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Archwynd and Archwynd Vale Kickstarter Review
Alison chats about Archwynd, the new version of RPG Battles! Find out some of the changes this game adds and what the new expansion also adds to the game.
Interested in backing it? Click here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/seasthyday/archwynd-a-cards-and-dice-tabletop-fantasy-game?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=archwynd
00:00 Intro
00:28 Overview
06:22 Archwynd Vale expansion
09:02 Pros/Cons/Differences
12:44 Playability
13:19 Solo vs Multiplayer
13:54 Final thoughts
14:30 Silliness
Interested in backing it? Click here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/seasthyday/archwynd-a-cards-and-dice-tabletop-fantasy-game?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=archwynd
00:00 Intro
00:28 Overview
06:22 Archwynd Vale expansion
09:02 Pros/Cons/Differences
12:44 Playability
13:19 Solo vs Multiplayer
13:54 Final thoughts
14:30 Silliness
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Fluffy Dragons Kickstarter Review
มุมมอง 85หลายเดือนก่อน
Alison chats about the new Kickstarter game Fluffy Dragons by LAMF Games! Interested in backing it? Click here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lamfgames/fluffy-dragons?ref=213j5k 00:00 Intro 00:28 Overview 01:44 Claiming Phase 03:10 Revealing Phase 04:01 Battle Phase 04:40 Finish and reset round 05:20 Lost Treasure 06:33 Sneaky Dragon 07:12 Variants/Scoring 07:45 Pros and Cons 10:59 Final Thought...
Apistocracy Kickstarter Review
มุมมอง 5882 หลายเดือนก่อน
Alison talks about Apistocracy from Apis Games on Kickstarter! It's your season debut in 1851 and you're trying to gain influence to be the season favorite! Interested in the game? Click here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/apistocracy/apistocracy 00:00 Intro 00:42 Overview 02:33 Pros 06:56 Cons 08:13 What I Love 10:08 Changes 11:03 Final Thoughts 12:20 Silliness Check out our social media on ins...
Super Trains Kickstarter Review
มุมมอง 773 หลายเดือนก่อน
Alison chats about Super Trains, the next Treasure Falls Games (makers of Quest Kids). This is a kids and family game where you are trying to deliver passengers and cargo while cleaning up emergencies caused by the terrible Rollar! Try to complete as much as you can to generate gears and get star points! Interested in the game? Click here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/treasurefallsgames/super-t...
Trailblazer: The Arizona Trail Kickstarter Review
มุมมอง 7355 หลายเดือนก่อน
Alison talks about the newest Kickstarter from Mariposa Games! This is a worker placement game with lots of strategy and a mix of game mechanisms! Interested in backing the game? Click here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/trailblazerjohnmuir/trailblazer-the-arizona-trail 00:00 Intro 00:49 Game Overview 02:16 My thoughts 08:07 John Muir or Arizona? 08:44 Final thoughts 09:15 Silliness 09:28 More S...
Ludos Asia Kickstarter Review & How to Play
มุมมอง 3735 หลายเดือนก่อน
Alison talks about Ludos: Asia, the latest Kickstarter from Lemery Games! This is a 4-game series with ancient games from countries in the Asia Region! Interested in the games? Back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lemerygames/ludos-the-ancient-games-collection-asia 00:00 Intro 00:49 Hasami Shogi 03:56 Jarmo 07:33 Yut 11:51 Bagh Chal 14:34 Review 20:10 Silliness We have merch! Check out th...
Tapestry Plans & Ploys Review
มุมมอง 1768 หลายเดือนก่อน
Alison chats about the Tapestry expansion Plans and Ploys 00:00 Intro 00:41 What's in the box? 05:14 Final thoughts 05:55 Silliness
Legacy of Yu Review & How To Play
มุมมอง 5869 หลายเดือนก่อน
Alison gives you the lowdown on the set up, how to play, and her thoughts on this solo game! 00:00 Intro 02:03 Set Up 05:28 How To Play 17:42 Review 28:02 Silliness Want to buy the game? www.amazon.com/dp/B0C18WXRR4?tag=itemtext-boardgamegeek-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1 #legacyofyu #soloboardgames #betterhalfreviews
Sirens, Defrag, 16 Candies Kickstarter Review
มุมมอง 979 หลายเดือนก่อน
Follow us on social media! IG: betterhalfreviews TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@betterhalfreviews FB: groups/730672347727771 We have merch! Check out the 85 different items you can get our logo on! www.redbubble.com/i/hoodie/Better-Half-Reviews-by-GatewayNetwork/69210212.G3IS7 Interested in backing? Here's the link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/854354559/sirens-defrag-and-1...
Potions of Azerland Play Through w/ designer Gray Baker
มุมมอง 63510 หลายเดือนก่อน
Bryce and Alison play Potions of Azerland with designer Gray Baker of Warped Reality Games! Interested in the game? Check out their Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/potionsofazerland/potions-of-azerland Check out our review of the game here: th-cam.com/video/jmc2UJdeT4U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=FusFKYzZ_YaIia36 00:00 Intro 00:50 Round 1 10:47 Round 2 18:50 Round 3 29:10 Round 4 41:02 Round 5 52:4...
Potions of Azerland Review
มุมมอง 54610 หลายเดือนก่อน
Alison chats about the Kickstarter game Potions of Azerland from Warped Reality Games. Interested in backing it? Here's the kickstarter link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/potionsofazerland/potions-of-azerland 00:00 Intro 00:50 Overview 4:00 Priority/Actions 09:19 More overview 11:52 Pros 15:03 Cons 17:42 Things I wonder 18:52 What I'd like to see 19:43 Final thoughts 21:01 Silliness
Everdell Farshore Review
มุมมอง 1.3Kปีที่แล้ว
Bryce and Alison review Everdell Farshore! This is a stand alone game in the world of Everdell. 00:00 Intro 00:55 How to 09:15 Pros 20:00 Cons 26:22 Final Thoughts 30:22 Silliness #betterhalfreviews #everdell #everdellfarshore Want more scoops on Starling Games upcoming stuff? Join their newsletter: www.tabletoptycoon.com/pages/sign-me-up
Unboxing Everdell Farshore
มุมมอง 200ปีที่แล้ว
Taking a look inside Everdell Farshore!!! The pieces are so cool! This is set in the world of Everdell but is a stand alone game in Starling Games' Edge of the Map series. #everdell #boardgameunboxing #everdellfarshore Want more scoops on Starling Games upcoming stuff? Join their newsletter: www.tabletoptycoon.com/pages/sign-me-up
Static Blood Moon | Kickstarter Review
มุมมอง 72ปีที่แล้ว
Bryce and Alison check out the Kickstarter game Static Blood Moon by Adversary Gaming Collective! This is a 2 player abstract strategy game full of brain burning choices! Want to back the Kickstarter? Click here: 00:00 Intro 01:42 Overview 03:27 Gyrples 05:10 Take a turn 05:23 2nd & 3rd round 07:25 Our thoughts 10:25 Recommendation 11:09 Silliness We have merch! Check out the 85 different items...
Monsters of Loch Lomond Kickstarter Review
มุมมอง 496ปีที่แล้ว
Monsters of Loch Lomond Kickstarter Review
Ynaros Fallin Kickstarter Review | Better Half Reviews
มุมมอง 63ปีที่แล้ว
Ynaros Fallin Kickstarter Review | Better Half Reviews
BEST & WORST of Board Games played in 2022 | Better Half Reviews
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BEST & WORST of Board Games played in 2022 | Better Half Reviews
Reviving Kathmandu | Review & How To Play
มุมมอง 726ปีที่แล้ว
Reviving Kathmandu | Review & How To Play
Statera Overview & Review | Better Half Reviews
มุมมอง 263ปีที่แล้ว
Statera Overview & Review | Better Half Reviews
Dice chucking FUN! | Harry Potter: Mischief in Diagon Alley Review
มุมมอง 339ปีที่แล้ว
Dice chucking FUN! | Harry Potter: Mischief in Diagon Alley Review
Pocket Book Adventures | Kickstarter Review
มุมมอง 416ปีที่แล้ว
Pocket Book Adventures | Kickstarter Review
Unboxing Everdell Big Box, Newleaf, Mistwood and add-ons!
มุมมอง 1.3Kปีที่แล้ว
Unboxing Everdell Big Box, Newleaf, Mistwood and add-ons!
Board Gamer Tag! | Q&A with Alison | Better Half Reviews
มุมมอง 125ปีที่แล้ว
Board Gamer Tag! | Q&A with Alison | Better Half Reviews
Giveaway WINNERS | BHR 2 Year Celebration | Calico, Fossilis, Flourish
มุมมอง 142ปีที่แล้ว
Giveaway WINNERS | BHR 2 Year Celebration | Calico, Fossilis, Flourish
On The Table | July '22 Recap & A Ridiculous Puzzle
มุมมอง 89ปีที่แล้ว
On The Table | July '22 Recap & A Ridiculous Puzzle
Neat!
Yep yep! Thanks for watching 🤓
Could I ask a question? Do you know what happened to Branden & Lexi of All Aboard Gamer? All their accounts seem to have vanished. I know you knew them a bit. Just want to know they are all right.
They are doing okay. They had some personal things happen that had them pause making content and then they decided it was best to step away from content creation as a whole.
@@BetterHalfReviews Thank you for that update. I liked them a lot. God bless.
Thank you soo much!!! This is amazing! We really appreciate the share! :D
Those cards, player boards, and game board look massive, and thus the game looks like a table hog. With 4 players how big of a table would you need?
It is a bit of a table hog but the table I use for filming also isn’t the biggest so it looked a bit crammed on there.
Excellent review!
Thank you!
Great preview! Also, you are hilarious 👍 You always make me laugh during the outakes!
Thank you! And you’re welcome for the laughs haha there’s almost always some silliness to be had when I open my mouth 😂😅
LOVE this video!!! You did such a great job explaining everything without making it sound too overwhelming! The Tea kills me! Like it's truly giving out the gossip Well done my friend!
Thank you my friend!! I’ve started changing my overviews to be a bit more simple and quick rather than big down on every rule (at least for Kickstarter games). The theme of this one is just SO well done. I love the tea room too 😂👍🏻
I love the look and the theme. It's a day one back for me.
Awesome!! It’s worth it!
Apistocracy means ruled by atheists (or unbelievers, literally). The bakery theme makes no sense to me.
There isn’t a bakery theme in the game at all actually-not sure where you picked that up. It’s all about the social buzz of moving up society in 1851. As for the name of the game, she got it from a different work that discussed the levels of societal buzz from high to low ranks (I can’t recall at the moment who she said wrote it).
Not sure how you come to that conclusion... If you break down the etymology then Apis in Latin is Bee, and 'ocracy in Latin means rule of, which is exactly what the theme of the game is. But even if you go to the Apis name in Greek, it refers back to some named kings - nothing specifically calling out the idea of atheism, which is no where in the theme. You're losing the forest for the trees.
Oh! I've been seeing Instagram ads for this! Thanks for the more information!
You’re most welcome!
so did you buy the game and you have the final product?
I did back it and got it recently but life’s been busy so it hasn’t been played yet.
Cute game!
Super cute!
We have been on the fence about backing this one. I think you may have pushed us over that fence and now backing It. Awesome job, and I love the end reel with the kids. Me and my wife have a channel called The Meeple Society, and our oldest son’s dogs decided to make themselves known on our 20-11, and 10-1 videos of our Top 100 games.
Haha I know how that goes. My son can sometimes be heard though I can usually edit those parts out. And the end parts with silliness in this one is actually my husband 😂. I’ll check out your channel! Glad my video could help out with your decision! And sorry to your wallet 😜
Very clear explanation, very nice camera work 👍
Thank you so much! Glad it was helpful!
Great overview, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching 🤓👍🏻
Playing this at DTW last year was a lot of fun, and I'm excited for the Kickstarter project to begin! Great video👍
Same here! I’ve improved so much since our play at DTW 😂😅.
Thanks Alison that was wonderful! 🙂 Got a link...?
Wow! This is really cool!
It is!!!
Glad you like it :)
you guys look normal😂
any recommendation similar to this game?
Our friends at eNVy Board Gaming had a great compilation list of recommendations for games like Valknut/similar to Chess that I’d recommend. Here’s the TH-cam link: th-cam.com/video/PAZk9CdW-qk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=v61A0vkGZnxLUcCi
@@BetterHalfReviews Thank youu
Amazing playthrough. 👍
Thank you! And thanks for watching 🤓
"Trying to eat five goats" - Bryce ... "or we can say jump over them" 😂😂😂😂 Hahaha you both are so cute. Thanks for sharing!
It just sounded so harsh on those little goaties! 😂🤪😅
^_^ I don't get it. Their new kickstarter is online and nobody is mentioning it. So I just mention it everywhere. So if someone's looking for the game, they have a kickstarter running now. I think a lot of kids would love playing this game. The new expansion also addresses difficulty concerns that some people have.
Thanks for giving a plug for the new expansion! We’ve been talking about it over on our Instagram but haven’t made a new video yet about the expansion
very Impressive
Nice content.
Your content is nice. Go ahead.
Love me some Tapestry
Yaaaaas come over and play it with me! (You’ll likely win haha)
Great "Rodney Flip"!
Hehe thanks
How many takes did that intro require? hehe! Nice catching skills.
Like 4 haha. I was also just having a bit of fun 😂😅. Thanks for watching!
🙌 'Promosm'
This looks like a lot of fun!
It’s pretty good! Thanks for watching 🤓
These games look so fun! I can't wait to get my copies!😅🤩
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed Defrag! Don’t worry, we’ve been working on the rulebook, I know some things were a little vague in the prototype, that’s probably my fault, but that should be all sorted in the final version. Thanks again!
Awesome to hear! I’m sure it will be great in the end. Really enjoyed your game 👏🏼👏🏼
16 candies, How does the game end? Just last person standing? Can you only gain currency if you are the one that called?
😅 whoever is the last one with licorice candies is the winner.
And yes you only gain if you call it and you’re the highest. There’s strategies on not calling and just being the one to stick it out
Thanks for the video. I run a game group at the library on a monthly basis… it’s most kids 8-12… and it’s between 6 - 8 players usually. This seems like a slam dunk. I also bought the expansion so it can play up to 9! The light rules/ play is a major good thing given my situation
Thanks for watching! This is definitely a great game for that age group!
I remember checking this out at DTW. Such beautiful 🎨 👍
It is such a cozy looking game. Can’t beat Bosley art!
Looks so good!!
It is! Thanks so much for watching ☺️
nice overview. I struggled with this game. I can see that I'll need to play multiple times to really get it.
Yeah it definitely takes a few plays to get familiar with all the cards and combos you can make. Thanks for watching!
So it's just Everdell in the end. What's the point of another Everdell?
Valid question that the creators should answer. That being said, this game is still fun and different enough to enjoy. I hope the other games they have planned for the “Edge of the Map” series are VERY different and not more of the same. Here’s to hoping 🤞🏻
What's the point of another Gloomhaven, another Nemesis, another Clank, another Great Wester Trail, another Pandemic, another Sleeping Gods, another Spirit Island, another Ticket to Ride, another Zombicide, another The Crew, another Imperial Settlers etc. Board games are all about iteration. You take an existing game and change up some things to possibly make it better, more streamlined and a bit different without completely changing the core gameplay. That's the point. This is not supposed to be a completely different game but one that uses the same mechanics while adding *some* unique twists and tweaks some issues with the original game.
Haven is a fantastic location for early game resources in Everdell
It is. Especially if you’re the last player with the most cards off the bat!
Great overview and review! I look forward to trying it 👍
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching, as always 🤓
Very cool! I look forward to watching your review video later today 👍
Hope you enjoy! It was a bit rambly but there was lots to talk about!
I'm so excited to see this review! I love the first everdell
Hope you enjoy our ramblings on the game!
super editing. take care!Better! ;)
Thank you ☺️
Now I have to go out and buy some games
Indeed you do, Keith! If you ever visit Mesa sometime, let us know and we can game and catch up on life!
Looks interesting!!!
It is! I hope it does well on Kickstarter because this is a great puzzley game
Your playful banter is great.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 🤓
Don't know Golf but this looks like an advanced reskin of Beaver Gang to me. Love the artwork though, really nice.
I can attest to Alison's Golf rules 😅
Hahah yessss thank you! 🤪
Great play through. just got this game. Can’t wait to try it out! Thanks a bunch!😁
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy the game too 🤓👍🏻