So what you're saying is... if I love Star Wars AND have never played Star Realms nor Ascension... then this is perfect for me!

@BryceDietrich

Жыл бұрын

That is my situation lol

@joshfrench5858

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking lol 🤣👍

@LetsKeepThePeace

Жыл бұрын

Buy Star Realms Frontiers instead. It has solo mode as well, and as mentioned is similar to this.

@thegamesninja3119

Жыл бұрын

@Balogh Mihály why not both? The Star Wars theme can generate more interest.

@ScytheNoire

Жыл бұрын

That's my standpoint. :)

Star Wards DBG does have its origins from Star Realms, but improves on them. Restricting players to purchasing their faction or neutral cards changes gameplay. The force track is also another mechanic which players need to consider. Star Realms is a good game, but Star Wars DBG is significantly better.

@unanimousarts

Жыл бұрын

I agree with this. I got the chance to play it the other night. It also incorporates thematic elements into the gameplay surprisingly well. Strategic decision making is also much deeper than I expected. It’s a very good game for the price.

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

Significantly is a stretch. Restricting players to what they can buy isn't an improvement as it can cause the market row to stagnate if one player gets all their cards out and the other player can't destroy them. The force track is also tacked on honestly. Rarely does it make a difference, you have to get it all the way to your end for 1 resource and the "odd" card benefits from it. But it certainly isn't a buying point for the game. You can also tell they've extracted a ton of content out in terms of characters etc to make expansions for , yet this box is £30 to buy which isn't cheap.

@achang101

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBrokenMeeple The Force track plays a large part and is always a hard fought battle in the games that I have played. Getting that extra benefit pays off and does provide an advantage to the player. The person who ignored the Force track in our games usually lost. The market row can stagnate, but it hasn't happened that often in our plays and has only been a problem if it happens early in the game before one player has been able to buy any cards. In any event, you can play with the advance rule where you can bounty/sabotage neutral cards. I do agree that FFG have extracted a lot of content out for the inevitable expansions, but I would not call the game expensive. At around $50AUD, it breaks down to around 30cents per card, which is on par with the price you pay for card based games. If someone is looking to buy a 1v1 deck building combat game, there would be no reason why you would pick Star Realms over Star Wars DBG, other than there are more expansions at the moment. Star Realms was fun, but other games have taken the formula and improved on it.

Its so alike that at 9:28 you even say "Star Realms the deckbuilding game" :) thanks for your honest opinion as always. i got this game as we love star realms and star wars so happy with both in the collection

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha yeah, it's just so similar.

Great as always Luke. Don't think I'll be rushing out to grab this one. The force mechanism reminds me of the combat mechanism from 7 Wonders duel.

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but it goes back and forth at hyperspeed (no pun intended) and doesn't cater for immediate victory.

Theme aside I feel this is a straight up upgrade over Star Realms. The planet / bases system, attacking the market for rewards, the Force track... All great addition that make for a much more clever IMO. Unless you really want a simple and bullet fast deckbuilder, the Star Realms is the better pick. Also I've never met anyone say that Star Realms looks good but I guess to each their own 😁

@lastburning

Жыл бұрын

Star Realms looks good.

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

The force track is honestly pretty tacked on, it's not a big inclusion and if it was removed I'd barely notice it honestly. I do like the base system but to have that upgrade I'm playing a game that takes twice as long as a game of Star Realms to finish.

@naegling

Жыл бұрын

attacking the row is nice, it's like the monsters from Ascension, it gives you something else to do with the combat points... but the force feels like an afterthough. Also the force track is kind of cheap.

@paulhamrick3943

9 ай бұрын

The absolutely terrible, “budget” look of Star Realms has always been a turn off for me.

Well edited Luke. Short and to the point.

Love this fast review

1:21 The Galaxy Row has 6 cards. Have you been playing it with only 5?

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

Just for example in the video.

@unanimousarts

Жыл бұрын

You’re supposed to play it with 6 cards plus the stack of Outer Rim pilot cards. So, technically 7.

Love Star realms 10 out of 10 for me, best deckbuilder around IMO. Just bought Star wars dbg for the theme, like to play it with my 12yo.

Great review. Sad that they (the designers) had a chance to add some extra mechanics (like you talk about Fort) to change up the game, but they didn't. I like Star Realms alot. But the game that kind of replaced it is Shards of Infinity (can play 2-4 players) and with the "Relics" Expansion, man it makes it so much better. Now Shards isn't a quick game, it takes a little longer. Well, if you haven't play it check it out. Thanks for the video.

@tadej.vengust

Жыл бұрын

I didn't yet played Shards with Relics, but don't understand how it isn't fast game. My average playing time for Shards is 15 minutes. Slowest game was 20 minutes "long"

@unanimousarts

Жыл бұрын

I love Shards of Infinity and Ascension. They are definitely family favorites. Star Wars DBG, while heavily borrowing elements from other deck builders, is a beast of its own however. The strategic elements are quite different than the formerly mentioned games. Our experience with Star Wars DBG felt like a heavy thematic tug of war to victory with multiple choices available in strategic decision making. For the price, it’s definitely a well made game. Having the experience of playing Shards/Ascension, we were able to pick up on the rules quickly.

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

I only found Shards ok, Star Realms still was king for me.

@naegling

Жыл бұрын

people keep saying that shard replaces star realms, but star realms is cheaper, quicker, and also have a lot of cards that either have very standard abilities like "draw a card" "scrap a card" or a combination of resources, so you can understand what the card do without much reading. That's why i think star realms is more aproachable to new players, also because of familiarity with the cards it's still the go to game when i want to play a casual game. Anyway, I have both, i'm still playing star realms more often.

I would never play a pure deckbuilding game such as Ascension in physical form when the app is far superior. Love the new shorter format. Thanks Luke!

@jjcc8379

Жыл бұрын

Also the app allows you to play with all expansions, which IRL good luck getting them and I wish you a very nice weekend shuffling the thousand cards (also, it might not be a good idea game wise. Lots of expansions have internal combos or sinergies...)

@unanimousarts

Жыл бұрын

The physical version gives you a different experience, especially when you enjoy tangible components of games. We own several expansions and being able to stack a cube of selected cards, to heavily randomize the predictability of the base game, is enjoyment in of itself.

@CarlosRodriguez-ez3ls

Жыл бұрын

@@unanimousarts No thanks. There are so many better ways to spend my gaming time.

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

Fair enough! I still like to bring out Dominion but then every app I've seen for that game has sucked. Star Realms I do like getting out physically for the co-op stuff as the app doesn't have that.

when i got to learn this games i was like " i wish DC Deckbuilder : Rivals had this system" I mean, it made sense to attack the oponent cards in the row rather than beign the joker recruiting robin to defeat batman.

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

Yeah all those deck builders Crytozoic did never respected the license well enough.

Thanks for the review. This didn't appeal to me at all because of the theme. Also I noticed the reused assets as well , straight out of the previews. I suspected that if they were basing on such a strong IP , the gameplay could be either regular or something I've seen before. And well, Gut instinct nailed it right it seems. I genuinely i'm not surprised they didnt' try to innovate more. The franchise alone sells. Yet, I expect any "board-less" deckbuilder should do try to expand the horizons a bit , I think. (board-less as in : its only cards, no board with tokens or pawns . Board-based deckbuilders are Clank! , The Hunger! Runestones, ...) Ascension tries to innovate in each expansion. Even teams mechanics. Which makes it playable and enjoyable at 4 playes. Star realms kept it fast. Hero realms tried a campaign setting and rules for coop. Shards of infinity introduces the "leveling up" mechanic that ultimately ends the game in a single card play. This ... okay, seems fine.

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

That's basically the deal - it's fine, but nothing to write home about. I watched the Dice Tower review and thought they were way too generous on the fact it's a carbon copy game.

I’ve never played star realms and I like Star Wars so this might be a buy for me. 🤔

@unanimousarts

Жыл бұрын

Family brought it over to game the other night. We’re big fans of the Ascension deckbuilder. For us, the Star Wars deckbuilder felt very thematic and more strategic than Ascension. We were able to quickly catch on to the rules since they are very similar to many other card games. I would even include MTG as an influence on deckbuilders. If you’re a fan of Star Wars, I can guarantee that you’ll enjoy it. I think for the price, it’s an enjoyable game right out of the box.

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

Honestly the IP could be anything and the game play would still be enjoyable enough. The fact that its recycled Star Wars art actually is a detriment to it especially with a generic as hell name.

@unanimousarts

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBrokenMeeple But the point is, it’s something that fans of Star Wars can better relate to. You have to think of those that don’t care much for deckbuilders or the many other themes of the similar game type. With a Star Wars theme, fans of the series will more likely be drawn to the game, even if there are other iterations that came before it. If you’re sick of deckbuilders, that’s certainly your stance. But for $30, it’s definitely a better game than Ascension at the same price (or $10 less than certain Ascension expansions).

LOLed If you see it here it’s in the game, if you don’t see it here it’s not in the game

wait so you can play 2v2?

@unanimousarts

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but it requires 2 copies of the game.

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

Yeah so it's a bit of a cop out.

I can't stand the art in Star Realms and the total lack of theme. Now that I think of it, the art in Ascension makes me barf as well. That said, I love simple deckbuilders and Original Flavor Star Wars, so this looks perfect.

Who cares, that is similiar to Ascension or Star Realms, if it's great? I got all of them, plus Hogwarts Battle Defence Against Dark Arts what is almost same thing and i love them all.

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

Because the board game industry needs to innovate. Plus if you already own the ones that do it better or do the same thing, why have another?

Meh... At least they made rune age perfectly. Ffg don't know how to make a great star wars games, but I don't care. The movies are nice and all but tons of games for star wars I just don't care

@unanimousarts

Жыл бұрын

It’s actually a great game for what might not look like much. I was surprised by the fact that it was able to maintain thematic elements and required deeper strategic decisions in comparison to Ascension. It definite had more going for than just obtaining the best cards.

@salmanqaisar7377

Жыл бұрын

Rune Age with its expansion = THE best deckbuilder I've ever played! Criminal that it didn't get more expansions 😭 😭 But I've got no Star Wars games, and I love the IP, so this SW deckbuilder makes perfect sense for me. Plus it is much more interactive than many many deckbuilders, which is a big plus for me.

@TheBrokenMeeple

Жыл бұрын

Certainly I don't get excited for rinse repeat IP's any more.

I don’t have any attachments to either Star Realms or Ascension so that doesn’t factor in for me. I’ll most likely pick this up.