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Teach, reviews, playthroughs and tutorials for the best board games
Hello and welcome to EZBoardGames!
This channel is all about tutorials for board games, how to play, board game reviews, opinions, full playthroughs (player vs. player, solo and co-op).
After being quite some time into this hobby, I feel like I could bring a different angle to the board game teaching process.
So I created this channel to teach others how to play in the way that I wished someone would have taught me.
Feel free to leave any kind of question in the comment section or even by mail and I'll do my best to get back to you as quickly as possible.
EZBoardGames- your channel for learning board games.
Contact: ezbg2023@gmail.com
Discord: discord.com/invite/qrnzstqs
#boardgames #ezboardgames
Hello and welcome to EZBoardGames!
This channel is all about tutorials for board games, how to play, board game reviews, opinions, full playthroughs (player vs. player, solo and co-op).
After being quite some time into this hobby, I feel like I could bring a different angle to the board game teaching process.
So I created this channel to teach others how to play in the way that I wished someone would have taught me.
Feel free to leave any kind of question in the comment section or even by mail and I'll do my best to get back to you as quickly as possible.
EZBoardGames- your channel for learning board games.
Contact: ezbg2023@gmail.com
Discord: discord.com/invite/qrnzstqs
#boardgames #ezboardgames
War of the Ring vs. Dune War for Arrakis- comparison, which one is for you?
Hi players!
In this video I will try to answer the question- which game is for you? War of the Ring or Dune: War for Arrakis. We will do it by comparing a series of categories like setup, the gameplay, value etc..
Please share with me your thoughts here in the comments or on my discord.
Happy gaming,
Asaf
Discord: discord.gg/xuzEMBm8
0:00 Intro
0:50 War of the Ring Overview
2:56 Dune War for Arrakis Overview
5:29 Setup
10:50 Learning the game, rulebook
14:54 Gameplay
26:15 Combat
30:00 Value
33:19 Replayability
37:11 So?! Which one?
In this video I will try to answer the question- which game is for you? War of the Ring or Dune: War for Arrakis. We will do it by comparing a series of categories like setup, the gameplay, value etc..
Please share with me your thoughts here in the comments or on my discord.
Happy gaming,
Asaf
Discord: discord.gg/xuzEMBm8
0:00 Intro
0:50 War of the Ring Overview
2:56 Dune War for Arrakis Overview
5:29 Setup
10:50 Learning the game, rulebook
14:54 Gameplay
26:15 Combat
30:00 Value
33:19 Replayability
37:11 So?! Which one?
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War of the Ring- playthrough (with explanations)
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Hi players! In this video I will show you a playthrough with explanation for the masterpiece- War of the Ring. A huge THANK YOU to the amazing War of the Ring community in BGG and especially to Board Game Studio that took their time to check the video for any kind of mistakes. As mentioned in the video, I'm not covering 100% of the rules, but I feel that this video will help you to bring this g...
Dark Ages board game- review
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Hi players! In this video I will review Dark Ages board game that was designed by Andre Novac and Adam Kwapinski. This game is a hidden game and should be more out there. I hope you'd like it. Join me on my discord and let me know what did you think of the game, the video and just in general. Happy gaming, Asaf
The perfect board game collection XIV, I'll be backi(ing), updates July 2024
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Hi players! In this video I continue my journey for having the perfect board game collection of 100 games, no more and no less. We're going to say good bye to 4 games and we'll say 'hello' to 4 new ones. Also discover which game I have decided to back in the passin month, some updates and which games will be on the channel in the next month. Happy gaming, Asaf Join me on Discord: discord.gg/9MN...
Dark Ages board game- how to play
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Hi players! In this video I will show you how to play the board game Dark Ages that was designed by Adam Kwapinski and Andre Novac. If you have any kind of question please feel free to leave a comment or join me on my Discord: discord.gg/nVgMNt8m Happy gaming, Asaf corrections: When explaining how to settle, I accidently referred to Cisjurania as the capital of Luid the blind and not Provence a...
Dune War for Arrakis board game- review
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Hi players! In this review I will present to you what did I think of Dune War for Arrakis. Can I just say thank you for watching my videos?? It's super nice of you.. Also, join my discord! fun is promised! sort of.. discord.gg/CQcY2vFg Happy gaming, Asaf 0:00 Intro 0:31 Overview 7:57 Setup & learning the game 11:56 Gameplay 18:20 Replayability 24:24 Value 29:33 The bottom line
The perfect board game collection XIII, I'LL BE BACK(ing), updates June 2024
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Hi players! In this video I'll present to you which games are leaving and enetering my collectionm on my way of building the perfect collection of 100 games, no more and no less. We'll have also the monthly project that I backed and I'll announce the winner of the free giveaway. New EZBoardGames link: discord.gg/mg64YV7w Rise of the Wastelands: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wulfhorngames/rise-of...
Top 10 underrated (or hidden gems) board games
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Hi players! In this video I will present to you my top 10 underrated or hidden gems board games in my collection. The games that you will see here are (in my opinion) either low ranked in Board Game Geek or just not getting a lot of coverage out there. Let me know what did you think of the list and I hope you enjoy the video Happy gaming, Asaf 0:00 Intro 0:19 1st game 2:31 2nd game 4:22 3rd gam...
Tsukuyumi Full Moon Down- review
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Hi players! In this video I will present to you my opinion of Tsukuyumi Full Moon Down. Currently King Racoon and Grey Fox games have a Kickstarter with a reprint and a new expansion so feel free to check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kingracoongames/tsukuyumi-amaterasu-rising?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=tsukuyumi But by all means this is NOT a promotional video, I have no fi...
Dune War for Arrakis- playthrough (with explanations)
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Correction regarding Imperium Bans: When an Imperium merker goes down, you must activate that token's Ban (the corresponding card) till the end of the next round. If a few tokens have dropped, you will activate all of them (rulebook page 21, FAQ page 1) Hi players! In this video we will have one round of Dune War for Arrakis board game that was published by CMON. This playthrough will accompani...
Battle for Rokugan board game- how to play
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Hi players! In this video I will show you how to play the board game Battle for Rokugan that was designed by Tom Jolly and Molly Glover and was published by Fantasy Flight Games. If there is any other content you'd like me to do, feel free to let me know in the comments or just contact me directly. Happy gaming, Asaf 0:00 Intro 0:35 Setup 7:54 Overview and winning condition 9:32 Upkeep phase ro...
The perfect board game collection (XII), I'LL BE BACK(ing), free giveaway!
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Hi players! In this video, on my way of building the perfect board game collection, 3 games are going out and 3 games are coming in! Also, it's time for a free giveaway, no?? I definitely think so.. And also- I'll be back(ing)- which game did I pledge for this month? Happy gaming, Asaf Coming in: Nemesis ( expansion) Dune: War for Arrakis ( expansions) Space Empires 4X ( expansions) Going out: ...
Top 5 farming-theme board games
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Hi players! After months and months of research, I have finally managed to find my top game with farming theme! On the way of discovering it, I came across other wonderful games with the same them and I would like to share with you my top 5. Enjoy the video and happy gaming, Asaf 0:00 Intro 0:39 #5 Viticulture 7:36 #4 Stardew Valley 13:58 #3 La Granja deluxe master set 22:47 #2 Fields of Arle 2...
This War of Mine board game- review
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Hi players! In this video I will review the wonderful board game This War of Mine that was designed by Michał Oracz and Jakub Wiśniewski and published by Awaken Realms. This game is not simple mentally to digest so bear that in mind when playing with younger audience since it touches difficult subjects. Happy(?) gaming. Asaf 0:00 Intro 0:53 Overview 14:25 Setup & learning the game 16:34 Theme &...
Runewars board game- how to play
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Hi players! In this video I will show you how to play the board game Runewars that was designed by Corey Konieczka and published by Fantasy Flight Games. If you've discovered a mistake in the video, please leave me a comment and I will correct it here in the description. Happy gaming, Asaf 0:00 Intro 0:36 Setup 10:03 Overview & winning conditions 11:46 Resolving a Season card 12:48 Influence bi...
The perfect board game collection (XI), I'LL BE BACK(ing)
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Heroes of Might & Magic 3 board game playthrough (Part 2) | Clash mode 3 players
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Heroes of Might & Magic 3 board game playthrough (with explanations) | Clash mode 3 players
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Is there a perfect board game collection? feat. BoardGameCo.
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Europa Universalis- why so complicated?! rulebooks, blind playtesting and streamlined board games.
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The perfect board game collection (X), updates
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Black Rose Wars Duel Lex- how to play
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Fractured Sky board game- playthrough (with explanations)
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Starcraft vs. Forbidden Stars- which one is for you? comparison
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Starcraft vs. Forbidden Stars- which one is for you? comparison
Haunted Lands board game- how to play
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Haunted Lands board game- how to play
Galactic Cruise beyond the buzz- a few thoughts..
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Era of Tribes board game- how to play
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Era of Tribes board game- how to play
The perfect board game collection (IX), updates
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Forbidden Stars board game- how to play
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Forbidden Stars board game- how to play
Thank you, it was really helpful. Subscibed. Oh and don"t complain about the words that you can"t find. I wish I could speak in english like that. :D
Haha thank you so much 😊 And welcome to the EZ family 🥰 Glad you found this video helpful. Any other games you would like me to cover?
Brilliant explanation! Thank you very much
The pleasure is all mine 😊 Glad you enjoyed the video 🤩
Nice video and good comparison! I did give up on Dune and sold it off but would love to give Wotr a try even though im usually not a fan of 2-player games. For me its either solo or as many as possible, no inbetween 😂
Oh wow hahaha the ol' all or nothing 😉 I'm actually good with only 2 players, but I totally get what you're saying. I would recommend to.go with your guts and give WotR another go..
@@ezbgames Haha yes, I do love a crowded game! I think its been this way since back when I played x-wing and warhammer, those were always intensive two-player games so when it was boardgame time I wanted to get as many people in there as possible! Arkham Horror 2nd edition with 8 players AND a gamemaster are evenings i will never forget!
This was awesome overview thank you. It did me a lot of good. 🙂 I am a a longtime gamer, and these are two of my favorite franchises--meaning I will end up with both of these 😅--so I found this incredibly useful. Thank you for taking the time to put this up. And for the analysis my friend, Game on!
I'm so happy you found my video helpful 😊 it means a lot to me! I definitely think you can have both without losing any sleep over it haha Dune will be for the shorter amount of time/ newer players and War of the Ring for those days you feel like you want something epic! The pleasure is all mine and I will try to do more videos such as this 😊
I really dislike the war of the ring rule book but the game is fantastic. Appreciate this comparisons. Still need to try Dune.
Absolutely agree with you.. the rulebook is kind of a nightmare. But God damn it feels SO GOOD to play!!! 😅
Anyone find a good alternative rulebook?
I would assume that since this game has a serious community, someone on BGG has something
I'd love them to create a War of the Ring 3rd Edition with new art and just a few gameplay tweaks.
That would be amazing indeed! A bit more streamlined, clearer rules.. wow. I wish they would do it!
I'm very behind my TH-cam-ing, but thanks for the shoutout! It's my absolute pleasure to be on your team. Every video is great, and you keep getting better and better 😊😊
I appreciate everything you're doing for me Mike. You've been more than supportive from the early days of the channel. I'm in yoir debt brother and waiting to pass some gaming days with you ❤️
Very thorough comparison man!
I was afraid it was a bit too much.. but I figured that before making a decision, someone would like to invest some time watching.. Thank you very much for watching and commenting 😊😊
Cool comparison, thanks. For me WOTR is FAR more thematic than Dune and unless you REALLY love both IP's then I think there is crossover between these two games in a collection. WOTR is so great and leaves me feeling really satisfied after the game due to all the great moments it has.
I agree with everything regarding WofR. Love this game a lot!!
Black dragons ignore any spell effects, so you couldn't Cancel his attack with resurrections!
Hello and thank you for commenting. The Resurrection spell is not being cast at the Black Dragon, but rather on the Rampart creature. So there isn't a problem. Thematically it also makes sense and that's the way it worked in the video game. I hope that helps 😊
Fantastic fantastic comparison!! I finally got my copy of Dune, but I still haven't played it yet. 😂 I love the WOTR IP and the game itself, but damn, it's so hard for the Free Peoples that sometimes I feel a bit demotivated to play it again... And yet, I still play it! 😂 I think Dune will be an awesome, faster, 2-player, story-driven game, while WOTR, like you said, will always be a more epic journey. However, the caveat is that when you lose, you lose hard (that's how I feel whenever I play it). If you allow me, I'll also mention another awesome 2-player, story-driven game: Star Wars Rebellion. It has a completely different engine from both WOTR and Dune, but it's so much fun! It's always fun to bring Luke and company to the dark side 😂 Again fantastic comparison!
Uhhh…. Dunk the ing as FP! No distractions!
Thank you so much ❤️ Yes, I totally get what you're saying but this is such a good game and I actually think I prefer playing the Free People. I have Star Wars but still didn't open it. I'm on it, I promise!! 😅
Exactly what I needed, thanks a lot!
The pleasure is all mine 😊
hey man, i need help, do you know where can i buy the ALL IN NEW BACKER BUNDLE the Ultimate All In ? please if someone can help cz all sold out, i don't mind buying a used game
Have you tried opening a ticket with Bad Craw? Please try that and keep my updated. I'll try to help as much as I can of course. Also, join the Facebook group of Company of Heroes the Board Game because people sometimes sell their pledges there. Keep me updated and best of luck 😊
@@ezbgames deal will do, thank man!
With pleasure
just one question. Why not drawing cards between turns in Battlegrounds?
Not sure I understood the question 😅 Are you asking why the designers didn't do that you draw cards between turns in the Battlefield expansion?
I did not think the Orinthopters are removed when used for an attack. I thought they were only removed when used for movement. Can you advise which page this rule is on please 🙏
I'm actually not at home at the moment so I can't direct you to the rulebook right now, but in general, any use of the Orbithopters requires the removal of that Ornithopter 😊
Totally agree with your points. It's the first game where minis are not needed and actually hinder, it's hard to tell people apart. Really standees would have been better.
Also, I'm tempted to bag all mini's into factions, leaders etc.
Absolutely.. I think that's what I'll do to put everything with the expansions in the same box. Makes more sense to me.
Love Starcraft, wanted to test forbidden stars, hence my arrival here.. still want to ;) I'm on the west side of Paris ! Where is your hide out ? Troll2 Jeu ;P
Whoooaaa!!!! I live in the 17e so must be pretty close to you! Come play 🤩
Honestly, the flow charts are really good and make it very clear whats going on. But this game is clearly not for everyone, which in turn is exactly as with the computer game.
Glad you found those helpful and clear 😊
@@ezbgames Even though I dont agree with everything in your video, it was a good one. I love seeing honest and well put opinions without being extreme or cringy etc. Keep it up!
I appreciate it man.. seriously. It was important for me to give it everything I could including trying to learn it by myself and play 2 full games before actually putting this online. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been fair for the designer and publisher
@@ezbgames It was appreciated from my end as well! Thanks mate
No disrespect to the game itself........but that cover art is awful. I literally laughed out loud first time I saw it. Looks like an avenging angel with an "I'm so sick of this sh*t" expression on his face.
I've heard a lot critique on this matter.. Luckily you take out everything from the box and put it away haha
Now that is a great way to understand the flow of the game. Finished reading the rules yesterday, all is clear with your playthrough. Thanks a lot !!
I'm super happy to hear it! Thank you so much 😊❤️ This is really an awesome game
solid solid playthrough 💪 a good way to refresh the rules for sure! also... RIP Free people love this game, love to play with the Free people, but god... is so damn hard to play with them 🤣
Thank you!! Hahaha yeah not a good start for them lol Yes it's super challenging playing with them I agree
Thanks, this will help me get LOTR back to the table after a long time. Really looking forward to your comparison Video and what game you prefer: Dune, LOTR or Rebellion
The pleasure is all mine! The comparison video will come soon, but probably it will be just between Dune WfA and WotR. It will take me more time to bring Rebellion to the table.. So many things I have to do hahaha
Merci pour la mention 😊 ca me fait toujours plaisir d'écouté des vidéo de mon jeu préféré. Et oui ya plein de petite règles qui sont facile a oublié. Belle vidéo en passant. J'ai regardé ta collection sur bgg, va tu faire un video sur Empires of the Void 2 ?
Merci à toi!! 🤩 Oui, à moment donné je vais faire un video pour Empires of the Void 2 Sur et certain 😊😊
Yay! Was just thinking about what possible mischief I could be up to and then the best possible entertainment popped up. 🍿 Edit: No Golum voice 😢😢
🤩😍 Hahaha enjoy my friend and let me know what did you think of it 😊
@ezbgames For starter, it clearly shows me that I still know nothing really about Tolkin stuff. 😆 The broken minora dice was confusing.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm dying here!!!! Hahahahaha
@ezbgames Is "Fellowship" the term for the blue pieces in general, or are they specific blue miniatures, or white ones? Or are the blue ones "the free people"? Edit: Will need to check out the rulebook.
Blue miniatures and their leaders (grey) are called Free People. Red miniatures and their leaders (grey, Nazgul) are called The Shadow
Great review of a great game! Thanks for this.
The pleasure is all mine 😊😊
Wow, that was excellent. The BESTV teach ive seen, super useful. You did great with pronunciation as well, i think prescience is said different. Your Sand worm paint job is awesome. Good work. Earned a sub from me ;)
That is super nice of you.. thank you! Glad you found it helpful 🤩 I'm working on something similar for War of the Ring ad we speak haha
Many computer games do not transition well to board games. Computers are good at running a lot of stuff behind the scenes, and having lots of detail in memory. But in a boardgame, one of the players has to set up the decks of cards, place all of the chits & tokens, roll & count the dice, pull out the box and rules for the next scenario, etc. It is work that takes away from the fun of playing.
Completely agree with you! I did a while ago a video for my favorite board games that are based on video games. Since then, nothing really has changed 😅
A list comparing 4X games that you've played might be interesting and useful.
Hey David Thank you for commenting. I did a year ago a video aboit 4X games, but I definitely need to do another one. I'm just waiting to table Space Empires 4X and have an opinion on that before doing another one.
I've been enjoying Battle for Rokugan for a couple years now and I am still struggling to find my favourite small adjustments to make it perfect. The end game scoring is alright, but I want to try making the scoring cards face up at the start of the game and available for everyone and then have them score each round so it isn't just the final round that really matters. Also, I just picked up a copy of Runewars revised edition and am looking forward to getting that to the table sometime!
Awesome idea for Battle for Rokugan! Runewars is truly awesome. If you can, please share yoir thoughts with me after you've played it 😊
A lovely game !
Indeed 😊
Well I'm sold... Searching for cheap deals in 3...2...1... 🤣 I was waiting for your review because, like you said, there are a few review videos of it, and some are not so great As far as buying Heritage or Holy Roman Empire, which would you choose? I think there are some minor differences in the rules/modules, or am I wrong? Top notch review as always! 💪 Thank you!
Thank you so much 🤩 By the way, will you be in Essen? Not sure if we talked about it.. Regarding which one of the games- I have much more experience with HoC than with HRE so naturally I want to say that HoC is the safer choice. But next to it, I really don't know well enough HRE. The modules are *slightly* different and for this reason, since the core mechanics are exactly the same, I would say buy which ever you find the cheapest. You can't miss with either. Please let me know when you get one of them and what did you think 😍
@@ezbgames thank you for your input I will be hunting for this game 🤣 Regarding Essen, I'm expecting to be there this year. I'm working out the final details with my group, but for now, I plan to attend Essen. Plus, I need to get the 7 Wonders Duel Lord of the Rings edition that they will present there ahahahaha 🤣 If everything works out and you will be around Essen, maybe we can meet up 😁
Yesss!!! Sounds great! I'll be there for the first 2 days with Mindclash and then for the other 2 days I will be there just to hang out. Please keep me informed so can meet 😊
@@ezbgames it's a deal my friend :) Thank you
Early in the video you spoke of end game triggers. First player to reach the last space of the culture track also triggers the end game, which should also have been mentioned. Not sure if that's the case when you play the Great Domain combine module for 5+ players., but I thought it was worth mentioning for the record. As for my story on how I acquired this gem, found it locally on FB Marketplace about 2 years ago, both games BNIS for $60 CAD.....not each, TOTAL!!🤣🤣🤣🤣. Arguably my biggest steal to date.
You are absolutely correct and I forgot about that 😅 thank you.. 60CAD for both games is INCRRDIBLE!!!! wow.. 1/3 of the price I paid. Nice!! 🤩🤩🤩
Another great review. (I feel like a talking parrot who repeats himself, but this parrot always tells the truth! :)) I've heard mixed opinions about this one. The main criticism was that it's just so/too tight. When you speak of it - I want to find a copy immediately. Nevertheless, the reviews remind me that some games just 'click with' people. And while I might be among those people, so far I had a rough time with games which are too tight. (I might be wrong but) In the subtext of your review, it sounds like all the 5 players beside you felt like you about this game, which makes me wonder if I might be missing a must-have creation after all. Eventually, there are too many games and too little time (to dedicate to extra tight games). Yes, the FOMO is always temporary... up until you're falling apart under its pressure, neil down in front of it with weakness, and admit your defeat by purchasing the game. 'An addiction', they're calling it.
Hahahaha you made me laugh at the end of the comment, in a good way! 😍 I agree.. some games just click with some people. This game clicked with from the very beginning. I'm not sure that 'tight' is a bad thing.. I kind of like that you have a competition till the very end of the game and it's never too obvious who is going to win. Sometimes you might think you are in the lead till you understand the others have better technology. Sometimes someone will build 2 churches in one turn and score a lot of VP. It's cool and I like it a lot because it keeps you focused and tense throughout the entire experience. I think that till now you understood that if I recommend a game, it's because I played it a lot and I really think that if you like what I talked about- you should try. And I'm not afraid to point at the weak spots (and there are absolutely in this game) because I want you (and the viewers) to have the whole picture.
@@ezbgames Your honesty is highly appreciated. I think I was misunderstood: By "tight" I refered to the entire resources/buildings-production/upgrading tightness of as too tough and slow by design, not to the scoring (although it isn't out of context) or interactions.
Well even that, depends on the way you decided to play. In the game I had 2 days ago, I was VERY tight on resources till the late part of the game while some of the opponents had a lot of resources. They decided to invest in economy while I charged forward with the few soldiers that I had and took half of France (yayy!) So yes, resources are limited, but you can explode your economy. Everything depends on how you run your game 😊
@@ezbgames Cool. ...And sounds reasonable :)
So, playing FS with 4 is ridiculously long but SC with 5-6 is worth trying? It will take you the whole day similar to what you get with TI in my experience. Actually, my personal preferred player count for FS is 3 exactly because the 4th player makes it 30% longer while not making it 30% more fun. I would not even consider playing either of the games at 5 or 6 as there is not enough of diplomacy there to justify it. But the downtime just becomes colossal.
The experience I get from SC is by far superior to FS. So yes, I would go for it. I never had a game of Starcraft taking as much as TI4.. but I guess it depends on the group and on the players.
just starting the video and im scared the how to play takes an hour
Well, better a long how-to-play video that explains everything and then you can actually start playing, than a short one video which immediately after you'll look for another one ;) I'm not saying my video is the best, but it covers all of the rules
Holy smokes, top 5 material?? I definitely have to prioritize getting this to the table, then! Great review, I'm very hyped to try this one out now.
I wouldn't have said otherwise my friend 😊😊
Somebody turn on the lights! It's so dark in here! What a wonderful very large table advertisement we have here.
Haha I wish the guy that made this table will sell many more 😅
On mars for 80 euro... not on the 2nd hand market in my country
I'll throw a wild guess and say..... Canada?
Thank you for this. You are very good at explaining!
Oh I'm so happy to hear it! The pleasure is all mine 😊
No way! You fired Heroes 3. I was about to back it next month with the new expansions and stuff mainly because of the video you made ): Dude im in a serious debate with myself about backing it or not. From the one side, as you mention, is about 80% nostalgia and a 20% "expectations to be fun". Could you get a bit more in deep about this game? The mechanics, combats, exploration, etc.. does not worth having some manuals and beeing familiar with them? Cheers mate!
Haha I had a feeling it will be controversial 😅 Here's the thing.. I could have agreed to keeping the game (and maybe even having the new expansions!) IF there was ONE big box to keep everything together with ONE rulebook the combines everything. But to my understanding this is not the case. And anywhere that I look when I find one good thing there's also one bad thing, which is not positive in my opinion. The exploration mechanic is very basic and doesn't change a lot of things.. maybe they could have added some surprise combats? Or some bonuses when exploring? Because at some point exploration is just another thing.. the combat mechanism with the dice of -1 / +1 / 0 is king of lacking and making it maybe TOO simple. Since I would never recommend using the Battlefield expansion for any combat besides the absolutely last combat between players, the normal combat board is small and very repetitive. The lack of interaction untill the very end is making this game a mainly solo experience which is not what I was looking for. They tried to streamline the game (which I appreciate the effort) by limiting the round numbers and the tiles you can lay and the heroes you can recruit. But that is taking a big chunk of the PC game experience. I would add the possibility of recruiting more heroes and having more tiles ao the map can be bigger and you'll be able to do more things. If you don't have diplomacy, you won't be able most of the time to have creatures from different factions. And I'm not even talking about the possibility of having this game at 3(!) players.. that is just down-time agony. In 3 players, when one player is attacking, one player will 'play' for the enemy but that leaves 1 player just doing nothing. So that player is just left there singing "wake me up when September ends". This game could have been MUCH better, but at the price of being much less streamlined and taking more time with more moving components. So unfortunately it is a double edge sword. If I were you, I would try to get a 2nd hand copy of the game and see how it is. Trust me, you'll be able to get everything in the 2nd hand market. This game will not stay a long time with the players, especially seeing how many backers there are 😊
Thats literally the answer i was looking for... but not the answer i wanted to read haha I really saw so many potential in this game, that is a pity it doesnt get to expected level. (im also bored about those board game influencers were every board game they receive for free are "perfect! enjoyable and fun game!") so i really respect your answer. For the moment maybe i will keep my small collection with "Starcraft+Brood war expasion" and "Eclipse Second dawn" and most probably you are right just trying to get it from the second hand market to try some testing.
That's the advantage in not giving a flying **** about what everybody else is saying. I give my opinion in the most direct way. What's the worst thing that can happen? Someone will unsubscribe? Lol my channel is super small in any case 🤣 This is why I promised myself (and my viewers) to NEVER review I received for free. Only how-to-play or playthrough videos. If I want to review a game, I buy it, I play it (a few times) and then I review it. It's better to keep a small but amazing collection of games that keep hitting your table, rather than many games that you're not sure of or just waiting to be played. Love your attitude regarding that ❤️
חלק גדול מההנאה שלי מהסרטון היא לדמיין שאנחנו חברים טובים ואתה מזמין אותי לשחק איתך במשחקי קופסא
היי! אנחנו כבר חברים.. ייקח עוד קצת עד שנהפוך לחברים טובים :) והדלת שלי תמיד פתוחה 😊😊
is it possible to make xia legends of a drift system into a narrative driven story game with user generated content. Has anyone tried that.
Oh wow! That's a very interesting and out of the box idea! I would be interested in trying
I'd really like to see March of the Ants Evolved Edition please :D
Of course 😊😊 The video will be released on August 20th
Oh my gosh, yes! Literally every CMON game I've ever looked into... or most of IVStudios games. All thriller no filler. I feel that deluxe editions just have been less and less enticing as the years go on. CoH 2E might be the last All In I ever purchase. But Primal, Thunder Road Vendetta, so many other games I've purchased all ins for and they just end up being such a hassle or not worth the effort. But damn, I JUST bought a used copy of Merchants of the Dark Road.... still excited to try it but sad that you found it disappointing. At least I got it for cheap so if I don't like it I can maybe make some money on it! I was close to backing Luthier because I liked Distilled a lot but the price is just too ridiculous. There's honestly no reason to back any of these games. There are so many people making this mistake that end up selling their backed games for cheaper or close to what the pledge cost was. If you wait you can just buy them later. I'm pretty sad I missed the campaign for Imperial Borders but if it ends up being good hopefully I can snag a copy of it later down the road. Fantastic vid! Thanks for putting it together!
Look, that was just my experience with Merchants of the Dark Road. And for 50€ I don't even regret trying it. I hope you'll find it better than I did! These games like Luthier lose their value VERY quickly. It's very rare that a game now days hold its value.. I'll make sure to cover Imperial Borders in a way that will help you decide if it is for you or not.. I'll keep you updated brother ❤️
I'm ready to bet that Star Wars Rebellion will stay in your collection 😁 For comparing WOTR with Dune: WFA I'm eager to see that video but for me both are like comparing apple and oranges... when I play both they feel worlds apart... I think it's the lenght of the game and the theme. Even if they have mechanics that resembles a little they feel unique. Thanks for the vid messieur de paris 😜
Mdr avec plaisir mon ami! I'm not saying that there's no place for both games in a collection of course.. but they are VERY similar. I'll make the comparison and we'll see ;)
hi, this is a mistake 8:16 you have to attach the title to another title by two cells
Hello! Do you mean the way that the tiles are connected? That is the initial setup of that scenario..
@@ezbgames oh sry I didn't know about this
@@user-kl8ti9gv5h no worries.. Thank you in any case :)
I know Theurgy 😅 also sitting on my shelf of shame. I end up selling most of my kickstarters, but keep on pushing the deluxe pledge button 🙈. I recently started watching playthroughs and reading the rules before pledging and am backing way less.
Yeah, this is totally a disease this KS deluxe thingies.. :/ But I agree the more times passes, the less games I back. 💯%
Super ta video m'sieur!!!! Donc si j'ai bien compris ce jeu est un peu collector maintenant ? 😁
Haha c'est exactement ça! En français tu peux trouver le jeu a prix normal, mais en anglais c'est la galère haha
I played War of the ring the card game once (as the humans/elves) and i had the very strong feeling that the deck is quite "scripted": there is an ideal sequence how the cards should be played and how good you can do is strictly dependent by how close you draw cards to play that script. Of course you have to manage your hand and weight the combats but I did not find it personally really exciting.
Hmmm.. that's interesting! I'll have to check it out. Thank you! 😊
Kind of a random question, but do you have a shop on Etsy??
@@ezbgames yes I do. It is a very small one with just a few items that I made mostly as board games aficionado/player rather than being a real business itself
And you sell there stuff to upgrade games, right? Like for War of the Ring?