Thanks! We debated for a long time on how to do scores and whether we should do them at all but I really really wanted them, think it allows us to weigh games on an even scale for publicly.
Agreed! All the contributors from MvM seem like nice individuals but I had stopped watching the reviews a couple years ago as they didnt actually feel like reviews. This is much better and I will start watching these regularly
This format is awesome. LOVE the scoring at the end. Your reviews are always soooo professional and every mention has an image to follow...soo important to have images.
I enjoy doing more in depth studies of some rather than surface banter - but it really depends on the game in question. I’ll definitely do more of these.
Lorenzo il Magnifico doesn't begin with a 't'. 🤔 Great review format... highlight the main tenets of the game while not getting bogged down in details, provide great imagery of the board and components, and give your overall opinion plus a rating. I appreciate that you also listed Ryan and David's scores.
Wow, I had been I while since I last watched a MvM review. I loved the new format. Very informative, well organized. Keep it up. As with regards to the game: Tascini deserves all the praise. Glad to hear it coming from you
@@meeple Also, it seems like the Obelisk serves no purpose, but rather obscures part of the board. Can you comment on the necessity of having it? Can it be removed? Have you experienced players constantly asking for the symbols they cannot see because the thing is in their line of vision?
@@mariegebel8392 It CAN be removed and yes it can obscure your line of sight to dice. I find it a small distraction at most and have played with it all 7 times I've played with no issues. Great question!
Came here after the Tawantinsuyu review and I am going to have to stop watching these excellent reviews as they are expensive for me and my collection! Keep up the good work and consider doing a video list on either the best games in this Tascini/Turzi series or recommended playing order!
Tascini is my favorite designer. Needless to say that this is my most anticipated game of the year. Thanks for the review I have been waiting for more content about the game for a while (great job as always). I feel that people are sleeping on Trismegistus, mainly because of the rule book but if you get passed that it is a brilliant game that doesn't get the love it deserves.
@@timothyweddle3723 I am not a solo player at all but Trismegistus is the only solo that I truly enjoy (I find the solo little too easy though). I love the game. At the beginning my wife said it was "too much" (that's why I played the solo version), but midway throu her third game everything clicked for her and now she loves it aswell.
I just purchased and played trismegistus after it was on sale and your comment is spot on! It really is a fantastic game and tekhenu looks like such an awesome mixture of Tris and T'zolkin
Really excited about this one, thanks for giving a better explanation of the basic gameplay than most other videos. I love that you were so passionate about the game that you had to go and make the video. For me, it's more of a recommendation than anything (the old do vs say thing)
I'm super excited for this one. I love all of Tascini's designs that I've played, but for me Teotihuacan > Marco Polo > Tzolkin. We'll see how Tekhenu compares.
My order is Teotihuacan, Trismegistus, TZOLK'IN, Marco Polo (haven't played 2 might bring it up the list). Can't wait for Tekhenu. He is also working on another one that is looking really good too.
Not a huge Tzolken fan but I love Teo and Trismegistus. Tascini is really on a roll, and I like the Egyptian theme. This was a no brainer for me to preorder
Worker placement as a mechanic is so ubiquitous in Euro games and its such a simple concept that its not very easy ot innovate around it. That's precisely why I love Tascini games so much in that he always finds a way to make the same mechanic so new and innovative, whether its the Time wheels of Tzolkin or powering up workers in Teotihuacan or Dice Placement as a mechanic in the Marco Polo games. In fact, if I am not wrong, Marco Polo was one of the first games to actively use Dice in a "not so luck dependent" way for a meaty Euro game nad I feel that the game and Tascini in general does not get the due credit for the innovation that is brought to the table.
Tascini is ridiculously good about doing exactly what you just mentioned. Curious - have you played Marco Polo 2 yet? Do you like it better or less than the original?
@@meeple Yes, I have played Marco Polo 2. Both Marco Polos are almost equally good for me. I would give a slight edge to Marco Polo 2 here because it's more accurate with the voyages theme as it gives more freedom of movement in the game which was very constrained in the original.
I wish you guys did more unsponsored reviews, I normally avoid your content purely because sponsored content is so biased. So thanks for putting this out.
We never ever get paid for reviews, ever. Like never.....but I get sick of people saying that we do so I wanted to make it very clear at the start that this too was unpaid. Every single REVIEW on our channel is UNPAID.
@@meeple Wow...did not know that. I too thought your reviews were paid only because of how professional and clean they look...plus more importantly, I hardly hear much negative mentions of the games you review...instead your reviews are mostly neutral.
@@charlesreed8244 Never paid - we just don't really enjoy doing negative reviews since we enjoy playing GOOD games, have a very small team of people, and really want to evangelize the games that are great. We obviously need to do better at making sure we cover games more evenly though, so look for those changes to come.
@@meeple I think it is because you guys are so dang polished it makes it seem like a commercial (thus paid). Keep being awesome. You make the hobby better.
This is definitely on my wish-list. Just haven't pulled the trigger on a preorder. Money is tight for us and I still have yet to fully back those games on KS that I pledged $1 for to get to the pledge manager and go forward there. Now it's the agonizing decision on which of the five games that I really want (Including Tekhnu). Impressed by all the new interesting games coming out.
How is the player interaction in this game, particularly at the 2P count? Are players just doing their own thing, or is there enough ways to get into your opponent's way? Is there scaling for 2P? Thanks, great video!
Great point of review. Can you review Tawantinsuyu - the inca empire (also with a T ) 😃 by co designer David Turczi. I have only Teo and i like it a lot
My first reaction is that I don’t like the grey board and the 🎲 look to basic (rather had them looking more like the ones printed on the board. Just my first impression
Great review! Have you played it with 2 players and would you say it is as good as with 3 or 4? Or would you recommend another of Tascini's games with 2 players?
Wait..... why does that Still Frame of Teotihuacan show a Purple Die? I want purple instead of the lame yellow, I'd also switch for green instead of black.
@@meeple thanks I tried indeed but I still prefer the first, i consider the second as just an expansion so i keep both, I prefer the first for randomization of the board each play seems different (and i have all tiny expansions with all characters so of course it helps to renew the game). Tascini and Luciani are the best !
Yeah - man I don't know. I've played Trismegistus 3x now and I'm torn. There is NO DOUBT that its incredibly smart, but it is such a challenge for some people (including myself as well) to wrap my head around it at times. It's a beast to teach and doesn't have that instant gratification that I enjoy in games where I take my turn and immediately get something. It's more of a slow burn. Still a solid game but very much on the heavier side.
@@meeple to each it's own. It took my wife 3 games for everything to click. To me TZOLK'IN while simpler rules wise burns my brain more that Tris because it is way more punishing, if you make a mistake or do something out of order you are pretty much screwed.
John Wheeler agreed on Tzolk’in - one of the main reasons I love it. I 100% admit John, I need to try Trismegistus again. I think I still haven’t hit that “ah ha” moment with it where I see the light.
Gilles de Rais the solo mode is quite good. It's a true solo opponent who has an irritating knack for drafting the die you wanted and will do its best to out score you. If you've played Teotihuacan you know Teotibot is a thorn in your side. Botankhamun tries to poke out your eyes and kick you.
i think this game is a modern classic...all these over priced 100 plus dollar games with over produced components and a bunch of fluff should take a lesson from this game...i payed a mere 38$ for this game and i dont have to go to the gym...i cant just lift this box 50 times and im good the components are amazing the gameplay is super thinky but still fun and im always a sucker for egyptian themed games...this one has it all great multiplayer great solo challenge please everyone go find a copy its great
I need to play this game again but I think you're right. I played Teotuachan and it's still a great design. I think we eat up and spit out euro experiences and rarely do we pause and say THAT GAME IS STILL GREAT.
Consider he said Tzolk'in was his #2 of all time I think Teotihuacan sits at the less favourite. Still a great game doesn't matter what! I'm excited for Tekhenu.
Kerpu Soong Thanks! I figured that might be the case. Just wanted to confirm. I’m looking forward to Tekhenu as well. I think Jeremy felt so strongly about this game that he had to share that without pay. Quite remarkable.
@@shortydancer Trismegistus is a bit too much for me - not that it's overly hard, as I've played more difficult games, but in the sense that it has too many interlocked mechanisms that need to be pushed in order to have a return. I like my games to have more of an immediate satisfaction to them when you take your actions...and Trismegistus just didn't give me that same sense of give and take like the 3 mentioned in the review.
