Most underrated Pro Tip: No sore losers allowed! This game is vicious! Most of it is player related. Players will backstab, gang up on, ignore,destroy and betray one another. This is part of the fun! And you must chose players who will laugh and have fun getting obliterated with you. Its never fun when everyone isn't enjoying it.
+Briohny Butler Yeah, you really need a dedicated group in order to play it. Just explaining the entire rules takes about two hours, in which most people are falling asleep. But otherwise, this game is sweet.
It can be really hard to get people to play games that require long play times. You need to make an effort to block out a section of time to play the thing which means in a lot of cases, you often need to schedule a play session in advance which as you get older and people start families, can become increasingly difficult. That said, Twilight Imperium is still an amazing experience if you've got the time to sit down and actually play it from start to finish.
This and the following video you made covering this game has defiantly got me very interested. The only thing that makes me sad though is I am moving and hopefully I can find a new awesome gaming group I can fit in with and hopefully play this one day. Even though you just skimmed the surface you did a great job trying to cover as many aspects as possible and the core concept. My only suggestion on improving this review would be in the future is coming back and doing a more "detailed" look into how things interweave with one another to create possible scenarios. Either way thanks for making a great rookies explanation of the game!
"Of course with this many pieces, component drop will be kind of excessive right? Not at dice tower!" *waterfall of components.. *behind the scenes "Kids. Daddy has a work for you."
Absolutely my favorite board game of all time. It certainly does take a group of people who don't mind having a game require you to have advanced decision making processes, but if you have a solid group of friends that can sit down with you for 4-7 hours...you won't come away upset. Great review!
No 4th edition? And 5yrs later, the Vasel was proven wrong. That had to be the biggest blindside of 2017, that TI got a 4th edition, and it wasn't just an art update to a game fans considered perfect. They trimmed some fat going from TI3 to TI4, whiich makes me wonder if expansions to TI4 are coming...
I watched the SU&SD documentary. The designers said they chose to call it Alpha, Beta and Delta specifically because they didn't want people busy to call it the A-hole or B-hole or D-hole.
Component drop longer than some videos! I have an event this month where a bunch of married guys have a Saturday off filled with gluttony and Twilight Imperium. We are all looking forward to it and those who have had to decline are sufficiently jealous. Great review.
I think the potential length of the games is determined by the composition of your gaming group. I never had a game last more than 3 hours. That involved breaking out the box, setting up the board, and distributing the pieces. Our group was pretty focused on winning the game and not screwing around. Not that screwing around is a bad thing, but when the host has a wife-imposed cut-off time, things tend to get focused.
Firstly I would like to say this is a great game. Expensive, but worth it. A few tips, ALWAYS keep this game sorted or setup will take forever. Don't play with 3 players one will always go away mad. Be ready for the long haul the SHORTEST game i've played was 8 hours long. longest was 14 hours. Lastly if you think you'll like this game but won't like the logistics or cost, theres a game called ENDLESS SPACE which is basically the same, almost better, on Steam. for like $20
It's the first video I saw from you and it made me subscribe. :) Just one thing: Though this may be a personal preference: I think handing out races randomly can be a lot of fun and lead to a really nice playing experience. (I would however suggest one random 're-pick' with the race picked first removed ... just in case a player get's the one race that dictates a playing style he really hates for example.)
since watching this video i have purchased twilight imperium and introduced it to a group of board game playing friends. it has become our new favourite, we play it at every opportunity and we all love it. They loved it even more when i bought one of the expansions, it truly is an epic game and i agree with Tom in that the only downside is that it takes a long time to play. The shortest time we have managed a 6 player game is 7 hours including set up and pack up, but it is still just awesome
I was not gonna ask since it isn't a big deal, but then the comment about commenters nitpicking pronunciation made me do it. :) Hacan. Shouldn't that be pronounced like a K? Like lycan, helicopter, arcane, etc.? And I mean it as a question.
Is it just his his sense of humor: when he references the big ships as the death stars, and then later explains a rule variant his friends play where a fighter can skim the trenches-- and says "can't remember what movie that is from"
Have you ever thought about doing explanation videos for some of the more complicated games Tom? Just something that we could send to the members of our gaming groups for them to learn the game. Just an idea.
true, but to be fair they are pretty awesome games. how was the ftl beta? im really keen to get it but i found out about the kickstarter after it was finished so i have to wait until release :(
Love that component drop. Highly comedic, yet quite practical. Would you like a coffee too Tom? It's just a quick hop to the next state where they have a lovely artesian well....It makes a dynamite Americano!
