Congratulations on the video, you did a great job of giving a detailed and accurate overview of the game, in spite of its complexity, in such a short amount of time! And thanks for the appreciation of course. A very minor rule mistake was noticed by one of the designers: in sieges, you do not need to reduce two Elites to continue to attack, just one.

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

Lol. I have officially been playing that rule wrong for 14 years.

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

added a pop up correction, but sadly, those don't show on mobile at the moment.

@FraserPeat

5 жыл бұрын

@@3MBG Amazing.

@RagdollRalph

Жыл бұрын

​@@3MBGI noticed another one. You say that combat occurs when you move into an opponents space when actually initiating combat is its own action and the battle is fought across the border between the two spaces.

Wow, this one was a beast and I ended up having to snip a little out here and there to get it under time. Game is second edition, but I used my first edition models. This one was picked by Fraser, who is the person I have played WOTR against 20 times. Who do you have long standing game rivalries with?

I'm no longer part of this rivalry because I moved away, but for years I was part of a group that would regularly play the old Mayfair crayon train games - Empire Builder, Eurorails, British Rails, etc. We had a large number of people in our gaming circle and would usually play other things, and some people didn't like the rail games, but whenever we got a group of just the rail players that's what we'd play.

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

Neat, I have not played any of those. Train games are like this huge hole in my gaming experience.

Really surprised this didn't earn a GM game. I know you have some memorable moments in it. It isn't highly accessible but it is a masterpiece.

@3MBG

Жыл бұрын

Ah, this was before i did the GMs, I did a video retroactively award the medal to 34 games. kzread.info/dash/bejne/l2qdpcyTqtyoqps.html

This is a really well put together video. Thank you!

@3MBG

5 ай бұрын

Cheers and thank you

Nicely done, thank you.

Great video as always. I can see the amount of time taken to write, film and edit these.

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

I hope you can't literally see that. Half the time i'm not even wearing pants, especially during summer ;)

Another solid 3 minutes.

Great explanation!

Great vid, great channel. I Would love to see a 3min vid on Hunt For The Ring. Fingers crossed

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

Unlikely in the near future as I don't have access to a copy. But i showed this vid to Ares games, so fingers crossed.

Great game!

My favorite game :love:

Great review as always Is "it glitters because it's gold" a reference to "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost" poem?

@3MBG

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely :)

@JainaSoloB312

2 жыл бұрын

@@3MBG "From the ashes a fire shall be woken. A light from the shadows shall spring. Renewed shall be blade that was broken. The crownless again shall be king." Great review! I'm very new to the board gaming hobby and trying to absorb as much info as possible while making my own, these quick videos are wonderfully efficient!

Fantastic job! Hard to squeeze all that in 3 mins! Small errata: to continue a siege you just downgrade 1 Elite to regular (not 2).

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, somehow, we have been playing that wrong forever. Funny how you can overlook a rule like that for so damned long as we started playing in 2005

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

And might I say Francesco, thank you for this game. It has been in my top 10 fav games for well over a decade and I don't see it leaving any time soon. It really is a high water mark for mixing theme and gameplay and an all time classic in my mind.

Great stuff. It's looks great. I used to own it. Never got to play it

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

A pity, as it is really great with the right opponent. But finding that right person to play isn't easy

Love the new complexity icons.

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers. I think we are going to change them every year to something different, just for fun :)

Great video XD keep it up! I am learning how to do good "how to play" videos on my channel - but this is masterfully presented!

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

I just checked your channel out. Very polished and professional looking. Nicely lit and shot as well. You should do very well as people discover your content. My only thing is what's a quackalope? I'm not sure if the name or brand draws me into the idea of board games. Might help with search-ability long term, but short term it's going to cause some confusion.

@Quackalope

5 жыл бұрын

@@3MBG Hey! Thank you for stopping by and taking a look :) - I am moving into a new studio space next month so the quality / production should take another step up soon! I think the question of what is a Quackalope is a fair one :) - the decision was made around finding a unknown name / brand that can be defined or grown through some hard work and time - VS jumping on a name that was a little more direct to the topic but did not stand out as much or already had a definition attached to it like "allofline" - I came up with and enjoyed Quackalope a lot - In the south (USA) a Jackalope is a well known mythological creature so it has a bit of a connection there. Overall - I think its fun and I am down for the work it will take to make it recognizable! Your videos are great :) Keep up the work and thank you for the honest feedback!

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

I figured the quackalope thing would be something like that. I think long term, its not a bad idea having a unique name. And, well, there are many many channels called the "x" meeple, and they can blur for me. So being different isn't a bad thing at all. In a way, a name like that is a long term investment. It will pay off once your brand is out there, it will just take a while to see the benefits. Slickerdrips, for example, does pretty well and that has nothing to do with board games as far as i can tell. As for your content. You are already ahead of 90 percent of people out there in terms of the technical aspects. Another step up would be pretty damned impressive. I just love seeing any content that isn't just a steady cam on a dude at a desk in front of games talking unscripted for 15 mins. Your use of cutaways, and their composition shows a lot of care and thought. Little touches like showing the druid games logo on the board in one video, just show you are thinking about the content and how it will look. I really appreciate that. Having the game in front of you so you can interact with it during the talking segments is good as well, as it gives you something to do with your hands. Plus, in my mind at least, the game should always be the real star of the video. Like an interview show, but your interviewing the game :) Multiple camera angles as well. The top down one in particular is sharp. I'm gonna go find you on twitter now :)

@Quackalope

5 жыл бұрын

@@3MBG Thank you XD I have worked in Film / Photography for 7 years now but I figured it was about time to combine some hobbies and knowledge into a channel - I have a lot learn however and even across the past 2 months my content has improved in quality a lot. I am still gettin used to being infront of the camera and watching channels like yours makes me realize I have a good bit of work to do when it comes to explaining or presenting a complex game. You hit that perfect balance in your videos! I like the way you described "Interviewing the game" thats 100% the goal at the end of the day. I want to share and be a part of the conversation around this hobby I adore. XD - I really appreciate you taking the time to look through my videos - I am in it for the long run :P and having a blast building the channel.

How do you feel about the expansions? Would you say they are worth including? Incredible video by the way- so concise for such a big game!!

@3MBG

2 жыл бұрын

I only have experience with the 1st edition expansion, and its..... annoying. The stuff for the main board is great, the side games suck

Been invited to play this next weekend.

@3MBG

3 жыл бұрын

AWESOME! I hope you have a good time with it

@keithedwards649

3 жыл бұрын

It was definitely interesting. Not sure if I like it yet. Will have to play it more often to decide that.

@3MBG

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithedwards649 A lot to learn on a first play.

@keithedwards649

3 жыл бұрын

Yep and I did actually enjoy it, even though I lost badly.

Not red vs blue minis? Did you you paint yours? Where did you get those.

@3MBG

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, handpainted them over a period of months. More info here on my old blog vom-krieg.blogspot.com/search/label/War%20of%20the%20Ring

I LOVE your videos they are simple ans really cool. Which would you recommend dor starter gamer star wars rebelion or war of the ring

@3MBG

3 жыл бұрын

Both are in my top 10 games and both are great. I'd honestly goes with the setting/story you prefer as they are both just so good

2:46 You only downgrade one elite to continue a siege. No need to double down. :)

@3MBG

4 жыл бұрын

The publisher mentioned that in a comment above

Did you buy the game with the troop pieces looking like that?!?! Those look amazing, if you did buy it like that where can I get it?!

@3MBG

4 жыл бұрын

Ha, no. I spent a good few months hand painting those myself. I paint a fair few of my games, but normally save that for the ones i really like

BEWARE: the miniatures are NOT pre-painted.

@3MBG

9 ай бұрын

Ah, yeah, i painted those. I thought i'd put up a disclaimer somewhere.

I wish it was in stock. Whens the next print run?

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

No idea. I was unaware it was out of stock. It's such a classic that I can't imagine it will stay that way for long.

@AresGameschannel

5 жыл бұрын

It's back in stock right now, and shipping to distributors in these days.

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers for this comment. I had no idea what the answer was.

It's a easy comparison to star wars rebellion, there are many similarities between them, and both are excellent.

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

I find it hard to pick a favourite out of those two as well. Its usually whatever one I played last. Both are in my top 10 all time

@GeneraluStelaru

4 жыл бұрын

I love the theme in Rebellion but I had to sell it in favor of keeping War of the Ring. I think it suffers from that fiddly planning phase, and the needlessly complicated combat system (by comparison). They were trying to make it stand out, I get it. But WotR plays much smoother and it's mechanically immensely more enjoyable. No need to peek under the mission cards, or to constantly look over your hand of probe cards. In fact I'm amazed that FFG didn't include a stack of marking sheets for the Empire player. Weren't they bothered during playtesting? Ah, FFG just isn't what they used to be. But at least TI4 plays better than the previous edition. I'm grateful for that.

@GeneraluStelaru

4 жыл бұрын

@@lowaimnobrain I agree, but I don't have time for TTS and, luckily, I have plenty of head-turners on my shelves. :)

planning to buy this game. Is it worth for 4 players. Will we be able to finish it in 3 hours or is ot for the whole f day?

@3MBG

2 жыл бұрын

4 players is not a great experience. 3 hours is doable, but probably not with 4 and not your first time

Did you paint these figures? Or do they come like this?

@3MBG

3 жыл бұрын

I painted them. The collectors edition came with painted figures but that thing is super expensive.

@shayne604

3 жыл бұрын

@@3MBG ahh I see. I was so excited when I saw this vid 😅

@shayne604

3 жыл бұрын

@@3MBG did you get the paint from a store or online?

It took me about 4 and 1/2 hours to learn this game, wish I'd just watched this instead XP

@3MBG

4 жыл бұрын

Ouvh. Not i got the reduce elite rule incorrect. I was taught it wrong a decade ago, lol

All that is gold does not glitter

How does WotR compare to Conquest of Nerath?

@3MBG

4 жыл бұрын

No idea, never played Conquest of Nerath

@LeeroyPorkins

4 жыл бұрын

@@3MBG Gotcha

Bought a ding and dent copy but haven’t convinced the wife to play!

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

Is that a cheap copy that got damaged?

@trevorcrain5646

5 жыл бұрын

Yessir! It was 70% off so it was only like $24. The only damage was box damage. (Big cut on the back)

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

Nice deal. A box can be mended.

This works best with 2 players. In a 4 player game, yes you have 2 people on the each side but only one wins in the end. I adore this game, but with 4 players it's dumb.

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

I initially had the comment in the video, but my script ran way over time and it was one thing I cut. I completely agree.

I prefer the older icons - looked more profesional.

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

Fair enough, we will stick with them for a while and do something else next year anyway

Was looking at the PC game...

@3MBG

4 жыл бұрын

There is a pc game?

Just because of the combat I would always take WotR over Star Wars Rebellion.

@3MBG

2 жыл бұрын

Fair, i guess it depends how much someone likes sieges

After 10 or so games you'll have the rules down

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I really don't understand the hair icons representing difficulty, it just seems confusing, I mean it's all subject to interpretation, can't any hairstyle be difficult? What if you used length of hair instead, like short hair being easy, long hair meaning difficult and so forth, it's just more cohesive that way. Or maybe brain looking icons of varying size.

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

Next time we do them it will likely be something completely different, like geometric shapes. It's really just something to occupy the screen as i talk for 2 seconds anyway.

If you play this in three (3) hours you had way to many lembas… I'd say 6-12 hours. Good video though.

@3MBG

5 жыл бұрын

I've played 30+ games. Never had one go over 4 hours. 12 hours makes my head hurt thinking about how slow that must be :)

@TheNazreth

4 жыл бұрын

After 6 games, only one took 5+ h (and both sides ran out of cards during the last 2 turns). The remaining ones took 2,5 - 3 h and most of them were head to head till the very end.

War of the Ring. Like Rebellion, just not as good.

@3MBG

4 жыл бұрын

Thems fighting words :) I pretty much love both games.

@TheNazreth

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone may prefer games to their liking. In WotR every single unit and decission matters and may impact the final outcome. Rebellion for me is simply not that engaging emotionally, as you pop out your heroes on the map. I'm not a fan of either of the universe (Tolkien or Star Wars), however, after playing WotR i did buy the Lord of the Rings book and read it with great satisfaction (which now makes me like the game even more), while rebellion did not spark anything similar after playing...