I was hoping this would be as fun as Pendragon's The Thing Boardgame. The empty board is a bit of a downer, and an erratic rulebook is always something I steer away from since it results in arguments on game night lol. So far, Pendragon's The Thing and Legendary Big Trouble In Little China are two fantastic boardgames which really bring John Carpenter's movies to life--I love playing them!❤
@sitdowngames17 сағат бұрын
Thank you for this review of Maps of Misterra :-)
@andrzejm3906Күн бұрын
Thank you for the review of this game!
@eginfo62092 күн бұрын
Hi Marco, from the Netherlands here. Watching your video’s for years now. Have to say I respect your broadening of scope, moving away from only the wargames. But I really miss your reviews of the wargame, they have grown scarce now… Well, all things change. All best over there, Harry
@d.aardent93822 күн бұрын
i just saw this come up and i was really interested to find out they made a game of this,as i had a vague memory i thought i recall seeing something on a video that somebody was maybe making a game based on the movie. idk if its worth getting though now. lol thanks for reviewing and showing Marco!
@Codynstef213 күн бұрын
Definitely picking this up, your videos are very well done
@_The_Rake6 күн бұрын
I think the audience for this game is more for big fans of the film vs casual fans. It's the theme of being in and reliving the movie with different outcomes that's the draw. The movie is a complete story that the game is specifically based on, therfore it wasn't intended to have new discoveries or a broader scope of story outside the movie.
@stefrasca6 күн бұрын
With this review one game exits the shopping list! 😊
@BrentonM8 күн бұрын
Monikers really is a great game. I've also played it at 3 players and it works quite well too.
@nydaloth8 күн бұрын
What about difficulty and dying?
@sidsmiff8 күн бұрын
You can definitely die. I did! I got to the last ‘Dungeon’ but I didn’t get very far. Will certainly try again sometime. It seems that certain early game decisions can really punish your prospects. You learn…
@warpaint93858 күн бұрын
I’m huge fan of this movie but decided to pass as I didn’t like the gameplay.
@BrianMarcus-nz7cs9 күн бұрын
If there's 6 8 or 10 12 carnage entrance places, u could randomly roll dice 4 entry,,,??? To make solo possible !! ? 🪶🪶👍
@2532robh19 күн бұрын
Oh man, disappointing. I was hoping it would be good. Long wait and alot of $
@kq769 күн бұрын
Hah! I distinctly remember thinking awhile back, "they should make a game about that movie".
@2532robh19 күн бұрын
How did you get yours already??
@marcowargamer9 күн бұрын
review copy provided by the publisher
@twentysides10 күн бұрын
Thank you for this video! I would love to see more videos about games you played once and why they didn't work for you. That can be a very useful warning about things to look out for, even for people who like the game. I find it very unthematic and game-ruining when a social deduction game allows a player to change sides if they think the other side is winning, if the other side is so abhorrent and antithetical to their starting side. No one in The Thing (the film) would say "looks like the alien is probably taking over the base, so I'm going to do everything I can to get infected". Yet some games make that the smart decision to win the game. It's plainly a failure of game design to allow that in.
@marcowargamer10 күн бұрын
in the conversation after the game, we all agreed that the best strategy to win was to become an alien ASAP. If all become aliens, only the last player to be turned loses, and everyone else wins. That is weak.
@normstewart54610 күн бұрын
Marco, do you like any other hidden traitor games, like BSG?
@marcowargamer10 күн бұрын
I liked BSG in 2008 - it was so thematic and revolutionary then. By today's standards it'd feel too long and fiddly, probably. I love hidden traitor games like The Resistance or Don't Mess with Cthulhu or One Night Werewolf. I feel that they all give me the tools to guess at better than 50% if I did my job right. I even like team switch in Betrayal, because it happens early in the game and it does not make the previous phase irrelevant (the preparation you did still matters).
@marcoboschini10498 күн бұрын
@@marcowargamerbsg is not long or fiddly, i've played It last weekend in 5 people in an afternoon, just about 3 hours but we ate an ice cream in the middle. The design is also very clean, not fiddly. Reccomended. Try it
@molotovtiel10 күн бұрын
I need to know more about the game, but I think it would work if any player that was contaminated treats it as a loss and only the player that started as the alien treats it as a win (and maybe that player’s gets a better degree of victory the more players they convert).
@Alandric191110 күн бұрын
the thing Infection at outpost 31 is the one to get :) its way better
@manjr15 күн бұрын
If they are revisiting the original game, this would have been a great opportunity to fix the fact that being the king of the hill in a game that is ostensibly about that just isn't that great. Going into Tokyo is usually something players try to avoid. Change the numbers to the building icons from KoNY, and make them only score points when you're in Tokyo. Sitting around rolling numbers and not fighting really highlights the Yahtzee roots of the game.
@richard-mtl15 күн бұрын
I enjoy this one. It allowed me to introduce worker-placement to my dino-loving kid, and is one I'd recommend to people who are beginner gamers but who are want to learn some new mechanics. Love the dino art on the cards, too!
@michadvgames16 күн бұрын
We agreed that this was a really good my-first-worker-placement game. We haven't utilized global objectives all that much - they tend to only become viable at the very end of the game and even then, publishing a holotype seems to be worth more points. I can't see the game ever ending due to filling two cards, especially at lower player counts. I almost think the Global Objectives should be scaled to player counts, as something requiring 9 of a type is really unlikely to be fulfilled in a 2P game (so, have different objective cards for 2P, 3P, etc.). It may be that we just got really high objectives in our two games.
@rumpleforeskin127516 күн бұрын
Can you mix in the Origins cards with the regular King of Tokyo deck?
@tiesebeest16 күн бұрын
Yes
@johnhe041416 күн бұрын
I can’t wait to play more of this again!
@SketchScience12317 күн бұрын
Are these even real birds? But cool game
@user-ss4ms7pk6g17 күн бұрын
ever heard of LIFEFORM BOARDGAME?...
@user-ss4ms7pk6g17 күн бұрын
i have an idea, what about nxt time u make more spaces somehow i the hallways or corridors for the players to move essentially slowing them down while the alien moves normally there and ash has one fewer step than the players, lets say if u divided those long corridors into three spaces f .ex...
@user-ss4ms7pk6g17 күн бұрын
i think the moral tracker should work as a "shield" slowly getting weaker and depleted and instead of automatically ending the game the players either gets automatically killed separately or individually NEXT time the alien lands on them OR the player has to roll a dice and only survives on a six or on a five and six 😬🙊🙀👽🐈👻
@user-ss4ms7pk6g20 күн бұрын
poor daughter...😮😬😬
@SolidStateSoul21 күн бұрын
That must have been quite cathartic. Never thought there would be a day when I'd own more board games than Marco, but that is the case for now. I hope you got a sizeable tax deduction when you gave away a small fortune in board games. Noble effort regardless, the collection should bring many lots of joy.
@SamIsaacsonUK21 күн бұрын
Thanks for your review! Really glad you like them and I worked extremely hard on the publishing quality so appreciate you noticing that. Your comments about the swinginess and inherent difficulty in the game system are absolutely fair and I'd probably do that differently if I were to rewrite it now but I loved hearing your optimistic take on it!
@EltWilder21 күн бұрын
Cool art.
@ViscountCharles22 күн бұрын
Yep - "courtisan" is a French noun that translates to "courtier" in English. Whereas"courtesan" is an English noun for a woman whose favours are negotiable :) And this is not the first time a French publisher has made this particular translation mistake when publishing a game in English. The previous time was about 30 years ago, though.
@davidperry712820 күн бұрын
So the mean the same!
@janoshunyadi222 күн бұрын
I started with the third book in the series as it was chosen for a gamebook-reading club. I enjoyed it but thought I had probably missed something by not having reading the previous books. I do plan to read the whole series.
@mikefoster601822 күн бұрын
I played this at the UK Games Expo and liked it. Very clean rules. Although also a bit Splendor-y in that (despite some face down cards) it could get kinda math-y if you really want to win.
@pclynes722 күн бұрын
Thanks for the review Marco! I hadn't heard of this one before! I must check it out
@goodlookingcorpse22 күн бұрын
They misspelled 'courtesan', but actually that word originally meant a courtier.
@SolidStateSoul22 күн бұрын
As someone who owns hundreds of game books (including the ones in this review), I just want to let you know that I appreciate you reviewing game books on this channel. Many board gamers would enjoy the game book medium if they were knowledgeable of its breadth. Reviewing them in this manner helps to educate board gamers thereof. Thanks!
@BrianMarcus-nz7cs22 күн бұрын
Bon , now is the music on the cards playable , like 🐬
@jeffgoggin139422 күн бұрын
Ashville!? Wonderful!
@lastburning25 күн бұрын
Just played for the first time and it took about 7 hours.
@PACEUK2226 күн бұрын
Can the miniatures be removed from their clear bases with the sticks on?
@horsedrawnfarmer688528 күн бұрын
Marco…..have you ever considered inventing a game? I’m sure with your intellectual knowledge, expertise and interest you might come up with the historical wargames of wargames? I’d certainly be interested in any game you produced.
@marcowargamer27 күн бұрын
you may want to look into Four against the Great Old Ones then
@EltWilderАй бұрын
“You’re saying it wrong.”
@adingtonpАй бұрын
"It’s not a true monster game-it’s a semi-monster game about a monster event!" Great review Marco.
@joevespazianiАй бұрын
I can’t get past the “friendship bracelet” activity for keeping track of status. Too bad
@markspaidal6529Ай бұрын
Just bought the retail version and am kicking myself for not doing the KS. Great game and great review. Curious, what is the brand of your game shelf? I’m looking for the wider shelves like yours has.
@pkbgamesАй бұрын
Hello! Philipp here, the creator of Aces & Armor. If you have any questions about the game, I am happy to help and answer. I have worked on this game for many years and have put all of my heart into it. Please note that this is a miniature board game for a fun skirmish in under 2 hours, not a classical wargame. I just want to make sure I set the right expectations. This is not a historical consim game like many (great) hex & counter games.
@PACEUK2226 күн бұрын
Can the miniatures be removed from their clear bases with the sticks on?
@alexbrighenti7233Ай бұрын
This game is made by the same maker as Trench Club. That is their WWI game with the same mechanics.
@pkbgamesАй бұрын
Hi Alex! Philipp here, the creator of Aces & Armor. That's correct. Thanks for pointing this out.
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I was hoping this would be as fun as Pendragon's The Thing Boardgame. The empty board is a bit of a downer, and an erratic rulebook is always something I steer away from since it results in arguments on game night lol. So far, Pendragon's The Thing and Legendary Big Trouble In Little China are two fantastic boardgames which really bring John Carpenter's movies to life--I love playing them!❤
Thank you for this review of Maps of Misterra :-)
Thank you for the review of this game!
Hi Marco, from the Netherlands here. Watching your video’s for years now. Have to say I respect your broadening of scope, moving away from only the wargames. But I really miss your reviews of the wargame, they have grown scarce now… Well, all things change. All best over there, Harry
i just saw this come up and i was really interested to find out they made a game of this,as i had a vague memory i thought i recall seeing something on a video that somebody was maybe making a game based on the movie. idk if its worth getting though now. lol thanks for reviewing and showing Marco!
Definitely picking this up, your videos are very well done
I think the audience for this game is more for big fans of the film vs casual fans. It's the theme of being in and reliving the movie with different outcomes that's the draw. The movie is a complete story that the game is specifically based on, therfore it wasn't intended to have new discoveries or a broader scope of story outside the movie.
With this review one game exits the shopping list! 😊
Monikers really is a great game. I've also played it at 3 players and it works quite well too.
What about difficulty and dying?
You can definitely die. I did! I got to the last ‘Dungeon’ but I didn’t get very far. Will certainly try again sometime. It seems that certain early game decisions can really punish your prospects. You learn…
I’m huge fan of this movie but decided to pass as I didn’t like the gameplay.
If there's 6 8 or 10 12 carnage entrance places, u could randomly roll dice 4 entry,,,??? To make solo possible !! ? 🪶🪶👍
Oh man, disappointing. I was hoping it would be good. Long wait and alot of $
Hah! I distinctly remember thinking awhile back, "they should make a game about that movie".
How did you get yours already??
review copy provided by the publisher
Thank you for this video! I would love to see more videos about games you played once and why they didn't work for you. That can be a very useful warning about things to look out for, even for people who like the game. I find it very unthematic and game-ruining when a social deduction game allows a player to change sides if they think the other side is winning, if the other side is so abhorrent and antithetical to their starting side. No one in The Thing (the film) would say "looks like the alien is probably taking over the base, so I'm going to do everything I can to get infected". Yet some games make that the smart decision to win the game. It's plainly a failure of game design to allow that in.
in the conversation after the game, we all agreed that the best strategy to win was to become an alien ASAP. If all become aliens, only the last player to be turned loses, and everyone else wins. That is weak.
Marco, do you like any other hidden traitor games, like BSG?
I liked BSG in 2008 - it was so thematic and revolutionary then. By today's standards it'd feel too long and fiddly, probably. I love hidden traitor games like The Resistance or Don't Mess with Cthulhu or One Night Werewolf. I feel that they all give me the tools to guess at better than 50% if I did my job right. I even like team switch in Betrayal, because it happens early in the game and it does not make the previous phase irrelevant (the preparation you did still matters).
@@marcowargamerbsg is not long or fiddly, i've played It last weekend in 5 people in an afternoon, just about 3 hours but we ate an ice cream in the middle. The design is also very clean, not fiddly. Reccomended. Try it
I need to know more about the game, but I think it would work if any player that was contaminated treats it as a loss and only the player that started as the alien treats it as a win (and maybe that player’s gets a better degree of victory the more players they convert).
the thing Infection at outpost 31 is the one to get :) its way better
If they are revisiting the original game, this would have been a great opportunity to fix the fact that being the king of the hill in a game that is ostensibly about that just isn't that great. Going into Tokyo is usually something players try to avoid. Change the numbers to the building icons from KoNY, and make them only score points when you're in Tokyo. Sitting around rolling numbers and not fighting really highlights the Yahtzee roots of the game.
I enjoy this one. It allowed me to introduce worker-placement to my dino-loving kid, and is one I'd recommend to people who are beginner gamers but who are want to learn some new mechanics. Love the dino art on the cards, too!
We agreed that this was a really good my-first-worker-placement game. We haven't utilized global objectives all that much - they tend to only become viable at the very end of the game and even then, publishing a holotype seems to be worth more points. I can't see the game ever ending due to filling two cards, especially at lower player counts. I almost think the Global Objectives should be scaled to player counts, as something requiring 9 of a type is really unlikely to be fulfilled in a 2P game (so, have different objective cards for 2P, 3P, etc.). It may be that we just got really high objectives in our two games.
Can you mix in the Origins cards with the regular King of Tokyo deck?
Yes
I can’t wait to play more of this again!
Are these even real birds? But cool game
ever heard of LIFEFORM BOARDGAME?...
i have an idea, what about nxt time u make more spaces somehow i the hallways or corridors for the players to move essentially slowing them down while the alien moves normally there and ash has one fewer step than the players, lets say if u divided those long corridors into three spaces f .ex...
i think the moral tracker should work as a "shield" slowly getting weaker and depleted and instead of automatically ending the game the players either gets automatically killed separately or individually NEXT time the alien lands on them OR the player has to roll a dice and only survives on a six or on a five and six 😬🙊🙀👽🐈👻
poor daughter...😮😬😬
That must have been quite cathartic. Never thought there would be a day when I'd own more board games than Marco, but that is the case for now. I hope you got a sizeable tax deduction when you gave away a small fortune in board games. Noble effort regardless, the collection should bring many lots of joy.
Thanks for your review! Really glad you like them and I worked extremely hard on the publishing quality so appreciate you noticing that. Your comments about the swinginess and inherent difficulty in the game system are absolutely fair and I'd probably do that differently if I were to rewrite it now but I loved hearing your optimistic take on it!
Cool art.
Yep - "courtisan" is a French noun that translates to "courtier" in English. Whereas"courtesan" is an English noun for a woman whose favours are negotiable :) And this is not the first time a French publisher has made this particular translation mistake when publishing a game in English. The previous time was about 30 years ago, though.
So the mean the same!
I started with the third book in the series as it was chosen for a gamebook-reading club. I enjoyed it but thought I had probably missed something by not having reading the previous books. I do plan to read the whole series.
I played this at the UK Games Expo and liked it. Very clean rules. Although also a bit Splendor-y in that (despite some face down cards) it could get kinda math-y if you really want to win.
Thanks for the review Marco! I hadn't heard of this one before! I must check it out
They misspelled 'courtesan', but actually that word originally meant a courtier.
As someone who owns hundreds of game books (including the ones in this review), I just want to let you know that I appreciate you reviewing game books on this channel. Many board gamers would enjoy the game book medium if they were knowledgeable of its breadth. Reviewing them in this manner helps to educate board gamers thereof. Thanks!
Bon , now is the music on the cards playable , like 🐬
Ashville!? Wonderful!
Just played for the first time and it took about 7 hours.
Can the miniatures be removed from their clear bases with the sticks on?
Marco…..have you ever considered inventing a game? I’m sure with your intellectual knowledge, expertise and interest you might come up with the historical wargames of wargames? I’d certainly be interested in any game you produced.
you may want to look into Four against the Great Old Ones then
“You’re saying it wrong.”
"It’s not a true monster game-it’s a semi-monster game about a monster event!" Great review Marco.
I can’t get past the “friendship bracelet” activity for keeping track of status. Too bad
Just bought the retail version and am kicking myself for not doing the KS. Great game and great review. Curious, what is the brand of your game shelf? I’m looking for the wider shelves like yours has.
Hello! Philipp here, the creator of Aces & Armor. If you have any questions about the game, I am happy to help and answer. I have worked on this game for many years and have put all of my heart into it. Please note that this is a miniature board game for a fun skirmish in under 2 hours, not a classical wargame. I just want to make sure I set the right expectations. This is not a historical consim game like many (great) hex & counter games.
Can the miniatures be removed from their clear bases with the sticks on?
This game is made by the same maker as Trench Club. That is their WWI game with the same mechanics.
Hi Alex! Philipp here, the creator of Aces & Armor. That's correct. Thanks for pointing this out.
Adding sticks ? no thanks