The die rolling here seems very emblematic of my time with XCOM. "A 99% chance to hit with two shots and I'm standing next to the alien? Not a chance in the world that will hit."

Only just discovered this channel. Love the GameNight's and have started to watch the early episodes. Thanks for doing these.

Amazing episode! I loved so many things about it, but let me just highlight a couple that stoodd out: 1) how you guys explained and modeled the rules in the beginning without looking at every single possible situation; and 2) the "in-depth enough" analysis of the game and how it captures the essence of the X-COM series. Thanks a bunch for such an entertaining show to watch! Keep up the great work with your show and happy gaming to us all! Kind regards from Brazil!

Just great video... the people, the game and the editing of the video! instant sub!! :)

You guys are cool, looking forward to more board game videos :)

Glad to see Aaron is back... hope Rich will make more visits as well. These look like a pain to edit, but they are really enjoyable to watch. Keep it up!

My personal favourite!! :D Good to see it on boardgamegeek

Great job guys! I cant wait to play it this weekend :-)

I had my doubts about this game and the app to it but after watching your guy's game play of it I changed my mind completely. The quick decision making seems fun and also the fact each player seems to have abilities to help the other which makes this a very amazing co-opt game. Though it does seem like one needs to make good choices that first round. lol

@justsomeone407

9 жыл бұрын

arakuss1 You can get the app for free, which is one of the best thing about this game. You get see what the game is like :)

9 жыл бұрын

arakuss1 Yeah, right?! I didn't have any doubts that I want this game (I live in Brazil and the Brazilian Portuguese version of the game is set to release "soon"). I read everyone talking crap about the app and I understand the point, but that timed phase just gives that panic feeling that people that are trying to save the world from Aliens would certainly feel. :) And yes, this video shown me better the scientist function. He can help everyone. The game seems like a great coop game.

@arakuss1

9 жыл бұрын

João José My doubts mainly come from seeing tech used in gaming from way back. Some games did it ok but most didn't In fact one my favorite board games as a kid was Dark Tower. My main worry was the app taking away from the interaction and board game play. I really had not been able to see an actual game play of it till last night. Mostly seen just reviews of it. Its more the game design not the app part I see as its strength. I especially like the balancing of managing ones own tasks as well as aiding other players roles.

@punkrockbrewer

9 жыл бұрын

João José O app já está atualizado para o Português no ios. The app has been updated to include Portuguese (iOS).

@TheKiltedKraut

9 жыл бұрын

+arakuss1 There's the "Stressed Phase" and the "Dice Rolling Phase" in this game! LOL

X-Comm:tBG strategy 101: Lesson 1: spend, at a minimum, ½ of your Emergency Funds on round 1. Use this $ to empty the solder reserves, buy 1 new Interceptor, then tell the Research Science they have 7 OR 8 Scientists this turn(depending on chosen difficulty). Lesson 2: After Round 2, if the "Empty Emergency Funds" Crisis Card comes up, *ALWAYS* take it, then take all the funds that turn(Crisis Cards resolve after Emergency Funds become available, as they happen in different phases) Lesson 3: The Round 1 mission is irrelevant; never assign more that 2 squaddies to it. Lesson 4: Don't Get Hurt

Very nice! Too excited to see you guys playing this game. Not using emergency funds to recruit on turn 1 was a capital mistake.

@SFuruli

5 жыл бұрын

Yea. I think the option to use bonus funds came up so early that he felt it would be overkill.

The one thing they walk around without talking about is that the master plans affect what the app rolls up. In onslaught, as we see here, Aliens have 3 times the chance to spawn a base invader, with a much lower ufo modifier. Also, other plans focus on a specific continent till it grinds it into dust and then moves on with its focus, or another that spreads way across the board for panic. I wish they had gotten to talk about this because it's really one of the ways you need to focus to make sure you win, is to counter-act specifically what the aliens are focusing on. In my games (I've played this dozens of times, onslaught is the roughest btw) we would have boosted the soldiers as much as possible because they need to go out every turn. But if you like co-op games you should def pick this up. One of my only true love for co-op games.

more greatness from the gamenight crew thanks allot

30 minutes in and we're still just explaining the basic rules! Obviously not a game for a casual group. Enjoying the video so far though. Thanks

@CrowMercury

9 жыл бұрын

Robert Mair The game is actually not difficult to explain, it gives you hints even during the game...but it's timed and could get extremely frenetic, and also heavily dice dependent, so it can be frustrated at times.

9 жыл бұрын

Robert Mair One good thing from the app is that it has that Tutorial Mode. You can instead of explain all the rules before, sit down with your group and begin a tutorial mode game. During the tutorial the game explains everything, it doesn't have a timer and everyone can get the hang of it.

@punkrockbrewer

9 жыл бұрын

Robert Mair Try the tutorial and you wont have this problem. Although It seems to me that the tutorial setup is a little more difficult than the easy setup.

I absolutely love this game, and really enjoyed watching you guys play this. It's definitely a fun game to observe. Have any of you tried playing solo? It's nuts (and I have only managed it on Easy so I could have the unlimited pause time to read everything), but it's very exciting.

Wow. It seems like they pulled off an excellent version of XCom as a board game man the timed countdowns adding to the overall panic and stress...I suspect this will become a Pandemic beater - coop and some individual stuff, some real time things and some untimed, some budget management some fighting...a really nice mix Best coop game I have seen played

@standincub

9 жыл бұрын

skyblaze eterno XCOM is my favorite game. It is such a great co-op. You have to work together but the timers keep the game moving so no one ends up running the game (like can happen in pandemic.)

@fazzi4019

4 жыл бұрын

A bit late to the show.. would you still recommend this game as of now?

@Giannis_Krimitzas

4 жыл бұрын

@@fazzi4019 Yes. I strongly recommend this game, even for today after these years. This hasn't aged a bit and there is a strong layer of game knowledge that you become better player, mitigating by a lot the die rolls. Just grab this and the 'Evolution' expansion and you are good to go

Hey! Great Video! I'm a big fan of XCOM (the video game series) and when I've heard here in Brazil that they are soon going to release I just went nuts. I was already sure that I was going to get this game and watching you guys playing just confirmed it. However, I didn't know that there was a real possibility to die in the first round. It was just like me playing the LCG for Lord of the Rings. :)

@punkrockbrewer

9 жыл бұрын

João José I think the first round is the most important in the game. Its when you set up your strategy for the entire game. A bad first turn is capital. Some may consider it a failure in the game mechanics.

Awesome vid. Enjoyed your game much

On the screen where the alien invasion plan "Onslaught" was displayed, there are arrows to move left or right to be able to select a different alien invasion plan.

Guys I really hope you will review the expansion which is in its printing phase now and may become available before the end of the year. I really loved your way of playing but hats off to Aaron who basically explained the whole game mechanics like it was as easy as eating an ice cream. :-) Some words about how you guys tackled the game. The result of your very bad first round, which spelled doom for the XCom, comes from your inexperience. More specifically, Dave did realize the importance to save money and didn't invest much in the first round but you still were tight on the budget (which is normal if Lincoln doesn't grab a few credits from the Emergency Funding). So, while Lincoln didn't take the funding, you knew you had no new recruits to replace the losses and you STILL had 3 enemies in the base, at least one of which a major threat. The UFO global threat was very low and here comes the greatest of all mistakes. While Aaron did all he could with 6 units in 2 tasks, his units couldn't be moved without the Central Officer (Nicky) intervening with its ability. This is what should have happened: Nicky moves the UFO from orbit to a low-panic continent (any) and Lincoln tries to shoot it down... but Nicky shhould have also grabbed 1 or 2 soldiers from the mission and moved them to the reserves, then grabbed them again and let Aaron use them to defend the base. Though the mission wouldn't advance, the base would have taken less damage and the salvage would have helped Dave's research. Unfortunately, the damage to the base in the crises should have been Skyranged.... too many mistakes altogether and in the first game are nearly impossible to fix. At the end of the day, Lincoln is the Commander so it's his fault. :-) These are decisions to be taken dynamically (you don't always get aliens in base AFTER you commit soldiers to th emission) and in a matter of seconds. The difficulty, even for the experienced player, is EXTREME.

Nice video, thank you!

Subscribed. I have struggled to find a good play-through of this game online. Most have messed up the rules or forgot to use abilities, a lot, or both. You have done neither or at least I do not see any instances of such.

Hello guys, You did a great job with this, but I really wish you would have started with the tutorial. However, I learned a great deal from the mission you guys did do so thanks for that. It is a huge help. One thing I noticed is pause was not covered nor what Nikki was doing on the screen. She would sometimes touch a red dot and tell you guys things but I could not tell what she was doing or why. My thought based on what you guys did, and my own experience, I think the game in the box should come with a rule book. The price for this game is pretty high for a board game and I feel that they should have included a paper rulebook. I know there is a lot in the ap, however some folks do better with paper rules. Of course, that is not your fault, but is my 2 cents in any sort of review. thanks for the video, blaze

Thanks! Bought the game.

Good choice to have the music on!

Nikki is on fire in this one!

This game always gets my heart running. Alex Murison Marc-Andre Paquin

Hi Guys! How about playing the Dead of Winter? I love that game and I would like to see you guys play it thanks!

@punkrockbrewer

9 жыл бұрын

Elli Rellosa Dead of Winter is a great idea!

@keatonmaurice7493

3 жыл бұрын

a trick: you can watch series at flixzone. I've been using them for watching all kinds of movies during the lockdown.

@aresspencer7833

3 жыл бұрын

@Keaton Maurice Definitely, I've been using flixzone} for years myself :)

God damn, I was just waiting for the moment when someone has to do open heart surgery during their turn too! Talk about alot going on.

In the 2nd round, I think you went from 1 to 3 threat after the first roll. Meaning you could have kept going or perhaps stopped and kept your soldiers. I think it moved up when you rolled the dice and then realized you need to roll a 5th die. Unless there was some editing magic there and I missed a roll or something. I enjoy this game, but have not gotten the same group to the table to really give a timed go.

He was explaining the game for so long that they all became old.

It's okay that you guys lost. Apparently that's cannon according to the XCOM 2 Trailer released today :D

@salt_factory7566

7 жыл бұрын

SPOILERS

@blincgaming2550

7 жыл бұрын

I mean, the intro cinematic into the game shouts it at you, so not really spoilers.

Maybe I missed it, but did Nikki never use her ability to reduce panic in a region once per turn?

would you guys ever consider playing Ghost Stories? Would love to see someone possibly fail miserably at it lol

@daveslay3449

4 жыл бұрын

that game is so fucking hard

I just got this board game, no app for Windows only google play and apple store

Loved the game. I'd prefer if no one butts in on everyones job, like they said no alphas well maybe the balancing of budget. Learning how to play will be overwhelming to many people i think.

Amazing Game...WOW!!!

U guys are awesome btw

Good lord I could not play this. Too much stress!

+TheKiltedKraut "I personally dig deep into games to see if they're a fit for me, my family and my friends. That includes the fun factor, general game play, strategy layers and how thematic it is. Bottom line...not every game is for everybody! You have to do your own due diligence and research what games fits you!" Um….did you just skim over my posts? That's exactly what I was saying on here! I don't think anyone should just blindly buy a game. That would be stupid! "…because I'm prior service Army…" Nuff said. Now things are definitely becoming more illuminated.

I have a doubt. When the 2nd round starts, after all the refreshing process, what happens to the budget? Does it refresh too, I mean, are u supposed to use the same amount you had back in the first round again? Cause before the 2nd round started they were given a new budget (12 coins in the video), but only after they'd already spent it (that is what I understood) then he got more from the emergence funds. Can someone help me understand this please?

@GShock112

7 жыл бұрын

The app tells you what's your new budget by taking data from the previously set panic levels. The emergency budget has its own phase where the CDR may withdraw more funds.

Aaron's back!!!

@cwej82

9 жыл бұрын

JetsDuck I love Aaron!!

@cliffordnaslund6771

9 жыл бұрын

cwej82 Who doesn't!? Glad he is back!

I think it’s missing the turn based tactical squad combat which is a different game in itself. But this is still on my wish list

@vh8542

Жыл бұрын

I just bought it 2nd hand and played yesterday. My group loved it and we had a blast. Played one thing wrong but we'll not speak of that as we won :)

In the first phase I saw 1 error...your Science Officer (Dave)...didn't put down a card for Research I. To be clear...you don't have to put any research scientists on any particular research project just because there's a card down in that spot. You still should put the card down...and if you're short on funding...just don't put a microscope token on it.

Hi guys! I'm looking for a board game for 10 teenage kids and it has to be simple and fun. They loved Zombie Dice, Taboo and Scrabble Party. Any tips?

@angewomon143

8 жыл бұрын

Try one night ultimate werewolf, hanabi, sushi go, and if you can get your hands on it grave robbers from outer space

@GShock112

7 жыл бұрын

Try Spartacus... we're having a total blast and my mom her brother while fighting over a betrayal didn't see my nephew stealing coins from his father. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

"the app" sounds like a cult leader after this video. gonna go buy me a concealing red robe then

board games is like a antiquary now days after mobile platform that released, but its really good mode for communicate in real world

nice Iron Giant statue

+YoshiTamahara Thank you Yoshi! Finally someone with some common sense on here. I appreciate it!

Is it a dead of winter clone? Kind of?

I haven't finished video so I'm probably dead off

Who's this guy? What happened to Rich? :-P

I do not understand your comment about alpha gaming Lincoln. Dave and Aaron are completely running this game.

@heccubus1

9 жыл бұрын

*****, True, we defer to Dave and Aaron who have played the game more than Nikki and I, in my experience an alpha player takes over the decisions for a co-op game. I made what I felt were many decisions that were mine alone (selecting that 2 damage to the base card in the first round, for instance, probably cost us the game) and in the timed portion of the game would be difficult for an alpha to control. I also said that during the resolution phase there was more discussion on the team's moves, which is appropriate for that phase.

@cwej82

9 жыл бұрын

Lincoln Damerst Aaron and (especially) Dave are always the alphas in this group, but I agree with Lincoln that they were less so in this episode, because people have moments to do their own thing. As Nikki says, she enjoyed her role because it gives the appearance of being able to tell people what to do, which she doesn't get to do often - in reality, she isn't telling them what to do, but it's a great role to play for the quietest member of the group. (By the way, referring to Aaron and Dave as alphas is not meant to be critical - the dynamics and differences of the main four of you are what makes this series my favourite board game show on KZread. Thanks for producing it!)

@punkrockbrewer

9 жыл бұрын

***** The good thing about this game and its timed phase is that alpha players cannot overcome the other players so easily. Only a few co-op games has this feature.

@josephsikorski2313

6 жыл бұрын

Lincoln Damerst had anyone ever told you that (especially with guitar in hand) you bear a passing resemblance to Steven Wilson from the band Porcupine Tree? Anyways, love these vids. So great.

The lengthy rules and explanations almost make it not worth if you don't plan a lengthy session with maybe a couple or more games. Same can be said if you take the time to only play it once or twice ever. In practice while playing or even watching, it's very engaging. You just can't trip over everyone else, you specifically have to follow the person whose turn it is. Everyone has a certain role and that's what you focus on mostly. Overall it looks fun. You learn as you go and become more organized and level-headed with each end phase. Clearly not for casuals. Certainly difficult in the beginning, like most games should be.

Your final score was -32.

@Giannis_Krimitzas

4 жыл бұрын

haha, nice catch :)

The music is far too loud

Should should play murder town it's an app on tablet and phone

aw man, she hates all of this soooooo intenselly...

Third way to lose the game: explain how to play the game until all players die of natural causes. Aliens win because human players are still decomposing while game explanation continues.

What's wrong with the music??? Maybe the intensity of it was too much for you? This isn't sushi go you guys. It appeared that Aaron was the only person at the table that understood the value of keeping the sound on. The music and sound effects bring much more engagement to the game. I would say everyone at the table should do a little more research on games before you go recording your video review because you made yourselves look much more old and inexperienced in this segment.

+arakuss1 "You do realize the video was posted 4 months ago." That has nothing to do with anything. I noticed you completely removed my comments as well as me from the thread. (Classy) But definitely shows your true colors. Not everyone rushes around youtube 24/7 like you and watches and comments immediately as comments are being made! What's wrong with your brain? Yeah, I just got here 4 months later and commented, so what??? People comment on my videos years after I release them and I don't think anything is wrong with that because those people just happened to stumble upon my video 4 years later. No big deal, their comments are just as valid as anyone else's. Yours aren't even logic and the fact that you deleted my other comments says volumes of who you are. "I think you already proved who you are." So now you're holier than thou? I think you just proved who you are.