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So excited this is back up on Gamefound. Stretch pay ready!
@philtaylor14972 сағат бұрын
i get a cthulu death may die vibe a lil bit
@BoardGameCo3 сағат бұрын
Corrections: 1) "Bunny Boom and "Carrot" cards are the only placement effects that are applied in reverse. 2) You move to the card you just placed and then activate the effect. - Bunny Boom; add bunnies everywhere - Carrot attracts an opponent to your card and give him the carrot token (value 4 bunnies at the end of the game) 3) In phase 2, placing a card of a different suit results in a penalty. This penalty is equal to the value of the new card (indicated in the top right corner of the card), not the card already in place. 4) End scoring + Bunnies count + Carrot (4 bunnies) + Cards in hand values (right top corner) - You must end with 3 cards in hand
@ngeagan13 сағат бұрын
Very cool that you designed the Terraforming Mars pack! Also agree with your number 1, the clever series is wonderful (I think twice as clever is my favorite)
@daniels67533 сағат бұрын
How do you think this would compare to Cthulu Death May Die? Death May die has this overwhelming boss, and a TON of upgrades.
@gbadder4 сағат бұрын
Always have been interested in rolling realms, but haven't had a chance to play. Thanks for the great video! (Mars)
@Jawby4 сағат бұрын
Strippers should always be divisive. There's no tasteful way of turning lust and adultery into a board game. It is going to be gross. 7,300 people are being misled to think that lust is tasteful. There is nothing to celebrate here unless you are for supporting extremely low standards. It bothers me that this even made it to your list. But I guess kudos to you for allowing yourself to be desensitized and influenced enough to put it on your video, Alex. Hope you can turn things around before you get sucked in too much deeper.
@BoardGameCo3 сағат бұрын
1) I have no interest in ever playing the game, it's not something that remotely appeals to me. 2) I recognize that my own tastes are my own tastes. 3) I recognize the lack of consistent values in that violence and language don't bother me at all, and I assume yourself as well, but sexuality is a line that cannot be crossed. Meaning I believe both yourself and myself have instinctive biases as to what we allow on our tables and what we don't. That bias DOES feed into the fact that I won't play the game (they asked me to cover it and I said no) but I'm also mindful enough to recognize it is indeed a bias and I won't blacklist it from covering it as an upcoming campaign.
@halveeuro3 сағат бұрын
This is completely your own opinion. 7,300 people seem to show have interest in this game. We live in a free country so I don’t mind BGC covering this at all.
@Jawby2 сағат бұрын
@@BoardGameCo I have spoken out against games like 'Hate' for the violence displayed in them. There is a line in every category that should not be crossed and the line keeps getting pushed back little by little every time a person compromises their biases (or a better word; convictions). Or a youtuber that you have come to expect to be family friendly, to a certain degree, in what they showcase suddenly runs a segment on a game the definitely crosses one of these lines. You are better than this, Alex. This game shouldn't be anywhere near your channel.
@JoeHuddlestonСағат бұрын
Y'all, let's put Jawby in charge of what we get to play.
@srebme25 сағат бұрын
I’m impressed by how much sponsored content BGC will be doing for games launching in June. Congrats!
@BoardGameCo4 сағат бұрын
You're incredibly supportive and I appreciate that.
@Duaneski5 сағат бұрын
I guess this one will be on your next video. But just wanted to say I'm psyched for Cysmic and hope it'll fund. The last Update (#6) was amazing, and really makes me want to see the game brought to life! Looking forward to your coverage on it boardgameco!
@BoardGameCo4 сағат бұрын
Yep :) I assume next week
@haxan66635 сағат бұрын
June is going to be an expensive month?! I am only backing Odalin if the minis magically transform on the table.😅
@BoardGameCo4 сағат бұрын
It can be...depends on what you go for :)
@blazius17265 сағат бұрын
I'm not sure if I should care about this game since I supported Dante Inferno. And in addition, I will probably support Odalin. And so?
@BoardGameCo4 сағат бұрын
I mean...you gotta pick and choose :)
@ScottnCarol4JC6 сағат бұрын
I think it is really dumb to rate a game anything if you haven’t played it.
@BoardGameCo4 сағат бұрын
Agreed
@raphaelstocker98746 сағат бұрын
7th Citadel is currently in our backlog of games. Not sure when we will table it yet...thx for mentioning Yield as an upcoming campaign ❤
@BoardGameCo4 сағат бұрын
Good luck getting it tabled!
@raphaelstocker98743 сағат бұрын
@@BoardGameCo thx! I fortunately have a dedicated campaign playing group :-)))
@2099ross6 сағат бұрын
Mars! TM is my fave game or maybe 2nd, Ark Nova is getting close. Would love to get the TM rolling realms pack!
@joeferreti94427 сағат бұрын
Luckily nothing interesting is coming up! . . . It's all just FOMO traps anyway.
@ScytheNoire7 сағат бұрын
Is the board game crowdfunding market over saturated? Between rising KS campaign costs, inflated shipping costs, and bad publicity due to certain publishers, it seems like things may be about to break. I'm noticing more and more campaigns not getting the funding they may have once gotten. Thoughts?
@chriss14004 сағат бұрын
It’s definitely over saturated at this point. Dozens of games every month, most will be ~$100+ shipped, even for a base pledge. Most people who follow crowdfunding can’t afford more than 3-4 of those types of purchases a year. I’ve definitely seen a lot of projects in the $150-400k raised range, that 3-4 years ago would’ve likely been in the $500-700k range. Just way too many options in a relatively niche market for anything but the biggest and best to stand out.
@derekgarcia30697 сағат бұрын
Mythic Battles: Isfet, Grimcoven, and Blood all in one moth. RIP my wallet! 😅
@marlharr7 сағат бұрын
Rolling Realms is great! Curious about trying the other cards now, including Terraforming Mars.
@ScytheNoire7 сағат бұрын
7th Citadel going to have a big expansion box? The picture of the box on the right is not part of the original KS campaign and is more than just a small expansion.
@Biodelic6 сағат бұрын
Redesigned storage box? The original 7th Continent storage box was black too.
@jcapo57 сағат бұрын
Ludus magnus gave me nova aetas renaissance and black rose rebirth. I will back their games always
@rosenkrustev15147 сағат бұрын
*sees the title* I understood that reference!
@rosenkrustev15147 сағат бұрын
I am going for Dark Blood and Odelin, for now. Will follow Agemonia, Grimcoven and Blood. P.s. also, because I forgot about it: Duen:War of Arrakis from Cmon if it launches in June.
@Cdohm17 сағат бұрын
Mars
@bryanjohnson49447 сағат бұрын
Mars. Also, check out Postmark Games. Aquamarine is a favorite of mine.
@karadj48018 сағат бұрын
Correction: It seems that “Apothebakery” in the timestamps autocorrected to the far less whimsical “Apothecary”
@BoardGameCo5 сағат бұрын
Good catch! I'll fix when at my computer :)
@1AngelAlita8 сағат бұрын
Even if I might be interested in the game, The TCG format is a hard, hard pass. Shame.
@Urek9688 сағат бұрын
I don't understand who would ever want to play nightshift. Games to me are a form of escapism like being a mighty warrior fighting a dragon. And I'm assuming this game is trying to glorify sex work instead of a commentary on why its bad. No father would ever want his daughter to be a stripper.
@ScytheNoire7 сағат бұрын
You kidding? Trump would have loved it if his daughter was a stripper. Would be her biggest fan.
@Biodelic8 сағат бұрын
Get an extra job, rob a bank, grow some spare organs, June is coming. 🙄
@michal47368 сағат бұрын
Is there any other game with those gaps mechanic between tiles?
@tonyvehovec9 сағат бұрын
I love rolling realms! It is awesome that you designed Terraforming Mars!
@LeeKenshin79 сағат бұрын
We are enjoying Expressions but I also have the concern about replayability. So far though, we've played a few games with a different group at a time so it remains fresh. I do have a one game in/one game out policy so I expect one day to replace it with an all-in KS exclusive miniature game with multiple add-ons/expansions including playmat, dice trays, and stuffies tho 😂
@orph1039 сағат бұрын
This review was really well done. I like your honesty regarding your disinterest for the game, while still conveying its merits in what experience it is trying to sell to its consumer. That being said, I am this game's target audience, so I'll probably get good mileage out of this one.
@tiagomarques982211 сағат бұрын
I own and love five of your Top 10 (all 4 Clevers, Cartographers, Fleet, Three Sisters and Railroad Ink: Blue Edition), and have at least two others on my wish list (On Tour and Welcome to the Moon). I also have and really like Next Station: London. However, two of my favorite verb&verbs were not mentioned by you. One of them is Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama, a very easy to learn but challenging game with lots of replayability due to several variant modules included in the box - if you know Avenue, Kokoro is practically the same game (slightly bigger board) plus these variants, and it comes with good quality eraseable boards and pens. The second game is Trails of Tucana, which has a mechanism for player asymmetry built into it and those fun cascade effects you get in some of the other games. There is a third game you didn’t mention and, although it is not one of my favorite games, I still like it: Silver and Gold. I finally have to mention a favorite game of mine that is not usually included in this genre, but which I consider being one: it’s the flip&place The Guild of Merchant Explorers. It seems a stretch, since that game is quite big for a v&v, and some people are turned off by placing pieces on the board instead of drawing being quite fiddly and unstable, but it is a lot of fun and pretty thematic, compared to other v&v’s.
@ironartur13 сағат бұрын
I think you forgot to talk about the "prelude" cards that gives you some resources before the start of the game depending of the mech selected.
@DukeJohnny13 сағат бұрын
As much as I love AR games, this is a pass for me, mostly for two reasons: 1. The setting of the game isn't to my liking. 2. There is a new one coming later this year: "Lands of Evershade" which sparked my interest so much, that it might be an all-in for me. Given time and budget restrictions I need to pick the games I'm willing to back, and you (as always) help to make this decision with more clarity. Thank you for your reviews, unboxings and previews Alex (and prof. Meg as well)!
@flipz10113 сағат бұрын
Being a painter and having painted the plastic mechs. I really wish we had a corrupted mech figure 🙁 would have been nice to paint a purple one!
@florianweixler575014 сағат бұрын
nice Preview.
@pFe1FF14 сағат бұрын
In base game the map tokens (and cards) were the easiest glory tokens to get , why would you let others have thes easy star? The new tokens are great but they don't fix a problem as there was no problem.
@jeffrey10715 сағат бұрын
after looking at the minis, so much of it reminds me of bloodborne
@cheekymonkat16 сағат бұрын
Great review - your views match my own after watching a playthrough. Not sure on this - I’ll probably wait for the PM to decide…
@larrysigmon258218 сағат бұрын
My favorite is cartographers and Isle of Cats 2nd. Although, the Terraforming Mars pack sounds good.
@seansmith265018 сағат бұрын
This is speaking to me a lot more than the last 6 awaken realm campaigns
@seansmith265018 сағат бұрын
Whats grim co-vin
@jaayse369018 сағат бұрын
That's really neat that you made the Terraforming Mars promo pack, I love the quick easy play of Rolling Realms, something I can play even without having much bandwidth after a long day.
@BUY_YT_Views_652619 сағат бұрын
Voice!!!
@4469luis19 сағат бұрын
Based on your comments I think it should be a 3 or 3.5. Also I feel like you give 4/5 to almost every game.
@JohnnyMcNabb6319 сағат бұрын
I would prefer if it only lasted 60-90 minutes and a little bit easier to win. It’s hard to get a 3 hour game to the table.
@jeremycarlson118920 сағат бұрын
Great review. I get why you would rate a 3.5, but this from what you showed deserves a 5/5 from me. SM Games totally listened to the community on a lot of these changes. Yes, it seems more of a upgrade pack, but that is a lot of what people wanted. Hell, the dual layer boards are worth it for me. I will instant buy for what this expansion does....adds more content, without complexity. I could care less about the corrupt mech, but I will for sure try it to see. Bravo to SMG.
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So excited this is back up on Gamefound. Stretch pay ready!
i get a cthulu death may die vibe a lil bit
Corrections: 1) "Bunny Boom and "Carrot" cards are the only placement effects that are applied in reverse. 2) You move to the card you just placed and then activate the effect. - Bunny Boom; add bunnies everywhere - Carrot attracts an opponent to your card and give him the carrot token (value 4 bunnies at the end of the game) 3) In phase 2, placing a card of a different suit results in a penalty. This penalty is equal to the value of the new card (indicated in the top right corner of the card), not the card already in place. 4) End scoring + Bunnies count + Carrot (4 bunnies) + Cards in hand values (right top corner) - You must end with 3 cards in hand
Very cool that you designed the Terraforming Mars pack! Also agree with your number 1, the clever series is wonderful (I think twice as clever is my favorite)
How do you think this would compare to Cthulu Death May Die? Death May die has this overwhelming boss, and a TON of upgrades.
Always have been interested in rolling realms, but haven't had a chance to play. Thanks for the great video! (Mars)
Strippers should always be divisive. There's no tasteful way of turning lust and adultery into a board game. It is going to be gross. 7,300 people are being misled to think that lust is tasteful. There is nothing to celebrate here unless you are for supporting extremely low standards. It bothers me that this even made it to your list. But I guess kudos to you for allowing yourself to be desensitized and influenced enough to put it on your video, Alex. Hope you can turn things around before you get sucked in too much deeper.
1) I have no interest in ever playing the game, it's not something that remotely appeals to me. 2) I recognize that my own tastes are my own tastes. 3) I recognize the lack of consistent values in that violence and language don't bother me at all, and I assume yourself as well, but sexuality is a line that cannot be crossed. Meaning I believe both yourself and myself have instinctive biases as to what we allow on our tables and what we don't. That bias DOES feed into the fact that I won't play the game (they asked me to cover it and I said no) but I'm also mindful enough to recognize it is indeed a bias and I won't blacklist it from covering it as an upcoming campaign.
This is completely your own opinion. 7,300 people seem to show have interest in this game. We live in a free country so I don’t mind BGC covering this at all.
@@BoardGameCo I have spoken out against games like 'Hate' for the violence displayed in them. There is a line in every category that should not be crossed and the line keeps getting pushed back little by little every time a person compromises their biases (or a better word; convictions). Or a youtuber that you have come to expect to be family friendly, to a certain degree, in what they showcase suddenly runs a segment on a game the definitely crosses one of these lines. You are better than this, Alex. This game shouldn't be anywhere near your channel.
Y'all, let's put Jawby in charge of what we get to play.
I’m impressed by how much sponsored content BGC will be doing for games launching in June. Congrats!
You're incredibly supportive and I appreciate that.
I guess this one will be on your next video. But just wanted to say I'm psyched for Cysmic and hope it'll fund. The last Update (#6) was amazing, and really makes me want to see the game brought to life! Looking forward to your coverage on it boardgameco!
Yep :) I assume next week
June is going to be an expensive month?! I am only backing Odalin if the minis magically transform on the table.😅
It can be...depends on what you go for :)
I'm not sure if I should care about this game since I supported Dante Inferno. And in addition, I will probably support Odalin. And so?
I mean...you gotta pick and choose :)
I think it is really dumb to rate a game anything if you haven’t played it.
Agreed
7th Citadel is currently in our backlog of games. Not sure when we will table it yet...thx for mentioning Yield as an upcoming campaign ❤
Good luck getting it tabled!
@@BoardGameCo thx! I fortunately have a dedicated campaign playing group :-)))
Mars! TM is my fave game or maybe 2nd, Ark Nova is getting close. Would love to get the TM rolling realms pack!
Luckily nothing interesting is coming up! . . . It's all just FOMO traps anyway.
Is the board game crowdfunding market over saturated? Between rising KS campaign costs, inflated shipping costs, and bad publicity due to certain publishers, it seems like things may be about to break. I'm noticing more and more campaigns not getting the funding they may have once gotten. Thoughts?
It’s definitely over saturated at this point. Dozens of games every month, most will be ~$100+ shipped, even for a base pledge. Most people who follow crowdfunding can’t afford more than 3-4 of those types of purchases a year. I’ve definitely seen a lot of projects in the $150-400k raised range, that 3-4 years ago would’ve likely been in the $500-700k range. Just way too many options in a relatively niche market for anything but the biggest and best to stand out.
Mythic Battles: Isfet, Grimcoven, and Blood all in one moth. RIP my wallet! 😅
Rolling Realms is great! Curious about trying the other cards now, including Terraforming Mars.
7th Citadel going to have a big expansion box? The picture of the box on the right is not part of the original KS campaign and is more than just a small expansion.
Redesigned storage box? The original 7th Continent storage box was black too.
Ludus magnus gave me nova aetas renaissance and black rose rebirth. I will back their games always
*sees the title* I understood that reference!
I am going for Dark Blood and Odelin, for now. Will follow Agemonia, Grimcoven and Blood. P.s. also, because I forgot about it: Duen:War of Arrakis from Cmon if it launches in June.
Mars
Mars. Also, check out Postmark Games. Aquamarine is a favorite of mine.
Correction: It seems that “Apothebakery” in the timestamps autocorrected to the far less whimsical “Apothecary”
Good catch! I'll fix when at my computer :)
Even if I might be interested in the game, The TCG format is a hard, hard pass. Shame.
I don't understand who would ever want to play nightshift. Games to me are a form of escapism like being a mighty warrior fighting a dragon. And I'm assuming this game is trying to glorify sex work instead of a commentary on why its bad. No father would ever want his daughter to be a stripper.
You kidding? Trump would have loved it if his daughter was a stripper. Would be her biggest fan.
Get an extra job, rob a bank, grow some spare organs, June is coming. 🙄
Is there any other game with those gaps mechanic between tiles?
I love rolling realms! It is awesome that you designed Terraforming Mars!
We are enjoying Expressions but I also have the concern about replayability. So far though, we've played a few games with a different group at a time so it remains fresh. I do have a one game in/one game out policy so I expect one day to replace it with an all-in KS exclusive miniature game with multiple add-ons/expansions including playmat, dice trays, and stuffies tho 😂
This review was really well done. I like your honesty regarding your disinterest for the game, while still conveying its merits in what experience it is trying to sell to its consumer. That being said, I am this game's target audience, so I'll probably get good mileage out of this one.
I own and love five of your Top 10 (all 4 Clevers, Cartographers, Fleet, Three Sisters and Railroad Ink: Blue Edition), and have at least two others on my wish list (On Tour and Welcome to the Moon). I also have and really like Next Station: London. However, two of my favorite verb&verbs were not mentioned by you. One of them is Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama, a very easy to learn but challenging game with lots of replayability due to several variant modules included in the box - if you know Avenue, Kokoro is practically the same game (slightly bigger board) plus these variants, and it comes with good quality eraseable boards and pens. The second game is Trails of Tucana, which has a mechanism for player asymmetry built into it and those fun cascade effects you get in some of the other games. There is a third game you didn’t mention and, although it is not one of my favorite games, I still like it: Silver and Gold. I finally have to mention a favorite game of mine that is not usually included in this genre, but which I consider being one: it’s the flip&place The Guild of Merchant Explorers. It seems a stretch, since that game is quite big for a v&v, and some people are turned off by placing pieces on the board instead of drawing being quite fiddly and unstable, but it is a lot of fun and pretty thematic, compared to other v&v’s.
I think you forgot to talk about the "prelude" cards that gives you some resources before the start of the game depending of the mech selected.
As much as I love AR games, this is a pass for me, mostly for two reasons: 1. The setting of the game isn't to my liking. 2. There is a new one coming later this year: "Lands of Evershade" which sparked my interest so much, that it might be an all-in for me. Given time and budget restrictions I need to pick the games I'm willing to back, and you (as always) help to make this decision with more clarity. Thank you for your reviews, unboxings and previews Alex (and prof. Meg as well)!
Being a painter and having painted the plastic mechs. I really wish we had a corrupted mech figure 🙁 would have been nice to paint a purple one!
nice Preview.
In base game the map tokens (and cards) were the easiest glory tokens to get , why would you let others have thes easy star? The new tokens are great but they don't fix a problem as there was no problem.
after looking at the minis, so much of it reminds me of bloodborne
Great review - your views match my own after watching a playthrough. Not sure on this - I’ll probably wait for the PM to decide…
My favorite is cartographers and Isle of Cats 2nd. Although, the Terraforming Mars pack sounds good.
This is speaking to me a lot more than the last 6 awaken realm campaigns
Whats grim co-vin
That's really neat that you made the Terraforming Mars promo pack, I love the quick easy play of Rolling Realms, something I can play even without having much bandwidth after a long day.
Voice!!!
Based on your comments I think it should be a 3 or 3.5. Also I feel like you give 4/5 to almost every game.
I would prefer if it only lasted 60-90 minutes and a little bit easier to win. It’s hard to get a 3 hour game to the table.
Great review. I get why you would rate a 3.5, but this from what you showed deserves a 5/5 from me. SM Games totally listened to the community on a lot of these changes. Yes, it seems more of a upgrade pack, but that is a lot of what people wanted. Hell, the dual layer boards are worth it for me. I will instant buy for what this expansion does....adds more content, without complexity. I could care less about the corrupt mech, but I will for sure try it to see. Bravo to SMG.