This is a much more straight forward let's-play video than the official one. Very educational!! 🎉
@guillermoyaroslavlverduzco15516 күн бұрын
Marvel United is not a a crawler and nothing similar, it is a boss battler. Roll Player has nothing to do with dungeon crawlers, it is a just a dice game. Dragon Fire is a deck builder. Pandemic well... is Pandemic. Descent 2nd ed IS INDEED a full dungeon crawler. I think you're kinda lost in the genre.
@joxer9613 күн бұрын
Very clear explanation, thanks! Finally going to give the TMB expansion a try.
@matejathos364515 күн бұрын
I'm interested into solo dungeon RPGs, but rather than buying these I'm slowly making one huge. Gloomhaven seems to catch the atmosphere for me, but imo it has major flaws too. 1. Square or hexagon, both enforce certain structure - my D&D maps are made out of circle tokens, movement through connection points. You can make your own maps, you can follow any angle or number of movement options up to six. 2. Literally no randomness should take place, because every scenario should have a solution to it, which can be written down, with goal of completing it in as few moves as possible, so you adjust pre-fight preparation time to the strength of enemies and always end up winning on the edge of death. 3. All these games take too much time, in my case it's easy to go through, brain-eater is to write down an unbeatable record and it's on players how seriously they take it. You can use as many expansions as you want, adding the depth to the game, but you must write it on first line of your solution. Once someone finds solution they think can be the fastest, they write number of moves into the scenario, so for other players that's a challenge to find it, or beat it. 4. In my version, since it's D&D, scenario only limits you in how many heroes you use. Their avatar+name tokens, their backstory, investment in their stats and abilities are up to your adjustment, according to obstacles they're about to face. You can make cooperating machine, or prepare for split of the party etc. 5. You can play one scenario, or connect more of them into campaign. If campaign-maker doesn't like that player must write down moves, he has to do more work: training and healing paid in moves should be disallowed and campaign-creator must find out how strong enemies should be, which materials should only be available etc. to ideally leave only one option how to prepare for critical obstacles, leaving space for mistakes between them. So my game allows you to make campaign where challenge is to just make it through - how games usually are set up - but I argue that's in fact the ultimate major flaw in games, it kills joy to create your own campaigns, makes it too hard, so you rather end up buying new games instead. For solo it is much better to be able to create quickly your own campaigns and play them without knowledge what the solution is, even though you made them. D&D with plenty of combinations, no Randomness and no need for Dungeon Master. Because great game is not just about taking player to whole new world. It is about set of rules and components by which worlds are not only lived through, but easily created by players themselves.
@AP0LL0edc26 күн бұрын
This is exactly the kind of video I was looking for. Thank you for all the suggestions and descriptions.
@sologamingspotlight28 күн бұрын
Yo man, thanks for this video! There’s so few pure setup videos out there.
@franciscanpunk633628 күн бұрын
I appreciate these instructions. One thing that was unclear to me was if a player can keep drawing and playing out their turn until they decide to discard, or if they can only draw a maximum of two cards per turn.
@MattMeadowsDesigns11 күн бұрын
You only draw 2 tiles once at the start of your turn, then you can play as many tiles as you can on your own castle OR you can attack an opponents castle (or you pass). Then your turn ends. At the end of a turn, you always discard down to 4 cards if needed. Hope that helps.
@Codynstef21Ай бұрын
That was an amazing video! Having the games all set up,instead of just describing them Great Job!
@IOSALiveАй бұрын
LightRanger Games, can we collab
@IOSALiveАй бұрын
LightRanger Games, cool video keep up the great content
@prash11leoАй бұрын
I didn't back the new Kickstarter and was thinking that I missed out because the new introductory campaign would've brought me to try my own old copy of the game.. But I think the intro scenarios you've shared here are also pretty good. I'll give them a shot. Thanks :)
@lightrangergames9354Ай бұрын
I hope you enjoy them.
@domme4218Ай бұрын
Great. I have rarely seen such a good overview of selected dungeon crawlers. What I particularly liked: All crawlers were compared using a fixed scheme of important criteria. In addition, the reasons why the game could be number one for me personally and why it didn't land in first place for you. Very informative. Thank you!!! I subscribed to the channel immediately. KZread content with useful content. Very nice.
@lightrangergames9354Ай бұрын
Thanks :) I'm glad it was helpful.
@ageingviking55872 ай бұрын
It looks like an interesting game. Thank you light ranger. 🙂
@lightrangergames9354Ай бұрын
Thanks. It is an interesting game.
@bloodrunsclear2 ай бұрын
Just found this channel! Nifty stuff
@lightrangergames9354Ай бұрын
Thanks.
@tbatrics3 ай бұрын
Appreciate a solo friendly review. I am hunting for something new.
@danno47293 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! Would this list be the same if not based on solo play? Thanks.
@Grabgrub733 ай бұрын
MD1 = 70% (nice short Dungeon Crawler), MD2 = 65% (The game wants to be too much, too much material (like Gloomhaven) for this short game with few scenarios, few classes too shaky . It would be better if the simple MD1 was continued in MD2 with additional boss fights). MD2 is my weakest game in my collection, but I've already painted 90% of it. I have everything from MD1 98% painted (including KS) and MD2 Core game, Heavenfall, Feyfolk, Hell Gate, Monks+Necro, Thinkerer+Bards, Druids+ Nagas (KS)+ 3 bosses (KS), Upgarde, Zombicide Upgrade
@Zatyofficialchannel3 ай бұрын
what if i kill one and not the other, do i still stay on that space or do i have to go to the place before entering?
@metamoep3 ай бұрын
I find it frustrating when creators don’t add proper titles to their video timestamps. It makes me less inclined to watch a 50-minute video.
@Livert794 ай бұрын
This channel deserves way more subscribers.
@sanderschippers27084 ай бұрын
Nice list. Keep the heroes out for me 's little less drungeon crawler. Got also some tower defence in it. Bloodborne is interesting to. And for 1vs1 Claustrophobia. For the rest i think i whould join all on the list.
@ferventworkshop4 ай бұрын
Dungeon Maker Deluxe is also a euro-style game on the dungeon-crawler theme. Definitely very puzzly and euro.
@lordhandsomeswag18544 ай бұрын
Great video my friend
@Zanji12345 ай бұрын
Mage Knight is NOT a dungeon crawler it's a puzzle game for me. Sadly :( i thought it was like a might and magic game with exploration and stuff but NOPE time limit
@toddf39255 ай бұрын
Great video, really informative. I appreciated your approach and rating style!
@lightrangergames93545 ай бұрын
Thanks
@FernandoW9106 ай бұрын
I love MD2, it's my favorite game and I'm a huge fan of solo play. I bought the upgrade kit and the MD1 now to expand the universe. I didn't even think about playing MD1 anyway, but now I'll try
@lightrangergames93546 ай бұрын
Cool. Enjoy playing.
@frankokeefe36316 ай бұрын
What about heroquest?
@lightrangergames93546 ай бұрын
Unfortunately haven't played it.
@ernestns6 ай бұрын
thank you for taking the time to compile the differences, this was very useful!
@lightrangergames93546 ай бұрын
Glad it's useful
@cristianomiranda26136 ай бұрын
Mage Knight 🔝🔝🔝👊🏼🇧🇷 Great Vídeo...
@SeniorAdrian6 ай бұрын
what cardboard stock are you using?
@lightrangergames93546 ай бұрын
I just use standard 65 lb cardstock that you can get at places like office depot or even walmart.
@SeniorAdrian6 ай бұрын
@@lightrangergames9354 That's great. Im from Europe. I wonder what is the equivalent of that stock.
@lightrangergames93546 ай бұрын
@@SeniorAdrian Yeah, I don't know, but I think just about any thicker paper will work. It's pretty easy to do :)
@jordanzeto29734 ай бұрын
@@SeniorAdrian65 lb = 176 gsm
@ryanbartlett6726 ай бұрын
Great job. I like your grading system. Gave me some new ideas. Thanks.
@lightrangergames93546 ай бұрын
Thanks :)
@CarlosSchulz16 ай бұрын
What do you think about the Tiny Epic Dungeons Boardgame?
@lightrangergames93546 ай бұрын
I haven't had a chance to play that one yet.
@boxfarts38476 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I really want Massive Darkness 2. I like that you didn't just pick "pure" dungeon crawlers
@lightrangergames93546 ай бұрын
Thanks.
@jcraigwilliams707 ай бұрын
I'm really going back and forth on whether to buy this... I may be wrong but it seems like the gameplay leans toward luck more than skill.
@lightrangergames93546 ай бұрын
You're right there is a good bit of luck.
@TpDgreat7 ай бұрын
hello,,i hope you can help me with this,, theres is board that i cant remember im not sure if its a dungeon crawler or a story base,, the game has weird character and Arts like Feudom, the game has weird colors too its just sharp red,orange,purple etc etc, and the map is kinda messy, u control asymmetric characters ,, and the theme is dark
@lightrangergames93546 ай бұрын
Sorry, I don't know what that might be.
@TpDgreat6 ай бұрын
@@lightrangergames9354 its okay, i was able to get an answer on BGG it was dungeon degenerates,,Thanks for replying happy new year! :)
@lightrangergames93546 ай бұрын
Cool.
@brandonshelp46827 ай бұрын
What is AP?
@MisterWebb6 ай бұрын
Analysis Paralysis
@Dwarfurious8 ай бұрын
huh didnt expect KtHO, dont really classify it as a dungeon crawler more of a coop defense game but its one of my favorites
@dynamicduke81198 ай бұрын
Couldn't the remaining 1 damage be assigned to that unit as well, so it would have 2 damage on it?
@byronfoodjikla8 ай бұрын
Are resources on tiles exhausted during the production phase? Do +1food/wood tokens apply only to the production phase, or do they also enhance the gathering action of that resource? Are resources in the "futures" section accessible for completing scenario objectives, e.g. wood for Castaways? During Night Phase, do players automatically heal one wound? What does that instruction mean? P.S. I tried the first scenario Solo and found that my morale remained constantly at the right-most position, which made the game significantly easier. Was I missing something?
@SenseiDecay8 ай бұрын
You can't gather on tiles that you got resources from on production phase.
@davidcanas1058 ай бұрын
Muchas gracias por la lista, excelente material de consulta
@Ghost89it8 ай бұрын
How League of Dungeoneers would score in comparison with those other games?
@lightrangergames93548 ай бұрын
That's a good question. I haven't played that before. :(
@patriziopastore98958 ай бұрын
Nice list man!!! really good stuff, I will check it out Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia and Horrified. I will suggest to check: Tales from the red dragon inn, Valor & Villainy and, for a heavy DC, Darklight Memento Mori... but is hard do find :P
@lightrangergames93548 ай бұрын
Thanks. Horrified is one of my favorite game because it's so easy to get to the table and I like the different monster puzzles. I just got Tales from the Red Dragon Inn and I love it. Haven't heard of Darklight before. I'll have to check it out.
@dapperpenguinstudios8099 ай бұрын
How come Descent Legends isn't on the list? You didn't like it or prefer Journeys?
@lightrangergames93548 ай бұрын
No knock against it. I just haven't played it. I'm just a gamer in my free time. I don't do reviews for a living, so there are tons more games that I'd like to play than I have access to or time :(
@Table.Fables9 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you for this! I’ve never remembered to increase morale by 1 every round during solo.. I’ve been playing in super hard mode 😂
@Valmar1231239 ай бұрын
Nice video Mage knight ease of play should be 1/5 though, king of analysis paralysis and 30 min planning each attack. No way its 3/5.
@lightrangergames93548 ай бұрын
The reason I put it as 3/5 is only because it's really easy to set up and put away, compared to others. I definitely agree with you that it's really hard from an understand the rules and choosing what to do.
@JJR2D210 ай бұрын
Really appreciated the format of this video. Subscribed
@felipealvarez198210 ай бұрын
Awesome video!
@lightrangergames935410 ай бұрын
Thanks :)
@ChitsandCardboard10 ай бұрын
Fantastic video, I love the explanations for each games and I like that you sat outside the box a little bit. Well done!
@lightrangergames935410 ай бұрын
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it :)
@12600Grey11 ай бұрын
What is 'AP' as a game description? Thanks
@lightrangergames935411 ай бұрын
Analysis Paralysis - I mean how much you might feel stuck trying to decide what to do.
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This is a much more straight forward let's-play video than the official one. Very educational!! 🎉
Marvel United is not a a crawler and nothing similar, it is a boss battler. Roll Player has nothing to do with dungeon crawlers, it is a just a dice game. Dragon Fire is a deck builder. Pandemic well... is Pandemic. Descent 2nd ed IS INDEED a full dungeon crawler. I think you're kinda lost in the genre.
Very clear explanation, thanks! Finally going to give the TMB expansion a try.
I'm interested into solo dungeon RPGs, but rather than buying these I'm slowly making one huge. Gloomhaven seems to catch the atmosphere for me, but imo it has major flaws too. 1. Square or hexagon, both enforce certain structure - my D&D maps are made out of circle tokens, movement through connection points. You can make your own maps, you can follow any angle or number of movement options up to six. 2. Literally no randomness should take place, because every scenario should have a solution to it, which can be written down, with goal of completing it in as few moves as possible, so you adjust pre-fight preparation time to the strength of enemies and always end up winning on the edge of death. 3. All these games take too much time, in my case it's easy to go through, brain-eater is to write down an unbeatable record and it's on players how seriously they take it. You can use as many expansions as you want, adding the depth to the game, but you must write it on first line of your solution. Once someone finds solution they think can be the fastest, they write number of moves into the scenario, so for other players that's a challenge to find it, or beat it. 4. In my version, since it's D&D, scenario only limits you in how many heroes you use. Their avatar+name tokens, their backstory, investment in their stats and abilities are up to your adjustment, according to obstacles they're about to face. You can make cooperating machine, or prepare for split of the party etc. 5. You can play one scenario, or connect more of them into campaign. If campaign-maker doesn't like that player must write down moves, he has to do more work: training and healing paid in moves should be disallowed and campaign-creator must find out how strong enemies should be, which materials should only be available etc. to ideally leave only one option how to prepare for critical obstacles, leaving space for mistakes between them. So my game allows you to make campaign where challenge is to just make it through - how games usually are set up - but I argue that's in fact the ultimate major flaw in games, it kills joy to create your own campaigns, makes it too hard, so you rather end up buying new games instead. For solo it is much better to be able to create quickly your own campaigns and play them without knowledge what the solution is, even though you made them. D&D with plenty of combinations, no Randomness and no need for Dungeon Master. Because great game is not just about taking player to whole new world. It is about set of rules and components by which worlds are not only lived through, but easily created by players themselves.
This is exactly the kind of video I was looking for. Thank you for all the suggestions and descriptions.
Yo man, thanks for this video! There’s so few pure setup videos out there.
I appreciate these instructions. One thing that was unclear to me was if a player can keep drawing and playing out their turn until they decide to discard, or if they can only draw a maximum of two cards per turn.
You only draw 2 tiles once at the start of your turn, then you can play as many tiles as you can on your own castle OR you can attack an opponents castle (or you pass). Then your turn ends. At the end of a turn, you always discard down to 4 cards if needed. Hope that helps.
That was an amazing video! Having the games all set up,instead of just describing them Great Job!
LightRanger Games, can we collab
LightRanger Games, cool video keep up the great content
I didn't back the new Kickstarter and was thinking that I missed out because the new introductory campaign would've brought me to try my own old copy of the game.. But I think the intro scenarios you've shared here are also pretty good. I'll give them a shot. Thanks :)
I hope you enjoy them.
Great. I have rarely seen such a good overview of selected dungeon crawlers. What I particularly liked: All crawlers were compared using a fixed scheme of important criteria. In addition, the reasons why the game could be number one for me personally and why it didn't land in first place for you. Very informative. Thank you!!! I subscribed to the channel immediately. KZread content with useful content. Very nice.
Thanks :) I'm glad it was helpful.
It looks like an interesting game. Thank you light ranger. 🙂
Thanks. It is an interesting game.
Just found this channel! Nifty stuff
Thanks.
Appreciate a solo friendly review. I am hunting for something new.
Thanks for the video! Would this list be the same if not based on solo play? Thanks.
MD1 = 70% (nice short Dungeon Crawler), MD2 = 65% (The game wants to be too much, too much material (like Gloomhaven) for this short game with few scenarios, few classes too shaky . It would be better if the simple MD1 was continued in MD2 with additional boss fights). MD2 is my weakest game in my collection, but I've already painted 90% of it. I have everything from MD1 98% painted (including KS) and MD2 Core game, Heavenfall, Feyfolk, Hell Gate, Monks+Necro, Thinkerer+Bards, Druids+ Nagas (KS)+ 3 bosses (KS), Upgarde, Zombicide Upgrade
what if i kill one and not the other, do i still stay on that space or do i have to go to the place before entering?
I find it frustrating when creators don’t add proper titles to their video timestamps. It makes me less inclined to watch a 50-minute video.
This channel deserves way more subscribers.
Nice list. Keep the heroes out for me 's little less drungeon crawler. Got also some tower defence in it. Bloodborne is interesting to. And for 1vs1 Claustrophobia. For the rest i think i whould join all on the list.
Dungeon Maker Deluxe is also a euro-style game on the dungeon-crawler theme. Definitely very puzzly and euro.
Great video my friend
Mage Knight is NOT a dungeon crawler it's a puzzle game for me. Sadly :( i thought it was like a might and magic game with exploration and stuff but NOPE time limit
Great video, really informative. I appreciated your approach and rating style!
Thanks
I love MD2, it's my favorite game and I'm a huge fan of solo play. I bought the upgrade kit and the MD1 now to expand the universe. I didn't even think about playing MD1 anyway, but now I'll try
Cool. Enjoy playing.
What about heroquest?
Unfortunately haven't played it.
thank you for taking the time to compile the differences, this was very useful!
Glad it's useful
Mage Knight 🔝🔝🔝👊🏼🇧🇷 Great Vídeo...
what cardboard stock are you using?
I just use standard 65 lb cardstock that you can get at places like office depot or even walmart.
@@lightrangergames9354 That's great. Im from Europe. I wonder what is the equivalent of that stock.
@@SeniorAdrian Yeah, I don't know, but I think just about any thicker paper will work. It's pretty easy to do :)
@@SeniorAdrian65 lb = 176 gsm
Great job. I like your grading system. Gave me some new ideas. Thanks.
Thanks :)
What do you think about the Tiny Epic Dungeons Boardgame?
I haven't had a chance to play that one yet.
Thanks for the video. I really want Massive Darkness 2. I like that you didn't just pick "pure" dungeon crawlers
Thanks.
I'm really going back and forth on whether to buy this... I may be wrong but it seems like the gameplay leans toward luck more than skill.
You're right there is a good bit of luck.
hello,,i hope you can help me with this,, theres is board that i cant remember im not sure if its a dungeon crawler or a story base,, the game has weird character and Arts like Feudom, the game has weird colors too its just sharp red,orange,purple etc etc, and the map is kinda messy, u control asymmetric characters ,, and the theme is dark
Sorry, I don't know what that might be.
@@lightrangergames9354 its okay, i was able to get an answer on BGG it was dungeon degenerates,,Thanks for replying happy new year! :)
Cool.
What is AP?
Analysis Paralysis
huh didnt expect KtHO, dont really classify it as a dungeon crawler more of a coop defense game but its one of my favorites
Couldn't the remaining 1 damage be assigned to that unit as well, so it would have 2 damage on it?
Are resources on tiles exhausted during the production phase? Do +1food/wood tokens apply only to the production phase, or do they also enhance the gathering action of that resource? Are resources in the "futures" section accessible for completing scenario objectives, e.g. wood for Castaways? During Night Phase, do players automatically heal one wound? What does that instruction mean? P.S. I tried the first scenario Solo and found that my morale remained constantly at the right-most position, which made the game significantly easier. Was I missing something?
You can't gather on tiles that you got resources from on production phase.
Muchas gracias por la lista, excelente material de consulta
How League of Dungeoneers would score in comparison with those other games?
That's a good question. I haven't played that before. :(
Nice list man!!! really good stuff, I will check it out Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia and Horrified. I will suggest to check: Tales from the red dragon inn, Valor & Villainy and, for a heavy DC, Darklight Memento Mori... but is hard do find :P
Thanks. Horrified is one of my favorite game because it's so easy to get to the table and I like the different monster puzzles. I just got Tales from the Red Dragon Inn and I love it. Haven't heard of Darklight before. I'll have to check it out.
How come Descent Legends isn't on the list? You didn't like it or prefer Journeys?
No knock against it. I just haven't played it. I'm just a gamer in my free time. I don't do reviews for a living, so there are tons more games that I'd like to play than I have access to or time :(
Awesome, thank you for this! I’ve never remembered to increase morale by 1 every round during solo.. I’ve been playing in super hard mode 😂
Nice video Mage knight ease of play should be 1/5 though, king of analysis paralysis and 30 min planning each attack. No way its 3/5.
The reason I put it as 3/5 is only because it's really easy to set up and put away, compared to others. I definitely agree with you that it's really hard from an understand the rules and choosing what to do.
Really appreciated the format of this video. Subscribed
Awesome video!
Thanks :)
Fantastic video, I love the explanations for each games and I like that you sat outside the box a little bit. Well done!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it :)
What is 'AP' as a game description? Thanks
Analysis Paralysis - I mean how much you might feel stuck trying to decide what to do.