
@@WatchItPlayed yeah so i understand everything in the game right but with one of the episodes (the steel clan one) I am having trouble undestanding the daytime effects. So for example if im playing xanatos when its my turn do i have a villian phase as well or do i just stay with my two cards and the villian phase happens on my opponents turn?
I always avoid questions about replay value, because it will vary so much depending on a player's tastes. Checkers technically has one scenario, but many would say it's pretty replayable :)
Perhaps it helps to think of it this way: most every game has only 1 scenario (Monopoly, Risk, Catan, Ticket To Ride, etc), so this has 4 times as many.
@@WatchItPlayed that's definitely true, I was under the impression these would play sort of like a campaign. Are the 4 replayable without growing stale?
@@BigAssLizard That's not really something I can answer for someone else. What one player find repetitive, someone else might really enjoy - so I just stick to showing how the game plays.
@@WatchItPlayed that's fair enough, thank you very much. I love the idea of it, just genuinely curious as to how much game there would be to it. Appreciate your help.
